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President Clinton and Chinese president Jiang Zemin announced two major trade agreements after their

W.R. BERKLEY SEESNET INCOME RISEGREENWICH, Conn. - W.R. Berkley Corp. reported a net income

A Chinese trade official handed out a list of 115 items that Chinese officials are seeking from U.S.

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Elvis is finding new homes around Asia.But this Elvis is not the pelvis-swiveling rock 'n' r

AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND LINEEXPANDING IN PACIFICSANTA ANA, Calif. - Australia-New Zealand Dire

As Latin American stock markets struggle with spillover volatility triggered by events in Asia and N

The answer to your prayers is no. Unless you are Richard Kenney of the U.S. Coast Guard, who says he

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

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

UNITED ARAB EMIRATESTO ESTABLISH EXCHANGEKARACHI, Pakistan - The United Arab Emirates is lik

The battle for freight across the English Channel, the world's busiest waterway, is set to escalate.

GULF PORTS OF THE AMERICAS ASSOCIATIONA.J. ''Pete'' Reixach Jr., executive port director for

Officials from the Teamsters union and its major trucking companies are calling preliminary talks on

The quest for oil and natural gas will require explorers to drill in deeper waters of the Gulf of Me

THAILAND TO GO TO WTOOVER REJECTED CHICKENBANGKOK - Thailand will lodge a complaint with the

PEOPLE'S INSURANCE GETS'BBB' RATING FROM S&PBEIJING - State-run People's Insurance (Group) C

Indian companies are often accused of infringing on trademarks of American companies, but sometimes

TRANSNEFT RESUMES FLOWOF OIL FROM AZERBAIJANMOSCOW - Russia resumed pumping oil from Azerbai

The Asian economic crisis will produce a regional slowdown that will trim U.S. exports and earnings

Union Pacific Railroad suffered another high-profile accident Wednesday that blocked service on both

Wednesday, Oct. 29, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

As struggles continued Wednesday over a controversial military spending measure, the computer indust

'Our market projection for China is pretty bullish. We've estimated they'll buy $140 billion worth o

CP Ships is ''declaring 95 percent victory'' in a battle with Canadian antitrust authorities stemmin

OFFERS TO BUY* POLYSTYRENE. Mainly nonexpandable grades. 16-20 tons per month. Contact: Meir

Groups representing life and property/casualty insurers hailed new recommendations that protects the

Oct. 29, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

INTERNATIONAL PETROLEUM EXCHANGEOct. 29, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Importers, customs brokers and carriers are irate over a proposed plan to slash the time they have t

After more than 100 years, the Illinois Supreme Court has declared unconstitutional a law that taxes

As of Oct. 29, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

The Canadian owners of Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. expect they will receive federal subsidies for Lyke

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Life's satiny days tumble forward into months and years until one day friends invite you to a nice r

The House is taking up legislation that could move thousands of tons of nuclear waste to Nevada, wit

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