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Both developed and emerging nations promised during a World Trade Organization conference Monday to

TOWER AIR'S THIRD QUARTERREVERSED YEAR-AGO LOSSESNEW YORK - Tower Air Inc. Monday reported t

Faced with an unprecedented wave of consolidation in the insurance industry this year, both with und

OFFERS TO BUY* HAIR ORNAMENT FROM ITALIAN MANUFACTURERS. Contact: Dong Myung System Engineer

Global air cargo traffic increased 8.7 percent in July to 4.5 million tons, according to a survey by

Current Textile Quotas:Where the average recent utilization rate indicates full quota utiliz

British Airways' move this weekend to establish a cheap no-frills carrier marks a dramatic escalatio

Frustrated by Amtrak President Thomas Downs' refusal to meet directly with union officials last week

European competition officials are poised to order Frankfurt Main International Airport to end its m

Federal Express Corp. and its unionized pilots are making progress toward reaching a contract, in co

Oct. 27, 1997BALTIC INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT FUTURES MARKET Prev.Close High Low

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GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

A frightening plunge in stock markets around the world last week forced The Journal of Commerce's Tr

The traditional competition among conference and independent ship lines for blocks of freight took a

UNPAID ENERGY BILLSPLAGUE RUSSIAN ECONOMYMOSCOW - Huge customer debts in Russia's energy sec

The latest figures on container volume in Los Angeles-Long Beach confirm what the full vessels, cong

The resolution that the United States and Britain managed to squeak through the Security Council las

The Clinton administration plans to enhance its export promotion efforts through a new 10-point prog

The United States and Europe are far from a deal in their dispute over sanctions relating to investm

Hydro-Quebec said it has signed a three-year cooperation agreement with Electrabel, Belgium's larges

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Nov. 15, 1996 - Oct. 24, 1997 (a graph)*

George Becker, president of the United Steelworkers of America and a long-time supporter of the Demo

Friday Oct. 24, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

CHINA TO IMPORT USGEAR FOR DAM PROJECTHONG KONG - China will import at least $2 billion to $

North American environment ministers meeting here have been told by a special panel that they have b

With the air of a well-scripted production, the House Commerce Finance subcommittee moved quickly on

BUSINESS COALITION BACKSA SUPERFUND REFORM BILL WASHINGTON - Coalitions representing busines

With China about to become the world's largest buyer of jet- liners, executives at Boeing Co. be

The International Monetary Fund moved closer to a multibillion-dollar bailout for Indonesia and an I

With exports booming, Germany's ruling coalition has rebuffed efforts to tinker with the nation's ma

After nearly a decade of double-digit growth, the insurance industry in Hong Kong grew just 4.8 perc

A U.S.-Mexico partnership won the coveted partial sale of Mexico's satellite system after two compet

ORION'S PROFIT, REVENUEGAINED IN THIRD QUARTERFARMINGTON, Conn. - Orion Capital Corp.'s thir

'I've never seen anything like this. It's never been this bad before.'

The air traffic control system at Hong Kong's new airport is officially in service, thanks to what o

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

Five companies have bid for a state contract to privatize Stewart Airport.New York was the f

Three weeks ended Oct. 18, 1997, vs. similar 1996 periodCARS CARSLOADED LOADED

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