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Having reached a temporary cease-fire to reopen the shut down portions of the federal government, th

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

Monday, Nov. 20, 1995 (Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Dubbed by Democrats on Capitol Hill as "Gingrich Gridlock," last week's partial shutdown of the fede

November 20, 1995 This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Nov. 29 '94 - Nov. 20, '95 (a graph) (2)

OIL EMBARGO OF NIGERIA UP TO UN, OFFICIALS SAYBRUSSELS - Both the Belgian and Dutch

After an initial positive reaction to news that President Clinton and the U.S. Congress reached a co

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Oil tanker traffic, traditionally one of the strongest segments of the West Coast maritime industry,

Egypt Monday started a new campaign to plant 1 million acres of cotton in an effort to avert an acut

The expansion of electric arc furnaces in global steel production is boosting the need for scrap and

SHIP EXPORT CONTRACTS INCREASE IN JAPANTOKYO - Japan's ship export contracts in Octo

The National Research Council, dealing a blow to environmentalists but a boon to industries along th

GLOSSARY AR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

1753 (Nov. 20, 1995) Previous day - 1748 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

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While negotiations on a global set of rules for maritime services remain at a standstill in Geneva,

Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. can keep using the cash it needs to operate daily until Feb. 29, thanks to

The Journal of Commerce Transportation Stock Index declined, despite a surge by industrial stocks la

KELLY, COX, WOOTTON, GRIFFIN, GILL & SHERBURNE (San Francisco) - Dennis Herrera is rejoining the fir

A series of tactical blunders by Senate Republican leader Bob Dole has snatched defeat from the jaws

"Not buying a bottle of wine is a lot easier than going without a favorite perfume or silk scarf."

The European Commission said Friday it would take a "favorable view" concerning the creation of ICO

The global talks to liberalize trade in basic telecommunications services edged forward last week, a

DECLINE PREDICTED IN US IMPORTS OF STEELCANCUN, Mexico - The head of a U.S. steel gr

The new Customs Management Centers and Strategic Trade Centers of U.S. Customs have been up and runn

No U.S. trade embargo is more stringent than the one against Cuba, but Washington nonetheless has qu

The government in Pakistan is inviting foreign and local investors to set up plants to manufacture o

ASIAN BANK APPROVES LOANS TO VIETNAMThe Asian Development Bank has approved a concessional $

Textiles and garment exports are India's top foreign exchange-earners, and will account for 38 perce

She is smaller all over, more covered up and a different skin color than her Western sisters, but Wo

REGIONAL BLOCS Infrastructure India '95. Nov. 21-23. New Delhi. Contact: IIR Singapore, (65)

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Nov. 29 '94 - Nov. 17, '95 (a graph) (2)

Boxing promoter Don King's first round in court ended last week when federal prosecutors withdrew an

Marine underwriters, who are responsible for a huge chunk of the massive losses sustained by the Llo

Standard & Poor's and Moody's Investor Services confirmed the ratings of SunAmerica Inc. after the c

Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Anatoly Chubais told President Boris Yeltsin Friday that monthly

The U.S. financial markets have ignored the federal budget fuss so far. The stock market set record

Dutch manufacturing companies' turnover in September was up 2.0 percent from the level achieved in S