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PACT SIGNED TO TIGHTENCONTROL OVER GAZPROMMOSCOW - Russia natural gas giant Gazprom has sign

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Dec. 22, 1997This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the e

Shareholders of Western Resources Inc. and Kansas City Power & Light Co. won't be voting after all n

The Hong Kong arm of China's primary shipping company appears bent on increasing its exposure in nor

Monday December 22, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represen

Hutchison Whampoa is increasing its ownership of Hong Kong's dominant boxport operator, one of the j

SHIPSMATSON WON'T SEEKRATE HIKE IN JANUARYSAN FRANCISCO - Matson Navigation Co. will

As details of ship deployments by the revamped Grand Alliance of container lines emerge, it is incre

The Asian contagion swept through the stock market last week, forcing all indexes lower, including T

Completion of a rail link in China's southwest is proving a boon to the Port of Fangcheng, intended

ZEDILLO TO EASE PRIVATEENTRY TO ELECTRICITY ARENAMEXICO CITY - Sweeping reforms to the elect

The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by Reuter Money Service, are selling rates among

South Korea's economic crisis is triggering uncertainty in the global shipbuilding market as the cou

China Ocean Shipping Co. and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. will link up with a slot-charter agreement i

With economists needing tarot cards to predict the next downturn in Asian currencies or how long it

As the world economy struggles through Asia's economic downturn, economists are asking if deflation

The tremors from Asia rumbled through global markets last week and traders grumbled that Japan's eff

The Asian financial crisis may be largely over by 1999, the International Monetary Fund suggested in

A years-long dispute between the United States and the European Union over trapping animals for thei

The World Trade Organization, formed to sort out trade conflicts between the world's nations, appare

'We both have residue-testing requirements and both sides believe theirs is superior to the other gu

NEW KOREAN LEADER VOWSTO ADHERE TO IMF DEALSEOUL - South Korean President-elect Kim Dae-jung

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Jan. 10 - Dec. 19, 1997 (a graph)* Annua

U.S.-Vietnamese trade and investment, already steadily rising, may soon get a boost from President C

China may have been slow getting its insurance industry started after decades in limbo, but it's now

The Life Insurance Association of Massachusetts has been fined $13,500 for giving illegal gratuities

LLOYD'S LAST '97 AUCTIONSHOWS INCREASE OVER '96LONDON - Lloyd's of London completed its seri

Indian exports, whose growth has slowed because of external factors like recession in some Western m

Britain gave the go-ahead to further integration in the electricity sector Friday when it cleared U.

IN THE 11TH HOUR, EL ALDECIDES TO BUY AMERICANJERUSALEM - Israel's state-owned airline El Al

India's state-owned General Insurance Corp. has received permission from the country's central bank

ACE Ltd.Larry Lombardo was named executive vice president in charge of underwriting for the

OFFERS TO BUY* 7 SEGMENT DISPLAY MANUFACTURERS. Worldwide. 7 segment, 0.54-in. or 0.56-in. h

TRAINSSTB SEEKS TO DETERMINEINDUSTRY'S CAPITAL COSTSWASHINGTON - The Surface

wThe Federal Aviation Administration said Friday it will explore the use of less flammable jet fuel

Having given up on the idea of a landbridge alternative to the Panama Canal, Mexico is readying its

CALL SPREADS PRICE OR BID/ASKNational annual '97* 60/80

The head of central railroad terminal in this capital city is asking authorities for a faster transi

Property/casualty insurers made a lot of money in 1997 and they expect to give a lot back - in the f