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The United States is backing a new $150 million trade and investment fund for sub-Saharan Africa tha

A decision issued Thursday by the Maritime Administration is part-win, part-loss for Sea-Land Servic

Problems still afflict many Asian nations supplying seafarers for the world's fleet, and the deadlin

Asia's recent economic turmoil may not affect the region's unparalleled aviation growth, experts say

U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky said Thursday that Japan had to make additional substa

In a major policy shift, Korean officials said Wednesday their international bailout plan will force

United Airlines Worldwide Cargo said it will spend more than $30 million on cargo facility improveme

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

Lock design flaws and a slow response by the crew were instrumental in the deaths of 852 people when

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The Texas Department of Transportation holds a hearing at the U.S.-Mexico border next week in what o

Some U.S. electricity customers could face higher prices unless railroad deliveries of coal to power

At global finance talks here Thursday, Malaysia said its pending offer will allow 51 percent equity

The fastest car in the world was rolled onto normally staid Lime Street in London on Wednesday, cour

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One of the great successes of the former Soviet Union was salving crippled ships, such as the Carla,

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 236.00 off 0.89

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Contrary to the general consensus, the introduction of the euro could spell the end of currency stab

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GENERAL RE CORP.Joseph P. Brandon, Hans Peter Gerhardt and Franklin Montross IV have all bee

INDIANA FILES SUITOVER ANTHEM MERGERHARTFORD, Conn. - After approving a merger between Anthe

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Two New England ports have opened large seafood processing and distribution plants to help hold on t

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DECEMBERCalifornia State Lands Commission. Dec. 9. Martinez, Calif. Meeting with U.S. Coast

Some White House advisers hope to eke out a partial trade victory for President Clinton next year by

Foreign investors and automakers will play a greater role in the South Korean economy as a result of

The Greenbrier Cos. - which had announced plans to divest its third-party logistics operations - sol

Boy, can you believe that folks ever survived before the Internet revolution? I mean, for example, w

Smallish and delicate, waving side to side in the nighttime sea, it looked like a woman's foot. The

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With time running out on talks to liberalize financial services, delays by emerging nations to make

Cargo consolidators handling trade moving between the U.S. East Coast and the west coast of South Am

Dec. 3, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o