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Despite recent problems affecting U.S. wheat shipments to China, the outlook for U.S. farm exports t

JULYS.O.S. Safety on Ships. Through Dec. 30. New York. Exhibit on New York's maritime traged

With losses soaring, China's lumbering state-owned industries are being offered new lifelines - alon

July 17, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

1107 (July 17, 1996) Previous day - 1109The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

China is taking a big interest in the huge flow of scrap paper it imports for recycling - less for t

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The already secretive sugar freight market may try to veil its activities even further to protect sh

Following President Clinton's six-month delay in imposing Cuba sanctions, congressional negotiators

The U.S. dollar was mixed Wednesday, rising slightly against the Deutsche mark and falling against t

Wednesday, July 17, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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

SHIPSvirginia internationalbuilding storage facilityRICHMOND, Va. - Virginia Interna

The European Commission plans to approve a $1 billion government subsidy to state-owned Air France n

Canada's CP Ships is acquiring a taste for expansion.Following last year's successful acquis

Thinking of a cruise? Think Bayonne.World City Corp., developer of what would be the world's

Under the watchful eyes of the state's trucking community, a politically connected official with no

July 17, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

As of July 17, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

ABB POWER PLANT LTD.AustraliaAmount of contract: $8,385,075.Contract description: El

The recent deadline extension to Aug. 13 for international bids on two long-distance telecommunicati

PUBLIC SECTOR WORKERSSTAGE STRIKE IN ISRAELJERUSALEM - Hundreds of thousands of Israeli publ

''I'm not saying it's Mr. Rogers' neighborhood, but it's a demonstration of democracy.''

Fuji Photo Film Co.'s purchase last week of Wal-Mart's in-store, photo-finishing business underscore

Fuji Photo Film Co. is launching an aggressive expansion of its overseas operations.By year'

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization said in a recent report that 22 million people

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, July 21, '95 - July 17, '96 (a graph)* A

NATURAL GAS DEMAND SEENGROWING MORE THAN 30 PERCENTHOUSTON - Demand for natural gas is expec

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The Port of Tacoma Commission approved a 3.5 percent pay raise for the port's 84 salaried employees.

MCDONALD'S ACQUISITIONAPPROVED IN ITALYROME - Italy's antitrust authority gave the go-ahead

TWA REPORTS NETOF $25.3 MILLIONNEW YORK - Trans World Airlines Inc. Wednesday reported secon

Despite a long history of corruption in the Philippines, Speaker of the House Jose de Venecia said g

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

The same qualities that made Pittsburgh a jewel in war is improving the area's quality of life.<

UPS TO OPENNEW SORTING FACILITYHARTFORD, Conn. - United Parcel Service will open a regional

Wednesday July 17, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

Work on electrifying rail lines from Boston to New Haven, Conn. - a project designed to speed up tra

U.S. crude oil inventories fell by 800,000 barrels during the week ended July 12, compared with the

The United States Wednesday called for binding targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions with a pro