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The long-expected renaissance of railroad stocks apparently will take a step back toward the Dark Ag

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With aging bulk-carrier vessels straining under today's demands, ship experts are turning to the les

'We've had service failures with trucks not showing up and availability of trucks not being there.'<

JAPAN AGENCY PLANSFURTHER EASING OF OIL RULESTOKYO - The Natural Resources and Energy Agency

Lumber production, orders and shipments decreased in 12 Western states last week, a trade associatio

Foreign exchange markets began this week at least a little more apprehensive about the intentions of

A brief on Oct. 3, ''Harleysville completes Minnesota unit buy,'' should have said Minnesota Mutual

OFFERS TO BUY* CASTING POWDER. 30 metric tons of casting powder used in ingot steel casting

Containerized cargo traffic at the Port of New York and New Jersey jumped 11.7 percent in the first

Centrewrite Ltd., a Lloyd's subsidiary, has announced a new run-off reinsurance policy for Lloyd's i

As of Sept. 30, 1997Parallel Market Foreign Exchange Rates are based on unofficial, non-docu

Apparently satisfied with the notion of providing a national social security system along convention

The race to elect a successor to Renato Ruggiero, the World Trade Organization chief, who steps down

The powerful chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, determined to enforce the law

A panel of security experts has backed policy changes to allow U.S. sales of commercial nuclear tech

1328 (Oct. 10, 1997) Previous day - 1317The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

Lukoil, Microsoft signstrategy of cooperationRussian oil major Lukoil and U.S. computer soft

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Under the landmark Customs Modernization Act of 1993, importers are required to demonstrate that the

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent) is as

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Tree years ago, the folks at Sharp Electronics gave me a chance to play with a prototype of the Zaur

Korean government inspectors have scheduled a trip to Nebraska this week to inspect an IBP Inc. beef

The U.S. Customs Service is struggling to enforce a new U.S. law banning imported goods made by forc

Bangladesh's Privatization Board is preparing legislation aimed at speeding up the sale of governmen

In the bad old days of East Germany, the area of Saxony near Dresden was derided as the ''Valley Of

APL Ltd., parent company of American President Lines Ltd., says net income for the third quarter end

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The government of Pakistan appears ready to enact much-needed reforms to the insurance sector by ame

Behind the smiles and warm feelings in evidence this week when President Clinton visits Argentine Pr

NISSAN TAGS $800 MILLIONFOR MEXICAN FACILITYTOKYO - Nissan plans to invest $800 million over

LA-LONG BEACH BOARDOKS USER-FEE REFUNDSThe board of directors of the Marine Exchange of Los

Storms and two hurricanes for the past two weeks have damaged as much as 20 percent of the coffee cr

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ONGOINGCalifornia Maritime Academy. Oakland, Calif. November and January. Seminars on situat

The French government announced a series of measures to help the defense industry, along with a new

Friday Oct. 10, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

INTERNATIONAL PETROLEUM EXCHANGEOct. 10, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)