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China will beat its 1999 economic growth target of 7 percent, as exports are gaining ground and sign

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U.S. and Chinese maritime negotiators will open talks Monday in their first attempt in 13 months to

Hurricane Floyd, after closing down international trade in South Florida, turned to the north on Tue

U.S. importers of billions of dollars of goods from toys to T-shirts could face more paperwork next

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Philip Condit, Boeing Co.'s chairman and chief executive, made his first trip to Israel on Tuesday i

Swissair wants to know if a U.S. law on ''high seas'' deaths bars the families of people killed in a

Planners of South Korea's Media Valley industrial complex in Inchon are giving investment priority t

CGU insurance company recently paid a 71-year-old California man some $6,500 to cover damage to mari

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The Teamsters union, keeping up its drumbeat of opposition to an open border with Mexico, is again a

Air France has signed up Mexico's largest airline Aeromexico to join its alliance with Delta Air Lin

The private consortium that started operations at Sri Lanka's Port of Colombo this month has receive

The world's airports are expected to invest $21.9 billion in capital projects this year, up from $17

The Teamsters union said it received notice that the National Labor Relations Board certified the un

Miami International Airport is beefing up security after two drug smuggling busts, requiring workers

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Poland's government is considering a long-term reorganization of the struggling national railroad, P

Two federal agencies will hear public comments Sept. 21 on proposals for new standards governing imp

Spot price inflation rate smoothed, annualized *1999 High: 94.2 1999 Low: 86.7 1998

A professor at the Maine Maritime Academy said he will begin conducting a survey of top U.S. importe

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About 100,000 technicians from top Japanese electronic companies will camp out in their offices in c

Annuity & LifeRe HoldingsBryan Featherstone was named president and chief executive of the A

The New York foreign exchange rates below are selling rates among trading banks of $1 million and mo

Hyundai Merchant Marine is ending its slot charter arrangement with Mediterranean Shipping Co. on th

My present opinion is that if they come to us with a rate increase, we'll laugh at it.'

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A special national panel is expected to issue draft recommendations for seaport security later this

The European Union has launched a fresh initiative to inject competition into its cross-border rail

Looking over the water at nearby Fort George in New York, which lobbed cannon balls at Canada in 181

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots $1,500-$1,600 per ton lots & in warehouse

Anyone who has ordered a product from a catalog or online retailer knows the routine. The goods are

Sept. 13, 1999Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Where the average recent utilization rate indicates full quota utilization within four weeks from Se

Swiss ReWILLIAM LOWRY was named chief financial officer of Swiss Reinsurance America Corp.,

The New York foreign exchange rates below are selling rates among trading banks of $1 million and mo