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The fierce debate over whether to repeal or amend the 78-year U.S. law barring foreign vessels from

CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYE. Hunter Harrison joined this Montreal-based North American railro

With a rising tide of electronic commerce knifing into revenue and disrupting tradi- tional busine

A senior executive of Taiwan's sole power supplier and largest company is being held as part of an i

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Indonesia's top finance official has announced the country will lift all barriers to foreign ownersh

Insurers may have to adhere to strict claims-handling deadlines under a bill before California's Leg

The first-ever closure of a Thai nonlife insurer for insolvency may be near, and such a move could a

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A bill was introduced in the California state Senate in mid-February that would expand the applicati

Software Business Technologies Inc. has become the first U.S. software maker to face a lawsuit over

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

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MAYMaritime Association, Port of New York and New Jersey. May 6. New York. High-speed ferry

The Pakistan government appears to have succeeded in convincing private power producers to lower the

'Economic and monetary union is the last roll of the dice for a dying Continent. This is a project t

OFFERS TO BUY* WEAVER'S LOOM MACHINE. A Brazilian company seeks to import a weaver's loom ma

EVA Air expandsEuropean networkEVA Air will significantly expand passenger and cargo capacit

The compromise hammered out between Malaysia and American International Group Inc. gives the latter

Travelers Group Inc. Chairman Sanford Weill received $228 million in compensation last year, making

1,001 (May 1, 1998) Previous day - 1,004The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

Airlines and local freight forwarders are becoming increasingly frustrated over crunched cargo-handl

Jack Edwards, president and chief executive of Danzas Corp. since June 1994, will be leaving the fre

May 4, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent pr

Four years ago, when the Indian government unveiled its blueprint for telecommunications privatizati

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European postal carriers are striking back at the invaders.The Big Four outsiders, United Pa

Instead of the Iron Curtain that once split Europe, the Continent is now divided by stiff traffic ba

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 224.66 up 0.69 whi

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Monday May 4, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing t

Hampered by losses in five of its seven sectors, The Journal of Commerce Stock Index dropped 1.05 pe

The second month of the towboat pilot strike on inland waterways is starting with a test for towboat

COMMERCE, DEFENSERELEASE COMPUTER STUDYWASHINGTON - The Commerce and Defense departments rel

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In a major turnaround, two associations representing life insurers and agents said they will oppose

Australia's highest court on Monday ruled that 1,400 dockworkers who were fired last month by one of

Shipping lines carrying imports from Asia got what they wanted - a $300 a box increase.Now i