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With a new attack on slack safety and lax management, China's authorities are demanding that coal mi

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is playing down reports that it is on the verge of unveiling a strategic al

In his meeting Thursday with British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Brazilian President Fernando Henriqu

Global climate negotiators meeting in Japan this week and next have a lot to talk about. But so far,

Ocean carriers in the expanding trade between the east coasts of North and South America were scramb

As of Dec. 4, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

Freight forwarder Kintetsu World Express (U.S.A.) Inc., plotting an expansion into Russia's Far East

Dec. 4, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

REGULATOR MAKES CASEFOR BANK INSURANCE SALESWASHINGTON - Comptroller of the Currency Eugene

United Parcel Service and its pilots union meet today in Louisville, Ky., for informal discussions i

Microsoft Corp. has thrown its clout behind standards for new online banking software that could mak

VEBA AG PLANS A USELECTRONICS ENTERPRISEDUSSELDORF, Germany - Veba AG, Germany's fourth-larg

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners will meet in Seattle this weekend to review the

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

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The U.S. dollar rose to a 5.5-year high of 129.78 yen Thursday, after another doom-laden day for the

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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

International Petroleum ExchangeDec. 4, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

New York Mercantile Exchange - Dec. 3, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

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

Dec. 4, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 29.

1188 (Dec. 4, 1997) Previous day - 1184The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

Dec. 4, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlea