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The Surface Transportation Board ruled that Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Co. cannot sell

BANKBOSTON TO ACQUIREDEUTSCHE BANK ARGENTINANEW YORK - BankBoston Corp. Monday announced it

Trade officials from 43 countries launched a new round of global talks here Monday aimed at extendin

Having returned to Chinese sovereignty, Hong Kong is making strenuous efforts to retain its commerci

The Federal Highway Administration has ordered J&D Byrd Inc. of Fort Washington, Md., to shut down o

Hawaiian macadamia nut growers are using their clout in Washington to send a warning to their Austra

The nation's top port group decided not to take an official stand at its convention here last week o

I don't know about you but there are some things in life I never tire of:* The smell of brea

Under a heliport and the floodlights of a baseball field, a new street cuts through what until two y

South Korea's Hanjin Shipping Co. announced Monday it was quitting the trans-Atlantic rate-setting c

'People voting on this are saying there is no compelling reason to give away ournational sov

The impending closure of National Stockyards, once one of the largest livestock processing centers i

Rhode Island's worst oil spill was the result of criminal negligence that left a barge and tug impro

Canada's Finance Department proposed to remove a rule that limits commercial loans by small trust an

A package of House Republican bills threatens to undermine next month's summit between President Cli

The collapse of communism in Russia has created a world ''superpower of crime,'' according to a repo

Chemical shippers are demanding immediate improvement in Union Pacific Railroad's deteriorating serv

Sensing a tremendous opportunity, two real estate companies are teaming up to jump into the warehous

DHL Worldwide Express and AT&T have introduced an automated shipment notification system for interna

Monday, Sept. 29, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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

Sept. 29, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 2

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

Despite big losses in railroads and bulk shipping, the Journal of Commerce Stock Index fell only 0.0

Monday Sept. 29, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

Sept. 29, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Nigeria's manufacturers on Monday painted a gloomy picture of an economy driven into recession by th

Creditors of South Korea's ailing Kia Group Monday declared their two-month loan grace period over,

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Sept. 26, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unl

'This is a continuation of what we have seen in the steamship industry. They have to merge to surviv

New York City has stepped up its feud with the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey over control

For the week ended September 20, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equa

As a natural resource, the Missouri River isn't so natural anymore.The ''Take Back the River

Acknowledging that these are turbulent times in the insurance industry, Anita Bourke says the theme

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey officials last week were crediting a New Jersey congressman

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The long lines of trucks waiting to get into Mexico at border crossings are likely to grow even long

CHIRAC: RUSSIA WILLJOIN WTO IN 1998MOSCOW - France is sure Russia will join the World Trade

Overlooked in the protracted process to approve a passenger alliance between American Airlines and B