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The state of Alaska has threatened to seize fishing vessels that kept a state ferry stuck in a Briti

Myanmar's military government has warned that a Massachusetts law restricting the state from doing b

A U.S. company that plans to launch rockets with commercial satellites is negotiating with two Carib

Cuba's two major steel works reported production and exports grew significantly from January through

CONSECO INC.John J. Sabl joined the Carmel, Ind., financial services company as executive vi

A senior U.S. trade official put a happy face on her visit to Tokyo this week, but even as she left,

THAILAND COMMISSIONWILL OVERSEE INSURANCEBANGKOK - Commerce Minister Narongchai Akarasanee s

American International Group Inc. said Wednesday it had formed a joint venture worth half a billion

ING GROUP SAYS PROFITUP IN FIRST SIX MONTHSAMSTERDAM - ING Group reported growth in net prof

Note to shippers who thought the undercharge crisis was over: think again.The attorney for d

Thursday, Aug. 28, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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Aug. 28, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

SPANISH COTTON PRODUCERSPROTEST EU PRICE CUTMADRID - Cotton producers in Spain's southern re

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 239.31 which co

About 300 shippers, fed up with poor service, will face off with Union Pacific Railroad executives i

wWith an ambitious development plan and the help of foreign investors, Panama, a country of few sail

Japan's effort to appease U.S. concerns about its port-operating practices broke down this week, dim

INTERNATIONAL PETROLEUM EXCHANGEAug. 28, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

As of Aug. 28, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

The stakes in the race for control over Caspian oil are high, but the rules shaping the contest are

Aug. 28, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

CANADIAN FISHERIESOFFICIAL HITS ALASKAVANCOUVER, British Columbia - A Canadian fisheries adv

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

The U.S. dollar fell Thursday as the stock market dived on fears of higher interest rates down the r

Delta Air Lines' pilots say they helped the nation's third-largest carrier bounce back from a financ

Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto on Thursday applauded China's economic growth as good for

'It's been a disaster. The long-haul trades have collapsed.'

Fifth Third Bank is No. 1 for many exporters in the Midwest. The bank, a 1997 ''E Star'' award win

On Monday, when Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de Leon gives his third state of the nation

1327 (Aug. 28, 1997) Previous day - 1318The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

DOT AWARDS RESEARCHGRANT TO TEXAS UNIVERSITYWASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ro

The European airport war intensified after Amsterdam Airport Schiphol announced a ban on night fligh

975 (Aug. 28, 1997) Previous day - 969The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursday

Tranz Rail Holdings Ltd., the owner of New Zealand's rail network, and Wisconsin Central Transportat

Union Pacific Railroad will mark the first anniversary of its acquisition of Southern Pacific Transp

Aug. 28, 1997BALTIC INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT FUTURES MARKET Prev.Close High

The tiny, cramped port in Portland, Maine, gets a major boost in its vessel-handling capacity this L