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The nation's fourth-largest steelmaker has lowered prices 7 percent for hot-rolled steel, widely use

AIRSCHOTT, SEASCHOTTMERGE OPERATIONSWASHINGTON - Airschott Inc. and Seaschott Inc., which ar

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

The U.S. dollar rose Wednesday following weak economic reports in Germany and Japan.German A

One more brick clunked into the wall consolidating insurers and reinsurers, as USF Re Insurance Co.

SAN JOSE SURPASSESNEW YORK IN EXPORTSWASHINGTON - San Jose, Calif., is now the nation's bigg

Comments by Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad sent the Malaysian ringgit and Indonesian rupi

The United States backtracked Wednesday on its broad sanctions against India for its suspected missi

Federal Express Corp. announced Wednesday it will build a $50 million air cargo hub at Miami Interna

NORTH CAROLINA STATEPORTS AUTHORITYC. Douglas Reutlinger, a veteran sales executive for stea

LOGGING FIRM SUES OVERGOVERNMENT CHARGESVANCOUVER, British Columbia - In a suit filed this w

A harbor pilot with a troubled history lost his bid to return to the water.The state Board o

Consultants are exploring just when Hong Kong's next container terminals will be needed, a process t

The top environmental official for former British Prime Minister John Major Wednesday blasted the Cl

FLORIDA MISSION TOVISIT 3 ASIAN NATIONSMIAMI - Florida's Democratic Gov. Lawton Chiles will

OFFERS TO BUY* STEEL SHEETS HOT ROLLED/COLD ROLLED. Stove, enameled kitchen utensils for gen

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U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said the United States wants to avoid slapping sanctions

Wednesday Oct. 1, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

1281 (Oct. 1, 1997) Previous day - 1277The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

Oct. 1, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High

In a contract that could pave the way for major changes in European outsourcing, DuPont de Nemours B

An arbitrator ruled Wednesday that dockworkers are legally bound to work a Neptune Orient Lines cont

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The reported discovery last week of the E. coli bacteria in U.S. beef has Korean consumers reluctant

India's infrastructure sector, stymied by political disputes in its hope for an infusion of funds fr

The United States said it would open a trade investigation of South Korea's barriers to auto imports

Cross Timbers Oil Co. announced it had entered into a multimillion dollar agreement with Amoco Produ

United Parcel Service pilots overwhelmingly rejected what the company called its ''last, best and fi

Loram Corp. said Wednesday that it has accepted an all-cash offer from Canada's Talisman Energy Inc.

LLoyd's of London has for the first time been rated by A.M. Best and Standard & Poor's. However, the

The United Nations body examining reparation claims against the Iraqi government by individuals, cor

A proposal to let a Norwegian ship builder revitalize the abandoned Philadelphia Naval Shipyard has

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New York Mercantile Exchange - Sept. 30, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High

Wednesday, Oct. 1, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Union Pacific Railroad is taking the unprecedented step of handing over thousands of shipments to it

'A lot of people went into China with the expectation that they would build really big projects and

The railroad that ships Montana's wheat crop to the West Coast has postponed the start of a new poli