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Commodities like coal, grain and iron ore moving overseas may be at an all-time high, but shipowners

Thursday, April 25, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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

The U.S. dollar rose sharply against the Deutsche mark Thursday, surpassing 1.53 marks, a 14-month h

After three months of indecisive talking among containerport operators, the Hong Kong government is

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Mexican government transport officials and the Syndicate of Railroad Workers of the Mexican Republic

The growing global desire for one-stop shopping - whether for local calls across town or sending fax

Joe B. Freeman was named president of Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., replacing Tom Rankin who will conti

EU OFFICIAL DETAILSSINGLE CURRENCY PLANBRUSSELS - EU Monetary Affairs Commissioner Yves-Thib

Britain opened the bidding Thursday for another seven railroad companies as part of its sale of the

SOUTHERN PACIFIC NETFALLS 62 PERCENT IN QUARTERSAN FRANCISCO - Southern Pacific Rail Corp. a

While the trade-based economies of East and Southeast Asia barrel along, the air cargo sector wonder

Congress moved toward approval Thursday of a $160 billion package bill to fund nine federal departme

The Commerce Department, pushing to expand U.S. environmental technology exports, will coordinate it

A House panel with oversight over U.S. shipyards is planning to hold hearings in May on a worldwide

Bundesbank President Hans Tietmeyer called Thursday for sustainable growth to bring down unemploymen

Recent setbacks in rail contract talks and the consequent slide toward a possible summer work stoppa

''They've been dominated by developing countries and put out a lot of flaky stuff.''

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Port of Tacoma officials returned from four days of meetings with Hyundai Merchant Marine in Seoul,

Caribbean banana exporters have accused the United States of ''prematurely'' taking to the World Tra

The State Department instructed the U.S. Export-Import Bank to suspend temporarily final approval of

CHILEAN COPPER WORKERSPOSTPONE CONTRACT VOTESANTIAGO, Chile - Workers at the Chuquicamata co

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Japan's food imports rose 9.3 percent on an annual basis, to $51.49 billion in 1995 from the previou

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1462 (Apr. 25, 1996) Previous day - 1455The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

LEIF HOEGH REPORTSPROFIT RECOVERYLONDON - Leif Hoegh & Co., the diversified Norwegian shippi

Apr. 25, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

Latin American countries displaced those in Europe as the No. 2 destination for U.S. containerized e

Boeing Co., for the first time in five years, is boosting its work force.The nation's larges

JAPAN, INDONESIATO MEET, TALK CARSTOKYO - Japan and Indonesia will hold working-level talks

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Under remorseless attack from the United States on protection of intellectual property rights, China

Apr. 25, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

Foreign investors shouldn't doubt Portugal's will to privatize state assets simply because it recent

The increasing decentralization of federal responsibilities to the states will be the prime topic at

Merger mania is sweeping the commercial property and casualty insurance industry, with more than 130