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Palladium, mined predominantly by Russia, rose last week to a record $390 per troy ounce, as importe

Senate agriculture leaders, angered by last year's rail crisis in the Midwest and facing an El Nino-

A senior official said Wednesday the International Monetary Fund would make its next payments to tro

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

While the U.S. government and export community closely watch the launch of the euro for signs of its

KEY LAWMAKERS REACHDEAL ON REFORM BILLWASHINGTON - Two key representatives have worked out a

The Swiss Re group posted a 1997 net profit increase of 45 percent on the year to 2.2 billion Swiss

MAYFederal Highway Administration. May 2. Irvine, Calif. Public meeting to discuss developme

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 224.18 off 0.62

EU PANEL APPROVESCONTAINER LEASING VENTURELONDON - The European Commission has approved the

Linda Morgan, the plucky chairman of the Surface Transportation Board, has issued a challenge to rai

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, June 20, 1997 - Apr. 30, 1998 (a graph)

SIEMENS-MOTOROLAPLANT OPENS IN VIRGINIAMUNICH - A $1.5 billion semiconductor plant built by

The European Commission has launched a World Trade Organization complaint against the United States

OFFERS TO BUY* CHICKEN SLAUGHTERHOUSE. Urgently seeking to purchase a chicken slaughterhouse

As of April 30, 1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

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Two of the country's largest airlines announced a sweeping alliance Thursday, and U.S. regulators vo

The strike at the Port of Salvador is entering its third month, with no resolution in sight until mi

Asia-Pacific countries face a bill of up to $500 billion to rectify the Year 2000 computer problem,

* Noon Thursday - The dollar was trading slightly lower, despite a sharp rally in the stock market o

Daewoo Corp.'s chairman said Wednesday that General Motors Corp. planned to buy up to 50 percent of

1,004 (April 30, 1998) Previous day - 1,007The Baltic International Freight Futures Market i

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April 29, 1998U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

Guilford Transportation Industries, the Massachusetts-based regional railroad operator, is spreading

Sound as a dollar? Try sound as a euro.This weekend in Belgium, European officials will emba

The local arm of Singapore's maritime-based Keppel conglomerate is revamping itself in what it says

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The chairman of the stevedoring company that is at the epicenter of a 3-week-old Australian dock str

BRAZIL DELAYS END OF FUELALCOHOL PRICE CONTROLSSAO PAULO - The Brazilian government has dela

The battle between PacifiCorp and Texas Utilities Co. to acquire Britain's Energy Group PLC will end

The Chemical Manufacturers Association has thrown its support behind a Senate bill meant to ease reg

Less than a tenth of work-related injuries require workers to take more than three days off work for

It's Feb. 18, 2001, and the bad economic news for Europe just keeps coming. A new batch of trade fig

With container volumes growing faster than terminal capacity in Los Angeles-Long Beach, the nation's

The next round of global trade talks must open more sectors of the worldwide services trade and deep

An argument between state agencies may hamper California insurance companies' efforts to boost their

State officials and maritime representatives in Hawaii agree there is a pressing need for a modern c