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China plans to invest at least 55 billion yuan ($6.6 billion) in railway construction in 1999, the o

As of Dec. 17, 1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

Two lawyers, brothers, convicted for workers compensation fraud, are attempting to persuade the Mass

The Japanese economy has entered a vicious cycle of deflation and currency strength, economists said

American Express Co. plans to open a brokerage in Japan early next year, taking advantage of rules g

Mexico's commerce ministry Secofi promoted Luis de la Calle Pardo to undersecretary of international

Negotiations between Canada and the Palestinian Authority on a trade arrangement do not mean that Ca

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Feb. 27 - Jan. 7, 1999 (a graph)* Annual

United Airlines, the world's largest airline, said it is expanding its service at Washington Dulles

Union-Transport, a freight forwarder and supply chain management company, has bought G.M. Miller & C

Delta Air Lines, blaming Asia's economic woes, will suspend service between Portland, Ore., and Seou

Hong Kong has moved into the age of electronic trading, but companies are lagging behind government-

Thursday Jan. 7, 1999Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

Large-employers' health benefit costs are increasing an average of 7 percent this year, almost twice

Indian trade and industry groups are hailing the free-trade pact recently signed with Sri Lanka, but

Saudi American Bank and United Saudi Bank are holding merger talks to create the Middle East's secon

Intermet Corp. said it bought 100 percent of the shares of Vorpommersche Eisenwerke GmbH Ueckermunde

Jan. 7, 1999Baltic international Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High

While Iraq continues to suffer losses in its conflict with the United States, evidence is mounting t

Turkey's caretaker Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit said Thursday that President Suleyman Demirel

Unemployment in the euro zone remained unchanged for the month of Novemberat 10.8 percent, according

The Bank of England Thursday cut its base rate 25 basis points to 6.00 percent, marking the fourth m

A row between the former and current presidents of Brazil may be putting the country's fragile econo

Europe's rail freight industry has been rocked by internal squabbles that are sapping efforts to win

Mexican truckers, arguing that they already pay twice as much at the pumps as their U.S. counterpart

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Tanzania grain importers have urged the government to extend a waiver of import duty on maize to oth

Jan. 6, 1999Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

A group of former Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. employees - many of whom were laid off shortly aft

Zurich-American and American International Group and ICI Mutual Insurance Co./ICIM Re are among a sm

ST. PAUL COMPANIESJames E. Gustafson was elected president and chief operating officer of th

Cuba will replace the U.S. dollar and various European currencies with the euro ''as quickly as poss

The government on Tuesday delayed its planned start of a $1 billion satellite-based airplane navigat

President Clinton, using his authority to appoint officials while Congress is recessed, has installe

FUTURES - January 5, 1998 OPEN INTEREST AND SALES - January 4, 1998All life-of-co

Jan. 6, 1999Baltic international Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

The Brazilian federal government is struggling to advance its cost-cutting efforts in the initial da

One of the amazing things about the Internet is that although it has been around for some years now,

One of the surest bets is that the Congress that convenes this week will vote later this year for a

Illustrating with hard figures how last fall's surge in steel imports has hurt American business, Gr