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Japan and the United States will hold working-level talks in Tokyo Aug. 15-16 in a bid to break an i

VENEZUELA DECLARES2 AMERICAN JETS UNSAFEWASHINGTON - American Airlines and the State Departm

Once lauded along with the Hoover Dam as an American engineering marvel, a cloverleaf that winds tra

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

The ports of Seattle and Tacoma are on board in support of a $3.9 billion transit plan for the Puget

1060 (Aug. 8, 1996) Previous day - 1061The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

Aug. 8, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

Bob Wagman's two containers of sportswear are late.The steamship line says the ship has engi

The fledgling partnership of Hanjin Shipping Co., DSR Senator Line and Cho Yang Line will join the b

An Israeli journalist pretending to be disabled smuggled a fake gun and bomb hidden in a wheelchair

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STRANDED US TANKERFREED FROM SANDBARKARACHI, Pakistan - A U.S. tanker that ran aground while

Thursday, Aug. 8, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Caribbean governments say a freighter hauling nuclear waste from Japan to reprocessing plants in Bri

Japanese cash registers. Blood samples. Live turtles. Hundreds of pounds of gold glitter. All were a

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

The U.S. dollar rose above 108 Japanese yen Thursday, still reacting to Wednesday's news that there

In a show of brinkmanship, India Thursday renewed its threat to block a deal to broker a global comp

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Aug. 11, '95 - Aug. 8, '96 (a graph)* An

British Airways and American Airlines fly about 7.1 million passengers a year between the United Sta

Commercial space applications are expected to rise in the next decade and surpass $500 billion, than

JAPANESE TRADE SURPLUSSHRANK 26 PERCENT IN JUNETOKYO - The surplus in Japan's broadest measu

When Mexicans think back on famous wars, the expulsion of French troops from Puebla and the Mexican

In the heart of the Burundian capital, Bujumbura, lies a single factory that almost single-handedly

Methane is odorless, colorless and disastrous in coal mines. Also known as firedamp, the gas is resp

''I urge you to view each chapter as a port of call, as a place to be savored as though you were tra

CHINA OVERSEASENGINEERING CORP.ChinaAmount of contract: $24,581,878.Contract

MALAYSIA WARNS USON TRADE SANCTIONSKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - The United States cannot dictate

CAMEROON MOVESTO JOIN COFFEE GROUPLONDON - Cameroon has moved closer to joining the Internat

INSURER LOSES LICENSEFOR LACK OF FUNDSCHRISTIANSTED, U.S. Virgin Islands - Lt. Gov. Kenneth

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

As of Aug. 8, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 243.90 off 0.26

Aug. 8, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

Aug. 8, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlea

International Petroleum ExchangeAug. 8, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Aug. 8, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 27.

Aug. 8, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

Intense competition in the Northwest power industry is pushing the Bonneville Power Administration i

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