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A sputtering economy is giving shippers more leverage to use against hard-pressed truckload haulers

Defiant Taiwanese shipping executives said they will maintain their services and schedules to the is

Politically motivated demand projections for liquefied natural gas in Asia overstate reality and sen

Yet another international legal dispute is heating up between the United States and Canada.T

As the United States mounted a new diplomatic offensive against Iran on Wednesday, Sen. Alfonse D'Am

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Mar. 6, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

Wednesday, March 6, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

U.S. Trade Representative Mickey Kantor said he will ask Congress to consider expanding the traditio

China's shipbuilders, recently riding a strong wave of foreign orders, seem likely to switch their f

The Clinton administration plans to ask the World Trade Organization to judge whether Canada's rules

Trade leads supplied by:U.S. Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

Trade leads supplied by:U.S. Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

China will ''undoubtedly'' take countermeasures if U.S. trade officials act on their threats to lodg

VALEO TO BUY 40 PERCENTOF ARGENTINE COMPANYPARIS - Car parts manufacturer Valeo said

Congress will focus more this year on reviewing U.S. trade policy than on enacting new legislation,

LIABILITY PAYOUT RISESTO $1 MILLION IN JAPANTOKYO - The maximum insurance payout for

Taiwan is raising its international profile despite China's recent military threats to curb the auto

Greece will block European Union funds for Turkey ''as long as Turkish aggressiveness persists,'' Pr

Citation Insurance Group and Physicians Insurance Co. of Ohio said both companies have signed a lett

The New York State Insurance Deparment approved major structural changes at Empire Blue Cross and Bl

State Insurance Commissioner Jack Ehnes is upset about a bonus plan for Blue Cross and Blue Shield e

The story ''Royal Insurance Posts Rise in Pretax Profit,'' appearing Feb. 28 on Page 11A, should hav

ALEXANDER & ALEXANDER SERVICES INC. (New York) - Albert A. Skwiertz Jr. was elected senior vice pres

A rift has opened between the California Department of Corporations and the Insurance Commissioner i

The election last weekend of a right-wing government in Australia is prompting shipowners trading th

New York Mercantile Exchange - Mar. 6, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Lo

Stiff gusts of change are buffeting the railroad landscape these days, leading some to think that of

Federal law barring foreign vessels from domestic trades came under attack through an East-West cros

Harold Gold, 64, who rose from a reporter to associate publisher in a 43-year career with The Journa

State-owned Indian Railways plans to build an underground transit system in Bombay, the country's co

Mar. 6, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlea

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 243.15 off 0.46 w

International Petroleum ExchangeMar. 6, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

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Mar. 6, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

U.S. airlines will enjoy a third consecutive year of growth in 1996, according to the Federal Aviati

GULF NATIONS URGEDTO EXPAND TANKER FLEETSKUWAIT - Oil tankers owned by Gulf Cooperation Coun

As of Mar. 6, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

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