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A $36.5 million pre-tax charge for merger-related expenses pushed down Illinois Central Corp.'s firs

In a display of unity, shipping lines that carry cargo from Asia to the United States have notified

The competition that has lowered ocean rates on most major trade lanes is finally catching up to the

AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND LINEPUTS 3 SHIPS IN DRY DOCKSANTA ANA, Calif. - As part of a major dry

American Waterways Operators is adopting a zero tolerance policy for substandard barge and tow opera

The Millennium Bug computer problem threatens to cause chaos for ship lines and seriously disrupt in

A showdown between freight intermediaries and major U.S. ship lines comes to a climax Tuesday as the

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The U.S. trade gap widened in February, as a growing deficit with Japan reflected that nation's deep

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The ball is in Japan's court after last week's meeting of the Group of 7 industrial nations. But if

Gelatin made from cattle bones and hides in countries with mad cow disease is safe if certain precau

World economic leaders agreed the global financial system must become a safer place but failed to hi

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Creditor banks and Indonesian officials made progress toward resolving one of the key issues weighin

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'The $9.07-a-pound compensation (for losses) is a joke when a shoe-box-size container of computer co

Continental of Germany, Europe's second- and the world's fourth-largest auto tire producer, has deci

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An April 14 Journal of Commerce article on Page 2A, entitled ''Russian official warns US, IMF agains

US, MEXICO TO CONTINUESUGAR, FRUCTOSE DIALOGUEMEXICO CITY - Mexico and the United States hav

Singapore has announced two legislative amendments, one of which permits only registered manufacture

Heads of state from 34 countries Sunday formally launched talks for a Free Trade Area of the America

For the second consecutive Summit of the Americas, the only country not represented - Cuba - garnere

Heads of state headed home Sunday having launched here the talks to create a Free Trade Area of the

President Clinton, addressing the opening of the second Summit of the Americas here, vowed Saturday

While President Clinton meets privately Saturday with heads of state from across the hemisphere, his

White House aides said President Clinton didn't feel the shaking, but the Washington press corps sur

Opening remarks by President Clinton at the Summit of the Americas in Santiago, Chile, as transcribe

Argentina's Economy Minister Jorge Campbell confirmed late Saturday that Canada would be the host of

With heads of state meeting in Chile this weekend to formally launch negotiations for a Free Trade A

Using the weekend launch of negotiations for a Free Trade Area of the Americas by 2005 as a backdrop

Speaking to Latin American computer industry representatives gathered in Florida recently, Microsoft

Commerce Secretary William M. Daley has stunned the software industry and export advocates with a fr

After a stunning rejection nearly a year ago, Canada-based CP Ships is closing in on its bid to obta