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Mexican Finance Secretary Guillermo Ortiz will begin meeting next Monday with members of the new con

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The U.S. dollar rose Wednesday, despite the Federal Reserve's decision to leave interest rates uncha

Tiny, troubled Cambodia is feeling the heat from U.S. textile officials who want to curb the Southea

SEDGWICK GROUP REPORTSNINE-MONTH PROFIT DECLINELONDON - Sedgwick Group, the worldwide insura

IRAN OIL CZAR ZANGANEHIN RUSSIA TO BEGIN TALKSMOSCOW - Iranian oil minister Bijan Namdar Zan

While the number of women transportation executives is steadily increasing, a glass ceiling has kept

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

Nov. 12, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

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Community activists in southeastern Nigeria say they have shut down a number of oil wells belonging

U.S. pharmaceutical sales to Africa are expected to rise thanks to the acquisition by a New York-bas

Falling leasing rates for older marine containers led Sea Containers Ltd. to report lower operating

Naval architect and businessman David A. O'Neil was named ''alumnus of the year'' by the U.S. Mercha

Get ready for a battle. Marine insurance rates, which form a large proportion of the cost of running

The Massachusetts Legislature has less than a week to go in its 1997 session and passage of a bill t

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US ENERGY USE TO JUMPBY 27 PERCENT BY YEAR 2020WASHINGTON - U.S. energy use is expected to i

Indian sales of food products to the United States are expected to lose ground heavily when the Food

Nov. 12, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Sugar factory builder F.C. Schaffer and Associates has a problem. Fully 75 percent of its busines

Service delays on the nation's largest railroad are shining a cold white light on U.S. energy market

Gazprom officials brush off threats of U.S. sanctions against the company if it goes ahead with a $2

S. KOREA BUSINESS GROUPSTO CUT PLANT INVESTMENTSEOUL - South Korea's top 30 business groups

SHIPSOVERSEAS SHIPHOLDINGPOSTS $4.4 MILLION LOSSNEW YORK - Overseas Shiphold

'If I was a major construction equipment maker, I'd move my important U.S. plants to Brazil today. T

The global financial services liberalization talks received a welcome boost Wednesday after key emer

1272 (Nov. 12, 1997) Previous day - 1277The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

CLINTON AND ASEANMEMBERS TO MEETMANILA - President Clinton will hold a special meeting with

EMERY WORLDWIDEWayne Hall was named division manager for Canada. He will be based in Toronto

GREENBRIER SUFFERED LOSSIN FINAL FISCAL QUARTERLAKE OSWEGO, Ore. - The Greenbrier Cos. repor

Rep. Bud Shuster, chairman of the House transportation Committee, threatened Wednesday to prevent an

The Journal of Commerce industrial price index fell to a three-year low Monday, indicating that ther

Nov. 10, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

CMA-CGM America Inc. said Monday it will expand into the growing trade between the United States and

''It was 'round about midnight, as four crewmembers were taking over the watch. It was raining like