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SENATE PANEL APPROVESAIR BAG PROVISIONWASHINGTON - A Senate committee has approved a provisi

The ''Products & Services'' column that ran in The Journal of Commerce on Thursday, Sept. 11, should

The number of House lawmakers who have endorsed a resolution to preserve the Jones Act has climbed a

The American Council of Life Insurance has voiced its strong support for U.S. trade representatives

California Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush this week filed a $43 million lawsuit against Me

Surplus capacity, falling rates and fierce competition: Just as these factors dominate the direct ma

The finance subcommittee of the House Commerce Committee, canceled Thursday's planned markup on fina

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ATLANTICARGO TO CALLAT NORFOLK IN NOVEMBERJERSEY CITY, N.J. - After more than 20 years of re

ONGOINGCalifornia Maritime Academy. Oakland. September, November and January. Seminars on si

Sept. 18, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unl

The politically volatile U.S. trade deficits with Japan and China surged in July, increasing pressur

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Thursday, Sept. 18, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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

The U.S. dollar was little changed Thursday after shaking off an early decline on news of a wider U.

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Sept. 18, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

The High Court will decide next week whether a judicial review should proceed into the issuing of of

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Recent developments have reinforced concern in financial markets about the risk of a ''significant s

A letter to the editor from Douglas C. Worth that ran in the Sept. 18 edition included a typographic

Chile is open to negotiating either a bilateral free-trade pact with the United States or membership

Japanese shipping lines hit two weeks ago by U.S. sanctions resulting from a port dispute say they a

Sept. 18, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

1283 (Sept. 18, 1997) Previous day - 1281The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

MEXICO, ISRAEL PLANNINGTALKS ON FREE TRADEMEXICO CITY - Mexico and Israel are planning to be

Sept. 18, 1997BALTIC INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT FUTURES MARKET Prev.Close High Lo

990 (Sept. 18, 1997) Previous day - 992The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursda

Barely 18 months after it jumped into the third-party transportation business, Greenbrier Cos. is ba

SHIPSUZBEKISTAN USING IRANSEAPORT FOR FIBER TRADETASHKENT, Uzbekistan - Uzbe

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CON-WAY SOUTHERN EXPRESSThis regional trucking company that consolidates shipments in the le

Surface Transportation Board chairwoman Linda Morgan denied a request from 12 rail union officials w

With air traffic expected to grow rapidly over the next decade, Germany's government is taking steps

A study into the potential benefits from a unified port management structure along the U.S.-Mexico b

The Federal Aviation Administration has upgraded Jamaica's air safety oversight rating, allowing air

An old oil refinery is now on its way from the west coast of Canada for use in a new refinery comple