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When Atlanta executive Bob Yates set out for Tokyo last Monday, he flew from his Georgia home to Van

The last few weeks haven't worked out as the Surface Transportation Board and Union Pacific Railroad

The Federal Aviation Administrator acknowledged Wednesday that the agency has failed to adequately p

NISSAN UNIT TO DISTRIBUTECHRYSLER'S CARS IN JAPANTOKYO - Chrysler Japan Sales Ltd. said Wedn

Lloyd's of London Wednesday welcomed a U.S. federal appeals court decision that bars U.S. individual

U.S. multinationals are racing against the clock to keep heavy-handed government legislation at bay

A tax proposal to raise about $400 million from property/casualty insurers over five years could win

OFFERS TO BUY* CLEAR FOOD WRAP: We are looking for clear food wrap that seals on tou

U.S. distillate fuel oil inventories declined 1.2 barrels in the week ended Jan. 30, as compared wit

Wednesday Feb. 4, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

SHIPSSPILL CLOSES SECTIONOF MAINE'S FORE RIVERPORTLAND, Maine - A section of

General Motors Corp. and Amoco Corp. plan to collaborate on alternative fuel solutions for next-gene

APL Ltd. and Transportacion Maritima Mexicana are expanding ocean container capacity in their joint

Contract talks between the Teamsters and unionized carriers are moving into the next phase, now that

A joint U.S.-Canadian agency would take over management of St. Lawrence Seaway operations under a bi

BEKINS VAN LINES CO.Jim Grieger was appointed director of strategic marketing development at

United Parcel Service, focusing on foreign partnerships after a 16-company overseas buying binge, is

Work should begin shortly to deepen the main channel at the Port of Guangzhou, at the head of the Pe

Moves by China to restructure its large but flabby shipbuilding sector appear to be gaining momentum

Forty-nine state legislators are co-sponsoring a plan that would give Newport News Shipbuilding up t

Preston Trucking Co. is taking to the skies to please its most demanding customers - those who need

SHIPSCLINTON NOMINATES LOYTO HELM COAST GUARDALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - President C

With the first round of India's general elections scheduled to start Feb. 16, major political groups

'The stability of the Chinese economy is expected tocushion the fall of Asia.'

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

The U.S. Midwest, a center for corn and soybean production, will be hit hard by the effects of the A

The U.S. dollar fell against the Japanese yen and the Deutsche mark Wednesday.The dollar was

America is gung ho about the euro.After years of indifference and skepticism about the Europ

SHANDONG PORTS REPORTCARGO, PASSENGER RECORDSJINAN, China - Ports in eastern Shandong provin

FEBRUARYMaritime Association Port of Charleston. Feb. 6. Charleston, S.C. Annual banquet. Co

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Feb. 14, 1997 - Feb. 4, 1998 (a graph)<

The blitz is on.U.S. Customs has launched its intensive enforcement effort to eradicate drug

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In its quest for new funding for the International Monetary Fund, the Clinton administration is port

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

Despite the financial turmoil in Asia, German Economics Minister Guenter Rexrodt has ruled out sugge

The Chevron-led Caspian Pipeline Consortium CPC, which is to build a $2.5 billion pipeline from west

FIRMS TO PROVIDE AUTOINSURANCE QUOTES ONLINESAN MATEO, Calif. - Banxquote, the Internet's le

As of Feb. 4, 1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 234.09 off 1.02 w