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France and Italy seem to have worked out a deal over the chairmanship of the low-profile but highly

The Russian crisis and the slowdown of growth in Western Europe, triggered by the Asian economic tur

Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov has ordered the dismissal of Anatoly Zaitsev, one of Russia's most p

U.S. crude oil inventories rose 1 million barrels in the week ended Dec. 11, as compared with the pr

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The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 191.67 up 1.00 wh

The Swiss Winterthur Insurance Group and Travelers Property Casualty of the United States will coope

EXEL Ltd. said it is changing its name to XL Capital Ltd.''EXEL has grown significantly over

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The Los Angeles City Council Tuesday banned the city from contracting with companies doing business

China's Guangdong province said Wednesday it would restructure its Hong Kong-based flagship company,

The Philadelphia Regional Port Authority has asked the Commerce Department to make Kvaerner Philadel

Philippine Airlines Inc. may have to issue preferred shares to state-run National Development Co. to

Utilities now operating in a competitive environment may be unable to pass workers compensation cost

The new terminal built specifically to handle Hong Kong's booming river trade has bagged its first b

The Russian government might close up to 100 troubled banks in a bid to salvage its crisis plagued f

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A 74,000-ton cruise ship crashed into a reef off St. Maarten on Tuesday. Fishermen and yachters help

A huge shrimp harvest along with reduced export sales to Asian fish markets have combined to lower t

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

'I'm going to keep going after this if it takes me until I retire.'

The European Union and Russia signed an agreement on technical assistance projects totaling 112.2 mi

Port Kelang, Malaysia's principal sea gateway, is moving toward the creation of a single, integrated

November inflation figures, which showed an acceleration of the disinflationary trends, are proof th

The Russian government appears ready to reverse the privatization of its southern, warm-water ports

Twenty-two carriers active in the North Atlantic trade lanes are discussing forming a successor to t

The United States and Europe averted a trade war over bananas on Tuesday. The European Union formall

The first union contract at Federal Express Corp., already years in the making, faces one more chall

Federal Express Corp. has enhanced its Internet service, FedEx interNetShip, particularly expanding

Until recently Masumi Hayashi, 37, seemed a typical Japanese housemaker. Now she has been dubbed a k

China's burgeoning private insurance sector is pushing for greater latitude in investment in an effo

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The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 190.67 up 1.77 whi

U.S. and Cambodian trade officials will meet in Phnom Penh next month to continue talks on the South

The government agency that regulates high-tech U.S. exports will require a detailed report from expo

Bulgaria's parliament approved a package of amendments to its import and export regime to ensure com

842 (Dec. 15, 1998) Previous day - 852The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lon

America Online Inc., the world's top Internet services provider, and Venezuelan conglomerate Cisnero

Thai Airways International PLC faces a life insurance payout of more than $10 million after the cras