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The buzzwords during this year's congressional session may be ''fine-tune'' or ''fine-tuning'' - as

The California Senate has approved legislation that would give older workers more legal protection a

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 230.47 up 1.06 w

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'We wanted to get on a level playing field with the independents, and this pretty much does it.'

The Asian financial crisis is rattling the posh skyscrapers that house foreign company offices in Ho

AIG FORMS HEALTH-CAREVENTURE IN ASIANEW YORK - American International Group and United Healt

In what it terms an important strategic step in regional strategy, Federal Express Corp. is set to b

''Can we talk?''It's a line that major corporations worldwide should be using on their custo

Jan. 23, 1998Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High

If you ship products to China by air, now is the time to shop around for bargain prices.Rate

Most people know helicopters can virtually land on a dime and that they are used for crop-dusting or

1) US airborne exports, January to August2) US airborne imports, January to AugustNo story.<

Psst - want to buy cheap videos or CDs?Duck round the corner in a seedier district of Hong K

Jan. 23, 1998U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

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SONY, FUJITSU UNITEON CHIP PROJECTTOKYO - Japanese electronics giants Sony Corp. and Fujitsu

JANUARYLTL Outlook 1998. Jan. 27. Newark, N.J. Representatives of APA Transport, Roadway Exp

A new shipping service between Taiwan and Russia allows Taiwan to take advantage of Russia's Far Eas

The air express industry may be shell-shocked from 1997 events, but it is primed for more fireworks

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The air cargo business is getting hot in the cold North. New cargo facilities are springing up in Al

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Hong Kong health authorities said on Friday they would help more than 100 people seek compensation f

Friday Jan. 23, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

One of the worst nightmares of German exporters and investors is that their neighbor and growing mar

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative may seek World Trade Organization dispute resolution aft

The U.S. government is hitting back at exporters and importers who show it little respect.An

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The family of Leo Brien, the well-liked Port of Oakland, Calif., maritime director who died of cance

Jan. 23, 1998RESELLER RACK UNLEADED MID- PREMIUM-UNLE

The economic turbulence in Asia has clouded projections for European growth, but German port and tra

SHIPSSEALIFT COMMANDERTO SPEAK AT LUNCHEONNEW YORK - Vice Adm. James B. Perk

Looking back over 1997, you could characterize progress in the field of electronic commerce as it re

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The World Trade Organization has established a dispute panel to review South Korea's complaint that