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Sales of existing homes edged down 1.4 percent in April, a private real estate group said. T

Japan's net foreign assets skyrocketed to an unprecedented high of $180.4 billion last year, officia

One of two major projects to expand Hong Kong's containerport is running ahead of schedule, thanks t

Charles Skibo, the president of US Sprint Communications Co., is riding on a lightwave of optimism t

Quebec Foreign Trade Minister Pierre MacDonald struck out against the Jones Act, which limits U.S. d

Unconfirmed central bank reports indicate Brazil will need $7 billion worth of new loans or refinanc

G.D. Searle & Co. has licensed a new drug from Hokuriku Seiyaku of Japan that will compete in the gr

TNT to Purchase Red Star Express LinesDes Plaines, Ill.- TNT Limited, one of the world's lar

A U.S. senator investigating Iraq's raid on the USS Stark said the United States will not tolerate a

1079.0 (May 26) Previous day - 1083.5 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange in L

Indonesia has spent $200 million since 1979 to develop the infrastructure of Batam Island, a free tr

The continued depression in the shipping industry, changes in world trading patterns and increased c

OPEC Chief Says Oil Stable at $18 a BarrelLAGOS, Nigeria - The Organization of Petroleum Exp

The first Sino-American joint venture to manufacture helicopters should begin production next month,

Commerce Fines Illinois Firm $41,500The Commerce Department imposed a $41,500 civil penalty

The saluting cannon sent its sharp report across the East River from a pier head in the old Brooklyn

An investor group led by Coniston Partners said it had acquired a 13 percent stake in Allegis Corp.,

Mexican finance officials said they are designing mechanisms to allow Mexican nationals to participa

California employers are opposing a new request for a 12.2 percent rate increase for state workers c

The auctioneer's hammer is falling on debt-ridden companies in Liaoning as the Chinese experiment wi

Platinum prices should top $700 an ounce by July, according to James U. Blanchard, chairman of Blanc

The official IMF dollar rate for the special drawing right as measured by a basket of currencies den

BankAmerica Corp. Chairman A.W. Clausen will seek Japanese financial assistance next week for fundin

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The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission warned Colombia that its major carrier, Flota Mercante Grancolo

The Federal Aviation Administration has approved a plan to chart recommended arrival and departure r

The European Community is taking action to trim its soaring trade deficit with Japan and nip in the

Mitsubishi Computer Planned for Space UseMitsubishi Electric Corp., a leading Japanese elect

Once the paychecks stop coming, will your retirement income be enough for you to live on - indefinit

A Mississippi child who suffered extensive brain damage when she was two days old and hospitalized f

Insurance companies for Boeing Co. and Japan Air Lines have agreed that the aircraft maker will pay

First Delaware Holdings Inc. said it completed the acquisition of American Centennial Insurance Co.

Tenneco Oil Exploration & Production Co. will begin a $30 million exploration program in Ecuador's e

Japanese oil and trading companies have resumed signing long-term crude oil import contracts with OP

An advisory panel to Japan's International Trade and Industry Minister Hajime Tamura called for the

The mosque sits on the edge of a dry gulch, a squat, fortress-looking building with a stubby, square

The growing cost of power plant construction and the layers of regulations for plant approval are cr

Combustion Engineering announced it was awarded a $34 million contract to supply steam generating an

Ecolab Inc. has agreed to sell its worldwide consumer businesses to a West German company for $242.5

HoltraChem Inc. announced an increase of up to $30 a dry short ton on its off schedule prices for li