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Three Weeks Ended April 11, 1996, vs. Similar 1995 PeriodCars CarsLoaded

The European Union will warn the United States today that it is considering retaliating against new

Mickey Kantor vowed two weeks ago to continue Ron Brown's fight to preserve the Commerce Department,

The White House sought some help from an unlikely source last week in presenting its side of a numbe

Although President Clinton is not scheduled to visit Mexico before the U.S. elections in November, s

''I had to take a vacation when I went home.''

UPS REPORTS GROWTHIN EXPRESS BUSINESSATLANTA - United Parcel Service reported continued grow

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

RUSSIA READIES QUOTASON IMPORTED FOODSTUFFSMOSCOW - The Russian government is developing a s

For the week ended April 13, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled

Global cargo volume handled by international airports increased 3 percent in January to 3.4 million

Japan, for the first time ever, exported more goods to its Asian neighbors in the last business year

I recently attended a marine conference and observed many display booths representing different clas

EVA Airways Corp., Taiwan's first privately owned international airline, is embarking on a growth st

Pakistan plans to open a trade center in Rotterdam to catch up with competitors like India and sell

A rail freight service linking Rotterdam and Mannheim will be launched in June, providing ocean carr

Use of the electronic warehouse receipt is catching on in the Cotton Belt, and transmission of this

Three companies of India's massive Tata Group plan to raise 200 billion rupees (US $5.84 billion) to

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

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The wheels finally are rolling for the reopening of the Stampede Pass across the Cascade Mountains a

The U.S. cotton industry is promoting more widely in Asia a concept used so successfully by the wool

Japan's imported pork and beef market will beheading toward a few roadblocks this fiscal year ending

The Federal Aviation Administration could run into a problem funding its operations if Congress does

JAPAN PRESSES FOR ENTRYOF CHINA INTO WTOKOBE, Japan - Japan wants to place China's entry to

RYDER NET DRIVEN DOWNBY STORMS, GM STRIKEMIAMI - Ryder System Inc., hit hard by strike at Ge

Apr. 19, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

Apr. 19, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

A lack of transport and communications infrastructure could undermine one of the biggest economic gi

Even if Bob Dole doesn't go so far as to abandon his unconditional support for normal trade relation

If the long-dominant Congress Party loses power in general elections beginning April 27, the policie

Mexico's finance ministry has offered holders of Brady Bonds that expire in 2019 a chance to swap th

Close to 5,000 people are expected to attend this week's annual meeting of the Risk and Insurance Ma

The Risk and Insurance Management Society is going online.RIMS will announce at its annual m

New York Mercantile Exchange - Apr. 19, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

OIL EXPLORATIONCONFRONTATION LIKELY HANOI, Vietnam - Vietnam has given the U.S. oil company

While attending RIMS 1996, be sure you keep receipts for purchases.Especially if it is an it

In what seems an ironic parallel to efforts by Quebec to secede from Canada last year, the Canadian

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 257.23 up 0.79 w

Apr. 19, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent