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In a move that could send trucking rates in the Los Angeles-Long Beach harbor skyrocketing, more tha

The chances that domestic shipping laws will get an overhaul this year are fading.With no Jo

The world's container-carrying fleet could expand by almost a quarter over the next few years if the

Manufacturers of containers will have to crank up their annual production rates significantly over t

Global talks to liberalize telecommunications services ran into an eleventh-hour crisis Monday, as t

The U.S. dollar slumped against the Japanese yen Monday, with no sign of Bank of Japan intervention

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

Friday, April 26, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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

Conrail Inc. plans to change its commercial ties with 17 small railroads to make the relationship re

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, May 5, '95, - April 29, '96 (a graph)(2)

Merger partners Union Pacific Corp. and Southern Pacific Transportation Co. Monday submitted an exte

What's the first thing a trucking executive does when adding to his fleet? He checks under the hood.

BOEING SALES, EARNINGSSLUMPED IN FIRST QUARTERSEATTLE - Lingering effects of last year's 69-

The story headlined ''Rail merger controversy rages on,'' which appeared Monday on Page 4B, should h

Two Swiss banks are to resume talks with Philippine authorities, the family of former ruler Ferdinan

US URGED TO AVOIDSANCTIONS ON MYANMARBANGKOK - The American Chamber of Commerce in Thailand

European Union agriculture ministers met Monday to hear new British plans for tackling Bovine Spongi

Apr. 29, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

1463 (Apr. 29, 1996) Previous day - 1465The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

U.S. consumers who have indirectly funded the infrastructure development of Mexican monopoly Telefon

''A layman doesn't know what GDP means and probably couldn't care less.''

Apr. 29, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%B

CHINESE-ISRAELI VENTURETO PROCESS ALUMINUMBEIJING - China National Non-ferrous Metals Indust

Apr. 29, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

CURRENT TEXTILE QUOTAS:Where the average recent utilization rate indicates full quota utiliz

As of Apr. 29, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

CHINA EXPECTED TO RELAXTIGHT CREDIT POLICY SOONHONG KONG - China is likely to relax its tigh

Talk about a bull market: Check out the boom in U.S. beef and pork exports.Foreign sales of

Hundreds of millions of dollars worth of imported shrimp could be blocked at the U.S. border by sea

Apr. 29, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

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

Apr. 29, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 261.45 off 0.36 wh

New York Mercantile Exchange - Apr. 29, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Drought-stricken farmers are better off with the new national farm policy, even without emergency re

International Petroleum ExchangeApr. 29, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

CHINA MAY CRACK DOWNON ILLEGAL FUTURES TRADEHONG KONG - China's market watchdog has warned a

North Korea opened a tourism office in Taipei on Monday that can issue visas, in a bid to attract ca

A meeting between European Union External Trade Commissioner Leon Brittan and high level representat