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Critical worldwide shortages of some of the best known - and most expensive - motorcycles has spurre

A radical shift in U.S. policy at global climate talks in Geneva this month has sent U.S. business g

It may be a month before a judge hears a state Department of Insurance request to force an insurer t

What's in a name? When it comes to Lloyd's of London, plenty. State regulators' decision to pursue

BONA SEES IMPROVEMENTFOR TANKERS IN 2ND HALFLONDON - Bona Shipholding Ltd. is forecasting an

At a time of record rail earnings, the Surface Transportation Board has ruled that just three railro

The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending July 18, 1996 as supplied by the bunker fuel d

California Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush was disappointed last week when the Senate faile

More ships are attacked by pirates in the waters around Indonesia than anywhere else in the world. B

As of July 19, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

SHIPSDEMAND FOR EX-SEAMENEXCEEDS SUPPLY IN UKLONDON - Demand in Britain for ex-seafa

A union divided could be the most dangerous kind of adversary for already troubled Teamsters motor c

The 162-year-old Rickmers Line is world-famous all over Xingang.And Dalian and Shanghai.Rick

The excited dockworker ticked off some of the terms of the new waterfront contract on the West Coast

Imagine a set of five interlocking peaches emblazoned on your Olympic T-shirt instead of the familia

In the aftermath of last week's TWA crash, air freight forwarders are worried that cargo represents

Fresh from lining up the heaviest hitter in Mexico for its team, the Union Pacific Railroad has appa

New York Congresswoman Susan Molinari may be a fresh face to America when she delivers the keynote a

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AIR CHINA ORDERSTHREE BOEING JETSBEIJING - China's state-run international airline ordered t

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Friday, July 19, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

A newly formed group of Indonesian cotton importers is calling for a boycott of one of America's lar

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

Recent events in the field of aviation have demonstrated that various agencies, commissions and boar

The U.S. economy will slow in the second half, just as Germany and Japan are building a head of stea

Northbound freight out of Mexico will not longer move through the Texas city of Hidalgo, routed inst

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, July 28, '95 - July 19, '96 (a graph)* A

The Canadian government has taken another step toward turning over management of the St. Lawrence Se

SINGAPORE POSTS RISEIN CONTAINER VOLUMESINGAPORE - The Port of Singapore Authority said Frid

The Middle East-North Africa region, after years of stagnation, is showing signs of accelerating eco

Sportswear giant Nike Inc. rejected a last-minute request by Jesse Jackson to tour the subcontractor

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA SETMEETING ON BOUNDARIESTOKYO - The Foreign Ministry announced that Japan

Italy's new government made its first substantive move Friday toward honoring election pledges to di

In an aviation version of tit-for-tat, the Japanese Ministry of Transport is prepared to impose coun

Saturday was Marine Day in Japan, a new national holiday established to focus public attention on th

1106 (July 19, 1996) Previous day - 1106The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

July 19, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High

As U.S. industries grab their place in the Latin American sun, the service sector is following in th