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Australian dockworkers on Tuesday banned work on Indonesian cargo ships because of violence in the b

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using joc chemical pricesMonday: Botanicals-Spices, Balsams-Gums, Waxes, Naval Stores. Tued

Despite safety measures instituted by federal regulators following the ValuJet crash three years ago

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Norfolk Southern Corp. said it would spend $13 million to rebuild 10 tracks in a Buffalo, N.Y., rail

One of the world's largest construction companies will be a primary tenant at Malaysia's newest port

Brazil needs to fight subsidies abroad before it is able to profit from greater exports of its agric

qNEW DELHI Daewoo Motors India Ltd., a subsidiary of Korea's Daewoo Motor Corp., will launch a new l

Pakistan began talks on Tuesday to placate business leaders angered by the imposition of an unpopula

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Mutual insurers converting to stock companies may be a mistake, and the current trend to demutualize

Second Malaysian Finance Minister Mustapa Mohamed said there are no changes to a decision to reorgan

Shippers and trade associations have criticized a proposed rate increase by the southern Indian Port

The seizure of more than 1,500 pounds of cocaine hidden in frozen fruit pulp at the Port of Houston

Air-cargo companies spend millions of dollars on high-tech surveillance cameras, X-ray machines and

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Privately owned carrier British Midland insisted on Tuesday it was not for sale in its search to joi

New York Regional Rail Corp., which operates railcar-on-barge services between New Jersey and New Yo

Israeli exports of polished diamonds, one of the country's main foreign currency earners, soared to

Malaysia's industrial production, driven by a resurgent manufacturing sector, rose 7.6 percent in Ju

Western Digital Corp. employees save a little time on red tape whenever a new foreign customer order

APEC senior officials will recommend to their ministers that China and Taiwan join the World Trade O

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Cathay Pacific Airways' flight attendants are upset with management again, not over salaries but ove

While the United States and the European Union battle over food products made from biotech goods, fa

Recently, through the U.S. Information Agency, I've had the opportunity to speak to foreign represen

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National Westminster Bank PLC said it was in talks to acquire Legal & General Group PLC, a life insu

Kenyan insurance firms have been told to be Y2K-compliant by the end of this month or risk suspensio

Aon Corp. is spearheading a novel insurance pool to provide coverage of Indonesia's vast forest area

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Wal-Mart, the nation's largest retailer, will pay the U.S. Agriculture Department $45,000 to settle

U.S. wheat and grain exports to China would rise by up to 30 percent if Beijing joins the World Trad

Though the Customs Service still lacks money to develop a new computer system for import processing,

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Mexico, gaining stronger control over its two main airlines, has taken over shares held by a failed

Federal Express Corp., responding to increasing cargo volumes, has upgraded from a Boeing 727 to a w