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UN CHIEF INTERVENESIN IRAQ OIL-FOOD TALKSUNITED NATIONS - U.N. Secretary-General Boutros Bou

Asia's stunning economic growth and uncertain political development will largely shape the oil indus

GREENSPAN PRAISESBANK DEREGULATION BILLWASHINGTON - Alan Greenspan, the chairman of the Fede

Strong demand for platinum driven by sales of jewelry and electronic consumer goods will boost the p

Russian Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin accused Western firms Monday of undermining the security

Businesses in Bahrain are increasingly seeking insurance protection against sabotage and terrorism f

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'96 BULKER FLEET GROWTHFORECAST TO SET RECORDLONDON - The world's bulk carrier fleet looks s

The focus of insurance talks to be resumed by Japan and the United States in Tokyo today is possible

Property/casualty insurers are fuming over a proposed medical records confidentiality bill in the U.

China's shift to a market-driven pension system for retired state workers appears to have taken a gr

The Lone Ranger and Tonto. Batman and Robin. Warren and Feldman.Warren and Feldman?This dyna

Procter & Gamble Co. and Union Pacific Railroad, realizing that one of the most difficult tasks of g

Lloyd's of London Monday welcomed news that it was to be given major respite from legal assault in C

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

While there are a lot of uncertainties stemming from India's three-phase national election that ende

You no longer have to be a package to fly United Parcel Service.UPS, the largest freight tra

In a move against thousands of exporters, a federal court has squelched a class-action suit to recov

Planned sanctions against Iran and Libya have hit a new snag in the House amid fears that penalties

Two key legislators, one from the Senate and one from the House, are taking aim at the centerpiece o

Changes in the global interest rate outlook have pinned the dollar down, but there is enough confusi

Friday, May 10, 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, May 19, '95, - May 10, '96 (a graph)(2)D

SHIPSSURVEY: FIRMS PESSIMISTICABOUT KOBE PORT'S FUTUREKOBE, Japan - About 70

Antitrust immunity given to a marketing alliance between United Airlines and Germany's Lufthansa Air

Puget Sound pilots and carriers avoided their annual rumble over pilotage rates when both sides agre

In a recent speech, Pierre S. du Pont, the former governor of Delaware, challenged the protectionist

REVITALIZATION STUDY SETFOR BROOKLYN WATERFRONTNEW YORK - The city and state will study revi

China's new ''Silk Route'' to central Asia and Europe is bogged down in customs disputes, but has th

Federal Express Corp., having steadily increased its flights, now is bolstering other services at it

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

MEXICO MODIFIESORIGIN REQUIREMENTSMEXICO CITY - Mexico has published modifications to certif

For the week ended May 4, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 156

The European Commission said it was turning to the Geneva-based World Trade Organization to force op

Thanks partly to continuing economic reform, U.S. business leaders across Latin America and the Cari

''We are clearly a big target.''

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

GERMANY CONSIDERINGEXTENDED RETAIL HOURSBONN - Economics Minister Guenter Rexrodt said propo

Faced with a sudden slowdown in export growth, China is moving to keep overseas investors happy by e