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(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Sept. 15, '95 - Sept. 11, '96 (a graph)*

Wednesday, Sept. 11, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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

The U.S. dollar fell slightly Wednesday afternoon after testing support near 1.5060 although its abi

After breathing what appeared to be its last gasp following the Northridge earthquake in California

Outnumbered, outgunned and dodging sanctions wherever he can, Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein is believe

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''Hurricane Alley'' is the choke point for bad weather and commercial shipping off the busy U.S. Eas

Jeffrey Sterling and Leo Berndsen clearly became pals during the many months of clandestine negotiat

Bankruptcy, reorganization, acquisition and merger - the container shipping industry has been visite

SHIPORIENT OVERSEAS ADMITSUNDISCLOSED BOX ORDERSHONG KONG - Orient Overseas Internat

Billed as the wave of the future, a much-touted program to boost trade efficiency at northern and so

Move over, Hyundai and Honda. The home-grown Skoda Octavia is on its way to European markets.

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Tuesday, Sept. 10, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Australia-New Zealand Direct Line announced this week it is adding a seventh vessel and is guarantee

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

Three House members called for a congressional investigation into charges that Transportation and In

The U.S. dollar rose Tuesday to its highest levels since mid-July on expectations the Federal Reserv

CZECH REPUBLIC, USSIGN AIRLINE PACTPRAGUE - The United States and the Czech Republic on Tues

Freight transportation companies fought to resume normal service Tuesday as carriers in the Mid-Atla

1051 (Sept. 10, 1996) Previous day - 1056The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

Sept, 10, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Lo

LUFTHANSA CARGO BUYINGFIVE MD-11F FREIGHTERSFRANKFURT - Lufthansa Cargo AG is buying five MD

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Sept. 15, '95 - Sept. 10, '96 (a graph)*

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Recent Indian government initiatives on developing key areas of infrastructure are welcome, but road

Thousands of striking defense workers marched against job cutbacks in troubled state-owned companies

The U.S. international payments deficit in April-June rose to $38.8 billion, the biggest quarterly d

A merger of the nation's top two office products retailers is likely to force smaller and medium-siz

TOYOTA SET TO RECALLVEHICLES WITH BAD BRAKESTOKYO - Toyota Motor Corp. and two related compa

CHINA TO EXPANDLINKS WITH TAIWANHONG KONG - China plans to open not only Xiamen and Fuzhou f

South Korean President Kim Young Sam arrived in Brazil Tuesday, hoping to pave the way for Korean bu

Future international use of the Internet is riding on a nasty battle of browsing programs offered by

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateCchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

When United Parcel Service raised its weight limits for single packages to 150 pounds from 70 pounds

''It's only the images of children stitching footballs that has resulted in any action being taken.'

Some 5,000 farmers rallied in Seoul Tuesday to vent their anger at the government's importation of f

BLACK SEA TRADE BANKSET FOR JANUARY OPENINGSALONIKA, Greece - The Black Sea Trade and Develo

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, the country's second-largest bank, expects the consolidation in