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German newspaper giant Axel Springer Verlag AG said Thursday it was jumping into U.S. television by

Robert Rubin's resignation as Treasury secretary will almost certainly affect a major banking reform

An improving environment for ocean container leasing spurred Sea Containers Ltd. to sharply improved

Thursday May 13, 1999Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

May 13, 1999Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from suppliers

EUROPEAN STEVEDORES:IN BATTLE OF THE TITANSA new breed of superstevedores is dominating the

Czech Finance Minister Ivo Svoboda's new adviser on monetary policy, Pavel Tykac, said Thursday he e

stock market upswing, improving prospects for the world economy and optimism about the impact of mer

U.S. companies interested in doing business in Cuba have received significant new wiggle room from t

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The dry cargo and tanker fixtures listed herewith and compiled in London and New York, include the f

892 (May 13, 1999) Previous - 885The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursdays pu

May 12, 1999Baltic International Freight Futures Market PREV.CLOSE HI

1097 (May 13, 1999) Previous day _1112The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lon

House passage of legislation to limit year 2000 computer lawsuits puts pressure back on the Senate t

Alstom Transport Canada won an order worth a minimum of 300 million Canadian dollars (US$205 million

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Oxygen additives in gasoline, touted since 1993 as one of the most effective ways to cut air polluti

Two of Jamaica's leading bauxite refiners, both partly owned by major U.S. companies, will merge the

International Petroleum ExchangeMay 12, 1999 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

'Push Mercosur toward the world, and don't try to push the world into Mercosur.'

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 190.97 off 0.79

As it battles overcapacity and price-cutting, China will break up its largest shipbuilding group to

An investment group here, hoping to ride growing fruit exports, is teaming up with a British develop

Overseas Shipholding Group overcame a weak tanker market to post improved results in the first quart

The House Commerce Committee will most likely have the financial services reform bill marked up and

Wednesday May 12, 1999Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

Mexico's exports rose 6.5 percent, to $30.1 billion, during the January-March period, according to r

Evergreen Marine Corp. and China Ocean Shipping Co. have signed an agreement to establish a new join

The California Senate approved SB 26, legislation designed to reinstate job protections for older wo

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May 12, 1999Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from suppliers

Turkon America Inc. will expand its container capacity by a third when it launches a fourth ship nex

aersk Line is introducing another string of ships on the Asia-Europe trades, a lane that continues

Legislation supporting Thailand's fledgling electronic commerce sector is expected to be submitted t

'There are still some very virgin areas of logistics in Mexico.'

The financial situation is brightening for P&O Nedlloyd, which has suffered in recent years from the

It did not take long for changes to begin at the Port of New York and New Jersey once Sea-Land Servi

Chase Manhattan Corp.Peter Aharonyan was named president and chief executive of Chase Insura

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