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The European Commission plans to take legal action against Belgium, Germany and Greece for failing t

From a container capacity and individual fleet perspective, Taiwan's giant Evergreen Group holds a p

In the auctions for the biggest natural gas distribution projects in Mexico, the government awarded

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A powerful Bangladeshi dockworkers' council on Wednesday threatened strike action during a demonstra

Aug. 4, 1998U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

Brazil's state oil giant Petrobras hopes to cut its $5 billion annual price tag on oil imports by ex

Wednesday Aug. 5, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

A letter from the Clinton administration this week spotlights Mexico's handling of employee rights,

U.S. Customs has released its latest list of Hong Kong and Macau companies that have been convicted

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Imagine the lawsuits if the Titanic sank today - the claims of faulty construction and unsafe speed

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 205.57 off 0.88 w

August 5, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Aug. 5, 1998RESELLER RACK UNLEADED MID- PREMIUM-UNLEA

I remember how it used to feel when I was a kid. August would come and I'd just be comfortably settl

All Canadian wheat and barley shipments entering the United States could be forced to cross at a sin

China's first air cargo company, China Cargo Airlines, was unveiled this week by its two joint-ventu

HOUSE BACKS CUTS IN AIDTO GLOBAL NUCLEAR AGENCYWASHINGTON - House members voted late Monday

AON CORP.Joseph W. Shenton has been named a senior vice president of Aon Investor Strategies

BENDER SHIPBUILDING & REPAIR CO.Robert L. Shank, a project engineer and project manager, has

The Philippines will be the bridgehead as one of Japan's largest companies seeks to expand its insur

International Petroleum ExchangeAugust 4, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

New York Mercantile Exchange - August 4, 1998PREV. LIFE OF CONTR. OPENOPEN HIGH

The international container shipping industry has decided how it will take the first steps into the

While Cuban dictator Fidel Castro donned his mili- tary garb for a three-country, six-day Caribb

Vitran Corp., the Toronto freight-forwarding and logistics company, announced Tuesday it was expandi

The Surface Transportation Board has handed traffic managers a major victory by agreeing to remove t

The World Bank is trying to convince Russia's gas monopoly Gazprom to put off a mammoth pipeline pro

Citing renewed fighting and ''the uncertain political and security situation,'' the United States Tu

Aug. 5, 1998Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

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VAN LINE ON TRACK WITHBOSTON-TORONTO RUNFORT WAYNE, Ind. - North American Van Lines Inc. has

Boeing announced Wednesday it will build its first crew training and maintenance hub outside the Uni

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DOTHAN IS NEWESTALABAMA TRADE ZONEBIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Dothan has become the sixth site for a

ST. PAUL COS. REPORTS2ND-QUARTER PROFIT LOSSST. PAUL, Minn. - The St. Paul Cos. reported a s

808 (August 5, 1998) Previous day - 815The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

Many companies pursue registration to the ISO 9000 international quality assurance standard for the