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Transportation officials in the Netherlands, fearing competition for air cargo from other transport

For the week ended February 15, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equal

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Feb. 24, '95 - Feb. 22, '96 (a graph)(2)

Thursday, Feb. 22, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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

The International Monetary Fund reached agreement with Russia Thursday on a historic $10.2 billion l

The North American Free Trade Agreement is a stimulus to trade, but it has done nothing to improve c

U.K. gross domestic product rose by a real, seasonally adjusted 0.5 percent in the fourth quarter of

The U.S. dollar remained locked in a narrow trading range Thursday, supported by talk that the Bank

A coalition of environmental and timber industry groups this week launched an international trademar

Three major rail systems have rolled out a new domestic container network that represents the indust

The European Union's trade policies threaten to stir controversy at its first summit with Asian nati

President Clinton will nominate Alan Greenspan to a third term as chairman of the Federal Reserve, W

CON-WAY CENTRAL EXPRESS (Ann Arbor, Mich.) - Dale Davis is the new manager of the CCX service center

BOEING STARTS BUILDINGLONGER-RANGE 777SEVERETT, Wash. - Boeing Co. has begun major a

Ukraine President Leonid Kuchma strongly urged U.S. companies Thursday to increase their investments

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

The European Union, with the backing of Washington, has opened proceedings in the World Trade Organi

RECENT VESSEL SALESSaleDate Vessel Year Price

Feb. 22, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 249.93 up 0.12

New York Mercantile Exchange - Feb. 22, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

International Petroleum ExchangeFeb. 22, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

''There is evidence that China has not won people's hearts and minds.''

Spain's industrial output index in December was down 4.8 percent from December 1994, the national st

In an effort to bring greater efficiencies to its service on Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Mexico (FNM

TOWER AIR POSTSIMPROVED RESULTSNEW YORK - Tower Air Inc., an international air carri

KODAK, KONICA LINK UPIN CHALLENGE TO FUJITOKYO - Eastman Kodak Co. and Konica Corp.

The Port of Portland Commission approved a $1.3 million contract with Wayne Jesky Construction Co. t

Innovative technology and strong marketing skills helped Standard Imaging of Middleton, Wis., carve

As of Feb. 22, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

Feb. 22, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

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

Feb. 22, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%B

Feb. 22, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

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

Thursday Feb. 22, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

U.S. distillate fuel oil inventories fell by 3.9 million barrels during the week ended Feb. 16 compa

The governors of Texas and the four Mexican states that share a border with the Lone Star state are