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At a time when U.S. exports to Asia are slowing and shipping capacity is expanding, ocean carriers i

Hungary was told last week by the World Trade Organization to remove import surcharges - introduced

UNITED AUTO WORKERSREACH DEAL WITH CHRYSLERAUBURN HILLS, MICH. - The United Auto Workers rea

The second of two bilateral panels deciding disputes between U.S. and Mexican steelmakers has raised

Financial markets here welcomed news of a Nov. 17 general election after weeks of political tension.

OFFICIALS SAY PILOT ERRORSLED TO COLOMBIA CRASHWASHINGTON - Colombian officials said a serie

Ending months of legislative gridlock, California Gov. Pete Wilson has signed legislation creating t

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After several strong weeks the transportation stocks that make up The Journal of Commerce stock inde

Vessel and vehicular traffic at Portland, Maine, was returning to normal Monday following Friday's m

European Union shipowners warned that the U.S. failure to ratify a global agreement to outlaw shipbu

1000 (Sept. 30, 1996) Previous day - 998The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

Sept, 30, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Lo

GLICKMAN EXPECTSTO MAINTAIN POSTWASHINGTON - Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman said Friday

Sept. 30, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unl

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,300-$1,500 per ton lo

The world's biggest gold miners, with an eye to expansion, are enthusi wtically staking out projects

Sept. 30, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 3

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 246.64 up 0.15 whi

As of Sept. 30, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

New York Mercantile Exchange - Sept. 30, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Sept. 30, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

International Petroleum ExchangeSept. 30, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

September 30, 1996This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and

STEEL WORKERS REJECTCOMPANY'S FINAL OFFERWHEELING, W.Va. - About 4,500 union workers in thre

Sept. 30, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

The first of 1,400 locked out workers at Inco Ltd. were scheduled to head back to work Monday after

Monday Sept. 30, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

The Cote d'Ivoire said Friday it will postpone the opening of its 1996-97 coffee marketing season to

Imagine a world where cars and power plants produce no harmful emissions, big city air smells as swe

Monday, Sept. 30, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Sometimes an agreement to agree, combined with a small concession, is enough to turn potential disas

Archer Daniels Midland is likely to wage a strong fight against any price-fixing charges levied agai

The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by Reuter Money Service, are selling rates among

The U.S. dollar surged to a new high for the year against the Japanese yen Monday as capital flowed

First demonstrated in 1839, fuel cells have been used in a variety of cost-no-object applications si

This year's International Monetary Fund-World Bank annual meeting is awash in ''good news,'' but a f

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. signed a letter of intent with Illinois Central Corp. that would

The U.S. Commerce Department Monday in a preliminary ruling again found that Mexico's Cemex SA is se