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GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

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NESTLE CHIEF: COFFEE,COCOA PRICES TO STAY FLATZURICH - Helmut Maucher, head of Swiss food gi

May 3, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

Alan Zerobnick, a shoemaker by trade and by heritage, is pursuing his dream of mass customization.

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,300-$1,500 per ton lots

As of May 3, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from supp

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 256.78 off 1.17

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

May 3, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent pr

New York Mercantile Exchange - May 3, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Latin American footwear exporters are struggling to hold on to U.S. market share as increasing Chine

Shoes may have air soles, but most go by sea, and according to conventional wisdom, airlines have li

Currency fluctuations within the European Union have exacerbated tensions among shoe manufacturers j

Cash-strapped nations are expected to have a tough time buying high-priced U.S. grain this year, but

For retailers and others that import footwear from Asia, 1996 will be remembered as the year ocean c

New customs regulations appear to have placed a greater burden on footwear importers than on most ot

Don't look for U.S. footwear exports to bounce back this year from their dismal performance of 1995.

Compromise on opening electricity markets appears unlikely, so the European Commission may pass the

After a year of delays, the three presidents of Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania recently relaunched a reg

Doing business in Myanmar is still a political headache for Pepsico Inc. despite the company's recen

SOFTWARE MAKERS BACKENCRYPTION LEGISLATIONWASHINGTON - U.S. software producers said they ful

Austria's battle to save its anonymous bank accounts has opened up a rift in the government after a

Myanmar government officials are hoping tourism will become a significant foreign exchange earner as

Europe's three biggest electronics firms will intensify pressure on Japan this week not to renew a c

TATE & LYLE'S US UNITPLANS LACTIC ACID PLANTLONDON - Tate & Lyle's U.S. subsidiary A.E. Stal

Vietnam was scheduled to get its first U.S. fast-food restaurant this weekend with the opening of a

UNION CARBIDE TO BUILDCOMPLEX IN MALAYSIANEW YORK - Union Carbide Corp. said Friday it plans

As full deregulation of the Philippine oil market inches closer, companies that have enjoyed a long

Friday May 3, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing t

Sanctions aimed at forcing Iran, Libya and other nations into line with U.S. policy may harm U.S. in

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

TOWER LOST $8 MILLIONIN FIRST QUARTERNEW YORK - Tower Air Inc. announced a first-quarter net

CSX Corp. Friday promoted Duane H. Cassidy, former chief of CSX Transportation's sales and marketing

Lynden International has forged an exclusive agency agreement with Russian Air Services in the Russi

Sea-Land Service Inc. announced several service developments late last week scheduled to take effect

The first Surface Transportation Board decision covering maximum rail rates has drawn little immedia

The top executive of General Dynamics Corp. said his defense contracting company may be interested i

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Delivering a serious setback to the planned California Earthquake Authority, the Internal Revenue Se