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Western Germany's consumer price index rose 0.1 percent in July from June and was 2.9 percent higher

The U.S. unit of Japan's Fuji Bank plans to establish a subsidiary in Mexico under the North America

BRUSSELS EXTENDS PROBE OF AID TO ENICHEM UNITBRUSSELS - The European Commission said

The European Commission Wednesday said it has decided not to object to aid provided by the governmen

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 232.52 off 0.26 w

July 27, 1994 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

The escalating takeover battle for Lac Minerals Ltd. has produced a windfall in fees for the brokera

Platinum futures turned lower Wednesday after reaching their highest level in more than 3 1/2 years

July 27, 1994 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

South Africa is on course to produce 1.9 million metric tons of wheat in the 1994-95 season, unchang

The better U.S. wines traveled well overseas last year, but vintners found that the rest of the worl

As of July 27, 1994 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

Steamship lines and shippers of alcoholic beverages, the largest westbound commodity on the North At

Total wine and spirits shipments to the United States were little changed in the first quarter of 19

1440 (July 27, 1994) Previous day - 1440 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

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

The nine-member Information System Agreement (ISA), which is developing a single electronic network

Argentine wine makers are betting millions of dollars that they can find new export markets as they

Don't be surprised if a growing American taste for conhaque turns out to be another byproduct of the

Maersk Line is planning to divert two of its ships next month rather than risk upsetting some of its

U.S. MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY (Kings Point, N.Y.) - Jane Pacht Brickman was named head of the Departm

American Maritime Safety, a leader in maritime drug and alcohol testing, will honor three companies

Phil Fleischer gets irritated when people say there are only five places to get Customs inspections

A story that appeared on Monday on Page 1B about Atlantic Container Line's interest in overland serv

The flow of Chilean wines to the U.S. market quickened during the first four months of this year, wh

EU APPROVES AID FOR FRENCH DOCKERSBRUSSELS - The European Commission on Wednesday cl

While connoisseurs of wine quibble endlessly over how well a particular vintage "travels" from viney

Sea-Land Service Inc. and Norasia Lines of Switzerland will increase the cargo capacity of their joi

Modern secondhand product tankers are likely to provide owners with better returns in the medium ter

Australia is quickly climbing the ladder to become the fifth-largest source of importedwine in the U

When considering the export potential of U.S. microbrewers, Jim Koch, the president of Boston Beer C

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BN, SANTA FE FILE MERGER PLAN WITH ICCWASHINGTON - Burlington Northern Railroad and

Administrative and customer service workers with American President Lines Ltd. have voted to authori

Evergreen Marine Corp. is moving its operations from San Francisco to the Port of Oakland, officials

KURDISH STOWAWAYS FOUND AT FELIXSTOWELONDON - A pregnant woman was among 19 Kurdish

The nation's largest shippers group has asked the Federal Maritime Commission to "reject outright" a

A yearlong Securities and Exchange Commission investigation of the $2.7 billion in bonds Denver issu

Negotiations broke down late Monday between the United Transportation Union and the SooLine Railroad

Rail freight services within Britain ground to a halt Tuesday as signal workers began a 48-hour stri