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here is something about the Reform Club on London's posh Pall Mall that sets it aside from the rest

General Electric Co., Fairfield, Conn., makes light bulbs. It also is a global financial services co

In what may be the last of its periodic service reports, Union Pacific Railroad said it has delivere

The leadership of the FedEx Pilots Association has backed the tentative five-year pact reached with

Air France pilots have voted to accept a pay cut in exchange for company shares, enabling the govern

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CIGNA CORP.Louis Iacovelli has been appointed senior vice president - select markets for spe

A national survey of human resources executives finds U.S. employers have become increasingly aggres

U.S. trade officials are planning for a day when China will join the World Trade Organization, even

Agricultural and construction equipment manufacturer New Holland has acquired its Argentine agricult

China's grain output in 1999 is expected to remain at the same level as 1998, which was in excess of

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In a welcome bit of news capping a year of turmoil, Boeing Co. said on Tuesday that Delta Air Lines

Promoted after overseeing a year of improved performance, Amtrak's new president says the financiall

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Swiss Reinsurance Co. will acquire 100 percent of Fox-Pitt, Kelton Group, a privately-held investmen

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Fear over a lack of job security at Universal Terminals triggered a spontaneous walkout by union wor

In its first year of operation, the new Pasir Panjang container terminal in Singapore handled the eq

Flush with success from lucrative Year 2000 projects for American companies, Indian software firms a

he Journal of Commerce industrial materials price index, a leading indicator of inflationary trends,

The railroad industry did a solid job moving this year's grain harvest as predictions of widespread

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President Clinton appointed William Clyburn Jr. as a member of the Surface Transportation Board, giv

The joint-venture agreement between CP Ships and Transportacion Maritima Mexicana, announced in July

German police are investigating whether three train accidents, including a derailment, were linked t

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Full details of the Federal Maritime Commission's proposed regulations on freight consolidators' lic

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The central Asian state of Kyrgyzstan has become the first former Soviet republic to be admitted to

The American Medical Association is fighting Aetna Inc.'s $1 billion purchase of Prudential Insuranc

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge signed H.B. 366 on Monday, a bill that partially deregulates the state's

The California Earthquake Authority approved a new round of policy rate cuts and added ''wraparound'

The U.S. embargo cost the Cuban economy a minimum of $800 million in 1998, Vice President Carlos Lag

ah Humbug! And we thought it was supposed to be a joyous time. Here you are reading this report with

United Parcel Service expected to deliver more than 17 million packages Tuesday, making it its busie