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California lawmakers returning from Easter recess today will face the delicate task of retaining the

Shippers are squeezing less-than-truckload carriers between the trailer door and the loading dock by

SWISSAIR TO BUYFIVE AIRBUS AIRCRAFTZURICH - Swissair AG said it plans to order five short-ha

Electronic dog tags for containers can save a lot of time, money and heartburn in the transportation

Port and shipping executives see a glimmer of hope that the steady decline in U.S. imports from Asia

Amid the avalanche of protest over its merger with Southern Pacific, Union Pacific garnered a handfu

With widespread customer sentiment rising against an unconditioned merger of Union Pacific and South

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European monetary union will diminish the Deutsche mark as a refuge currency, and boost the role of

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, April 7, '95, - April 4, '96 (a graph)(2

Within state governments there is significantly more support than opposition to the propriety of the

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WTO CONSIDERSGATT BIRTHDAY PLANSGENEVA - The World Trade Organization is considering a gathe

International Paper executive Charles McHugh leaves little doubt where his company stands on the Uni

Friday, April 5, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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

Shippers of forest products and chemicals, as well as utilities, are prominent among the companies s

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

Last year, ''the rumor was hot and heavy that UPS was going to buy Yellow. The name was going to be

FOREIGNERS BUY MORELAND IN SOUTH KOREASEOUL - South Korea's construction ministry said forei

4 ARRESTED IN LONDONFOR KIDNAPPING AGENTLONDON - British police said they arrested four men

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Under pressure to relax new rules that severely restrict imports of U.S. wheat and barley, Ottawa la

Apr. 4, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High

British and French defense companies unveiled a merger likely to create the world's largest sonar co

The United States has come close to reaching a settlement with Bulgaria on its supplies of wool coat

Business executives and agriculture officials returning from a trade mission to Asia report a breakt

CANADIAN TRADE OFFICIALTO VISIT GREECEOTTAWA - Art Eggleton, Canada's international trade mi

Lloyd Axworthy, Canada's minister of foreign affairs, called last week for renewed national and inte

WESTINGHOUSE WINSSAUDI POWER CONTRACTDUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Westinghouse Electric Cor

France is getting feisty about trade again, recalling its guerrilla campaign during the world trade

Pakistan's Privatization Commission last week approved the bid of National Power PLC of Britain for

The French government unveiled a proposed law to deregulate its telecommunications industry by 1998,

The Kobe Chamber of Commerce and Industry said many Kobe firms are still recovering from the devasta

Hundreds, if not thousands, of rail customers are making it clear that they don't much like what the

A troubled New Jersey nuclear plant has returned to full service, and a companion reactor will retur

Venezuela, a founding member of OPEC now derided as the oil cartel's biggest quota violator, is just

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,100-$1,150 per ton lots

As of Apr. 4, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 253.41 up 1.03