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The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 248.66 off 0.95 w

International Petroleum ExchangeJuly 3, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

ANGLO AMERICAN FIRESSTRIKING MINE WORKERSJOHANNESBURG - Anglo American Corp. said it fired 1

New York Mercantile Exchange - July 3, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Lo

Technicians in the control room at Pump Station 8 on the trans-Alaska pipeline pushed a half-dozen b

Two ethnic groups living near the giant mine of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. in Indonesia's I

U.S. crude oil inventories rose by 3.1 million barrels during the week ended June 28, compared with

Union Pacific Corp. won unanimous approval to acquire Southern Pacific Rail Corp. without burdensome

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U.S.-Vietnamese trade ties - which have evolved more slowly than U.S. business hoped after diplomati

The U.S. dollar declined against the Deutsche mark Wednesday as the Federal Reserve left interest ra

Whoever wins the bid for the Chihuahua al Pacifico in the first segment of Mexico's pending railroad

Wednesday, July 3, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, July 7, '95 - July 3, '96 (a graph)* Ann

U.S. cotton exporters, saying they are dissatisfied with the way ocean carriers set freight rates, a

Labor market pressure holds the key to whether the Federal Reserve Board will boost interest rates n

The bridge is in place, track-laying has begun on the railroad and land reclamation is well under wa

The Clinton administration this week denied knowledge of a reported intelligence list of 40 foreign

JAPANESE ECONOMYCONTINUES RECOVERYTOKYO - The Japanese economy continues to recover moderate

''We want our government to force the Canadians to come to the negotiating table, fess up to their e

LUFTHANSA POSTS DROPIN PRETAX PROFITFRANKFURT - Lufthansa German Airlines said Wednesday its

Prospects for a new round of port-deepening and inland river projects, the first authorized since 19

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

More even than the change in sovereignty, it is the state of the economy that will determine Hong Ko

An influential Chinese think tank is urging the government to release 400 billion yuan ($48 billion)

A blurring of traditional transportation boundaries and increased demand for time-definite service w

COWS BARGE CANALIN VENICE PROTESTVENICE, Italy - Livestock breeders herded cows onto barges

July 3, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

1173 (July 3, 1996) Previous day - 1178The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

Some see it as a way to improve the productivity of the sales staff. Others say it is simply an excu

JAPAN TO BOOST SPENDINGON SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGYTOKYO - Japan's Cabinet approved an ambitious p

MOBIL ORDERS 2 TANKERSFROM SUMITOMOFAIRFAX, Va. - Mobil Shipping and Transportation Co. has

Foreign holdings of U.S. assets hit a new high last year, as foreign investors poured record sums of

Japanese trade officials this week continued to take a hard line on semiconductors and civil aviatio

When Disney World's Minnie Mouse gets ready for lunch, Jack Donovan is the one who feeds her.

The Border Trade Alliance wants to extend to manufacturers on the U.S.-Mexico frontier a federal pro

Italy, Finland and possibly Sweden, will enter the European Union's exchange-rate system in the fall

Mexico will continue to maintain a fiscal surplus despite a new tax relief plan unveiled this week t