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MCI: ADDITIONAL MEXICOINVESTMENT IS ON HOLDNEW YORK - Long-distance telephone carrier MCI Co

As of Feb. 5, 1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

PLANESMARTINAIR TO BECOMEKLM SUBSIDIARYAMSTELVEEN/ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands

A number of stock-issuing insurance companies have banded together to ward off what they claim is po

USF&G SEES PROFITDECLINE FOR YEARBALTIMORE - In its last earnings statement as an independen

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Feb. 4, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

CNA FINANCIAL CORP.Bernard Hengesbaugh was named to the newly created position of executive

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker Rate Schedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Sched

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

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

Two major ship lines planning to enter the North Atlantic trades next month are tiptoeing into the b

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Holland & Knight LLP, one of the nation's largest full-service law firms, and Gabel and Hair, a 100-

The risk of war in the Caucasus has risen sharply with the resignations of Armenia's political leade

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

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

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

A federal judge in Northern California has rejected a bid to temporarily block the $3.65 billion sal

There's a sense of urgency at the Port of Oakland.The nation's sixth-largest containerport h

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

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

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

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

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

RECENT VESSEL SALESSale Date Vessel Year PriceReported Vessel Name T

988 (Feb. 4, 1998) Previous day - 1016The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lon

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

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