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HANJIN SHIPPING CO.H.T. Hwang, director of Hanjin Shipping Co. (USA), was promoted to execut

FLIGHT 800 CRASH THEORYCENTERS ON WIRINGNEW YORK - Investigators trying to find the cause of

Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Co. will spend more than $500 million to acquire 409 locomo

President Clinton is honorary chairman, and Sen. Trent Lott is general chairman, for the 1997 United

The Association of Tin Producing Countries ended its meeting this week with a decision to write agai

Only 600 miles off China, the Northern Mariana Islands are a dream come true for Asian clothing manu

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

Former House Speaker Thomas Foley said Wednesday he would press Japan to cut its trade surplus and p

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Russia's profit-making cargo rail operations will be split from the money-losing passenger units, ra

The financing of grain sales has been reshaped by the emergence of more private buyers and improved

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New York Mercantile Exchange - Sept. 23, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

President Boris Yeltsin said on Wednesday the state must play a greater role in the Russian economy

1276 (Sept. 24, 1997) Previous day - 1281The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

NORTHWEST ORDERS 50AIRBUS A319 AIRCRAFTNEW YORK - Northwest Airlines has signed a contract o

11 SENATORS URGEEND TO TVA FUNDINGWASHINGTON - Eleven senators have asked their negotiators

Multinational companies, as well as European businesses, face enormous costs in preparing for Europe

NESTE SELLS CHEMICALUNITS TO US RADNORHELSINKI - Finnish oil, chemicals and energy group Nes

Pilots at Midwest Express Airlines are seeking to join the Teamsters, officials said.A vote

NANTONG TO BUILD4 BERTHS IN 3 YEARSNANJING, China - Officials in Jiangsu province said the P

ONGOINGCalifornia Maritime Academy. Oakland, Calif. September, November and January. Seminar

Saab Cars USA Inc. chose the Port of New York and New Jersey as its Northeast import gateway and pla

In a further shake-up of the growing trade lane between the United States and South America, two maj

Travelers Group said Tuesday it is putting Salomon Inc. under its trademark red umbrella in a $9 bil

Sept. 24, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

''Insurance execs earned 12.5 percent more in '96'' (Sept. 22, Page 5A) should have noted that the $

Canadian Pacific Ltd. appears on its way to overcoming a final stumbling block and becoming a major

Sept. 24, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close Hig

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Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,500-$1,600 per ton lo

The Columbia River Port of Kalama, Wash., proves beyond any doubt that good things come in small pac

International Petroleum ExchangeSept. 24, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)<

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The U.S. dollar fell sharply Wednesday after a Japanese ministry of finance official said that the G

U.S. beef producers say a plan by the European Union to expand its ban on animal byproducts to inclu

OFFERS TO BUY* GOLD. Gold based on Swiss procedures and the second London fixing for pricing

Marine insurance buyers are benefiting as premiums for most types of energy-related marine insurance

The Bureau of Air Transportation canceled all non-instrument-rated flights to and from Zamboanga bec