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CSX Transportation Inc. is reorganizing its top management as the date nears for CSX to integrate Co

The World Trade Organization rejected Australia's appeal of an earlier decision striking down Austra

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IPC Holdings, Ltd. has formed Europe Ltd. in Ireland. The new company, which intends to underwrite s

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Governors of the African Development Fund will meet in Copenhagen Sunday to discuss the $4 billion r

Atlas Air Inc. reported record third-quarter income of $12.7 million, or 57 cents a share, on revenu

Colombia's port workers will begin a 24-hour strike at 7 a.m. Thursday to protest the murder of a ke

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Mazda Motor Corp. said it recorded its first consolidated net profit in seven years in the six month

Competitors beware: German traders are stepping up the pace of their relentless march into the marke

Trumbull Services LLC, a subsidiary of Hartford Financial Services Group, has acquired the bankruptc

The first Sino-American insurance venture has opened in China, with China Pacific Insurance Co. and

On average, U.S. life insurers rated by Moody's Investors Service are expected to be ready to face t

The omnibus budget bill Congress approved Wednesday includes a provision sought by the Securities In

Ryder System Inc.'s third-quarter income slipped to $37.1 million, or 51 cents a share, on revenue o

A multimedia resource center, with a focus on modern transportation, has opened at the U.S. Merchant

Hong Kong's recession has been slightly worse than officials first believed.The economy shra

Hundreds of people have been killed along the Nigerian coast, thousands have been forced from their

Battered by the Asian and Russian crises, the Mexican economy is bracing for brisk slowdown for the

Finally recovering from its own devaluation-induced recession, Mexico is being hit by the effects of

Here in the crossroads town for U.S.-Mexico long-haul trucking, you have to look long and far to fin

Mexico's commerce ministry Secofi formally opened an anti-dumping investigation on Wednesday into U.

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 202.95 off 0.28 w

October 21, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represe

David Jenkins grew up picking fruits and vegetables out of his father's garden and giving the leftov

Brushing off concerns the U.S. economy will cool down next year and imports from Asia will trail off

The New York foreign exchange rates below are selling rates among trading banks of $1 million and mo

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Nov. 12, 1997 - Oct. 21, 1998 (a graph)*

One of the hottest U.S. exports today is really hot: more than 200,000 stolen vehicles are shipped f

Con-Way Transportation Services Inc., the $2 billion trucking company, has entered the logistics bat

The Federal Trade Commission said it will drop its opposition to the proposed takeover of Giant Food

The collapse of Russia's commercial banking system in August and the steep decline of Russia's impor

International Monetary Fund officials begin a two-week mission in Lithuania today, an IMF spokeswoma

The eyes of international trade and investment are on Brazil, but right next door in Venezuela, a po

A squeeze on funds is forcing the South Korean government to slash port development projects, in som

With the return of the Panama Canal to Panamanian authorities nearing, the Port of Corpus Christi ne

Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., lifted his hold on the pending Coast Guard reauthorization bill Wednesday,