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International scientists continue weighing data and incorporating public opinion before determining

Industrial production rose more than expected in May with help from unseasonably warm weather that p

European officials sharply criticized a compromise Iran-Libya sanctions bill in the House on Friday

Mention cobalt to most people, and they think of the Cold War or a nuclear holocaust. But the substa

AMOCO OPENSFIRST OUTLET IN POLANDCHICAGO - Amoco Petroleum Products Poland Ltd., a unit of C

Cuban sugar production will weigh in 200,000 tons short of the country's plan, lending credence to r

MARUBENI TO FORMUS OIL JOINT VENTURETOKYO - Marubeni Corp. will establish a joint venture in

Iraq has begun shopping for a wide range of foodstuffs in Indonesia following Baghdad's oil-for-food

Friday June 14, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

Sumitomo Corp. vowed to remain in the world metal markets despite the huge loss caused by a rogue tr

The reconstruction of Cuba's key industries could move swiftly once the U.S. trade embargo is lifted

SEA CONTAINERS EXPECTSNET INCOME TO RISENEW YORK - Sea Containers Ltd. is forecasting a $10

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100%) is as follows

1276 (June 14, 1996) Previous day - 1284The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

June 14, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

You are sending a containerload of fruit to a European buyer. The ship line goes bankrupt. Creditors

Hawking old spy equipment was never on the agenda for one of the world's biggest telecommunications

AIRBOEING DEVELOPSREMOTE STRIKE CRAFTSEATTLE - Boeing Co. is turning science fiction

The Senate has been seen as the place where maritime deregulation legislation went to die this year.

Fresh from signing a letter of intent to purchase Fresh Del Monte Produce, the head of Chile's Unite

Boxed or stacked? Not quite a Shakespearean dilemma but one being debated in Chile as increasing lev

In a move that could redefine the way containers are shipped on the Atlantic, the pricing group for

In this leafy city where 13 independence-minded colonies came together to snub King George III, two

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MEXICO BREAKS UPTRUCK THEFT GANGMEXICO CITY - Mexican law enforcement officials smashed a tr

Britain asked its Office of Fair Trading whether there are grounds to investigate a planned alliance

Friday, June 14, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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

The market has ''priced in'' a quarter-point increase in interest rates at the July 3 Federal Open M

A Senate panel, tired of infighting in the U.S. aviation industry, voted to extend key laws for anot

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, June 23, '95, - June 14, '96 (a graph)*

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The German government Friday warned the upper house of parliament its rejection of a key telecommuni

Lloyd's of London will penalize some of those who worked and invested in the Lloyd's market during i

The Baltic Freight Index is a daily indicator of world bulk shipping freight rate levels.

SOUTH AFRICAN CARRIERORDERS CONTAINERSHIPDURBAN, South Africa - Griffin Shipping Holdings or

The Japanese government Friday welcomed as ''constructive'' a U.S. decision to send a contentious di

Shipowners are claiming that red tape and conservative attitudes in Europe's middle-ranking ports ar

MCI RECEIVES LOANFOR MEXICAN VENTUREMEXICO CITY - MCI Communications Corp., planning to inve

5 MORE INSURERS SETTLEPROPOSITION 103 ROLLBACKSSAN FRANCISCO - Five more insurers have resol