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With workers in hard hats replacing uniformed sailors, the famed USS New Jersey is being readied for

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New York state regulators have fined Prudential Insurance Co. of America $1.5 million for violating

U.S. Customs officials Wednesday spelled out in new detail how they have revised the guidelines gove

Chinese apparel goods could gain a much larger share of the U.S. market over the next decade if Chin

The U.S. property/casualty industry's net income for this year's first half fell 3.5 percent, to $15

United Parcel Service's vice chairman, John W. Alden, announced Wednesday that he plans to retire ea

The Surface Transportation Board determined that Illinois Central Railroad Co. was the only major ca

American Express Thursday launched a new globally valid credit card that can be billed in rupees.

When it comes to cargo theft, the biggest deterrence often is, well,deterrence.That sounds l

Worldwide personal computer shipments should grow a solid 24.8 percent year-over-year during the thi

The Port of New York and New Jersey has cleared its first major hurdle to deepen its channels to 50

German industrial output rose 1 percent in July, disappointing markets which had expected a stronger

The Russian government published in its official gazette on Wednesday two resolutions extending inde

In an attempt to reverse an eight-month tumble in foreign investment, China said on Wednesday it wou

U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky will hold talks on China's bid to join the World Trade

An association formed to promote U.S. trade with Cuba will encourage links between foreign companies

RailAmerica Inc. said it closed the acquisition of the Toledo, Peoria & Western Railroad.The

Northwest Airlines expects to lose more than $100 million in Asia this year, but business should imp

A U.S. agency has agreed to remove at least two companies from a controversial list of 77 Macau comp

Nigeria has set up a panel to look into the finances of national-flag carrier Nigeria Airways, a sen

As South Korea wrestles to get its life-insurance sector back into financial health, one of Canada's

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The British pound rallied on Wednesday, jumping nearly a cent against the dollar, after the Bank of

Sept. 8, 1999Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Key movements in 20-foot ocean container units (TEUs)May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec

The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday said it had proposed a $50,000 penalty against a Puer

Sept. 7, 1999CURRENT: 1138 PREVIOUS DAY: 1043 The Baltic International Freight Futures M

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

Truckers who are tired of spending hours waiting in line at loading docks around the country now hav

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

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Uruguay said Wednesday its trade deficit surged 80 percent in June from a year earlier, amid a hefty

As if Colombian drug gangs weren't enough, security experts meeting at a conference here said on Wed

More signs are emerging of recovery in China's shipyards after two years of meager orders, in part a

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

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After months of behind-the-scenes discussions, three big European air carriers are competing openly

'If the wrong valve on a ship opens, the cargo could shoot into the ocean rather than into some tank