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Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens criticized President Clinton for his apparent surprise line-item veto of a d

US IMPOSES SWEEPINGSANCTIONS ON SUDANWASHINGTON - The United States has imposed sweeping new

The U.S. Surface Transportation Board has granted the Texas-Mexican Railway additional provisional t

For the week ended October 25, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equale

Although it is estimated that the total Costa Rican market for hotel and restaurant equipment decrea

MIDDLE EASTQATARQatar has stopped issuing entry visas to foreigners as a security me

Sales are booming for Xerox Business Services.U.S. companies seeking faster, easier ways to

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These are the days of uneasy alliances.Last week, utility giant Entergy Corp. of New Orleans

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

HAMBURG SUDBUYS BULK CARRIERHAMBURG - Hamburg Sud bought the Santa Rosa, a 41,363-deadweight

One of China's big manufacturers of maritime containers is getting bigger, in what executives say is

The breakup of Conrail Inc. is largely an intramural contest among the freight transport community,

The key coming attraction involving small railroads affected by the breakup of Conrail Inc. will be

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FROM THE UNITED STATES/CANADAPHILIPPINES. Nov. 5-13. The city of Oakland, Calif., and the Gr

WORKERS INJURED LEAPINGFROM MOVING TRAINALVORD, Texas - Two workers were slightly hurt Monda

Russia's timber industry continues on its downward slide this year, as the number of enterprises gro

A judge has turned down a motion that would have put off consideration of the California Insurance D

After its net income doubled in the first half of its fiscal year to over 1 billion guilders ($512 m

968 (Nov. 4, 1997) Previous day - 976The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursdays

GLOBE WIRELESSThe maritime telecommunications provider recently announced key appointments t

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U.S. trade officials are anxious to talk with their South African counterparts about new legislation

AUSTRALIAN FIRM TO BUILDCHINESE POWER PLANTBRISBANE, Australia - Australian power corporatio

OFFERS TO BUY* NEWSPRINT. Monthly suppliers of newsprint leftovers. Quote c.i.f. delivery pr

Air Express International reported third-quarter net income of $13.4 million, up 26 percent from $10

Mexican authorities seized more than 1,500 items of clothing and 30,000 socks, all counterfeits of b

PEMEX AWARDS PACT FORUNDERWATER OIL PIPELINEMEXICO CITY - A 50-50 joint venture formed by Tr

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As electronic commerce grows so does the inherent risk of doing business in general. Some say succes

Unocal Corp. won one of the biggest patent trials of the last 20 years when a jury ruled six major o

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With the Southern California port complex bursting at the seams, Hanjin Shipping Co. has quietly ope

Striking French truckers tightened their choke hold on roadways and fuel supplies for a second day T

Shortline operator Genesee & Wyoming Inc. reported third-quarter net income of $2.1 million on reven

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