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The railroads are inching forward - data bit by data bit - toward broader public disclosure of their

As armed forces mass on both sides of the Iranian-Afghan border, experts believe Iran will stop shor

Air Canada and its 2,100 striking pilots were on the brink an agreement in principle Wednesday to en

Cargolux has ordered a simulator for training pilots on the Boeing 747-400 freighter.The sim

If you believe all of the recent headlines, the world is coming to an end on Sept. 26. No, it's not

Australia's dock war - 10 months of industrial and legal confrontation - appears to have ended with

Key movements in 20-foot ocean container unitsMay Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. F

A little-known provision in last year's appropriations bill has the U.S. Department of Labor scourin

Influenced by large strides in science and technology and the lowering of trade barriers, the world

International Petroleum ExchangeSeptember 8, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Sept. 8, 1998U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

Crowley American Transport plans to enhance its service to the Caribbean with larger, faster vessels

The state of New York formally joined an appeal by Buffalo shippers that are challenging a portion o

The Port of Philadelphia, continuing a string of successes, posted a 36 percent gain in the containe

Sergey Kiriyenko was incorrectly identified in a photo on Page 1A of Tuesday's editions. He is the f

'It would be worse if the markets are right and the world is going down the drain. But this phenomen

Alarmed that cheap plastic bags leach toxic chemicals into food, clog drains and kill animals, a law

McDonald's Co. (Japan) said it will launch four additional half-price sales this year, following goo

General Motors Corp. and Isuzu Motors Ltd. plan to build diesel engines for light trucks at a new $3

UNUM Life Insurance Co. of America has been named by Working Mother magazine as one of the ''100 Bes

As of September 9,1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from

A Dubai-based shipping company said on Wednesday that it planned to start a regular passenger servic

Mail Boxes Etc. said 250 of its franchises will become U.S. Postal Service retail outlets under a jo

Union Pacific Railroad is laying off about 600 track workers and deferring normal maintenance projec

Cargo Handlers Inc., a freight forwarder, was appointed an independent agent for Landstar Systems In

Pony Express Delivery has expanded the services it offers to include time-specific delivery, aiming

Successful businesses normally thrive on providing a first-class service at an affordable price. Bro

Depending on whom you talk to, plans by the Atlantic rate-setting conference to transform itself int

Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. added its name as the latest U.S. securities firm to report that trading lo

A sharp divergence is emerging among Southeast Asian countries on whether to impose controls to halt

More than 37,500 North Carolina residents have filed $256 million in claims to pay for damage to hom

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,500-$1,600 per ton lo

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 202.52 up 0.64 wh

September 9, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily repres

Uganda will export approximately 3 million bags of coffee in the current 1997-98 (October-September)

The Swiss are known for their highlands, while the Danes are famous for their lowlands. But like-min

Thailand's market watch dog, the Securities Exchange Commission, is adopting a get-tough strategy to

LucasVarity PLC, the U.S.-British automotive components manufacturer, said Wednesday it was moving i

Peter L. Woicke was appointed executive vice president of the International Finance Corp. Wednesday,

Long Yongtu, China's vice minister of foreign trade and economic development, said China will never