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More than 100 business leaders will urge top government officials this week to bolster U.S.-European

Russia's third-largest steelmaker has signed up for the first-ever loan from the European Bank for R

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,500-$1,600 per ton lo

The outlook for an early end to a French truckers' strike brightened Wednesday night as contract neg

A Brazilian-European service to the Mediterranean has expanded to a fixed-day service, ship lines fr

The cracks are widening in the consistent rate stability that the Trans Atlantic Conference Agreemen

Japan should not intervene in Southeast Asian financial markets to bail out investors, a Columbia Un

SEC INVESTIGATINGUBS ANALYST'S REPORTNew York - The Securities and Exchange Commission is in

Venezuela's controversial new boiler fuel continues to make inroads in global markets - while awaiti

RUSSIA SEES FOREIGNBIDDERS FOR OIL FIRMSMOSCOW - Russian President Boris Yeltsin, removing a

TRAINSNS EXPANDS REACH OFDOUBLE-STACK SERVICESNORFOLK, Va. - Norfolk Souther

The World Trade Organization's court of appeals began hearings this week on a challenge by the Europ

The Supreme Court's decision last week to judge the legality of the harbor maintenance tax puts into

Two House Democrats with competing Superfund reform bills have forced the chairman of a House subcom

The race by air carriers to track cargo shipments over the Internet continued this week, with United

An increase in container handling productivity will soon unfold at Brazil's heavily congested Port o

Nov. 5, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High

Norfolk Southern Corp. and CSX Corp. have won more state support for their plan to split Conrail Inc

Nov. 5, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlea

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

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Nov. 22, 1996 - Nov. 5, 1997 (a graph)*

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

Wednesday Nov. 5, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

The fastest way for a boss to create the impression he is a no-nonsense negotiator is to negotiate w

Deregulation of the oil sector, hailed nine months ago as a breakthrough for market forces, now lies

Go south, young Canadian insurance company, go south.Canadian niche players, in a property a

Several key players with a strong interest in New York-New Jersey rail shipping patterns are taking

President Clinton Tuesday promised to seek $800 million a year in new job training and community dev

It's Round Two in a battle between an insurance trade association and fair housing interest groups o

AON SEES REVENUE BOOSTDUE TO ACQUISITIONSCHICAGO - Aon Corp.'s third-quarter revenue increas

British Airways Wednesday reported a UK40 million ($67 million) decline in its first-half pretax pro

New York Mercantile Exchange - Nov. 4, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

President Clinton and other leaders of Asia-Pacific countries will be told later this month that the

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Continuing opposition from the nation's six largest shipbuilding companies Wednesday dimmed prospect

ONGOINGCalifornia Maritime Academy. Seminars on situational negotiating skills. Contact: Ray

One midmorning last August, at 10:46 a.m., the U.S. Customs Service sealed ports of entry against im

The successful auction of partial ownership in a large Brazilian power plant Wednesday is expected t

Nov. 5, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o