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Hong Kong external trade handled by ocean vessels accounted for 47 percent of the total value of all

Robert Ballard's foundlings have names that sound the knell of doom:Bismarck.Lusitania.<

Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Jeffrey Lang pressed India Wednesday to make a binding offer on ope

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I'm sure you remember it. A seemingly endless stream of front-page headlines this winter - followed

ZHENGZHOU AIRPORTOPENS TODAYZHENGZHOU, China - Officials in central Henan province said a ne

ONGOINGNational Maritime Historical Society. Aug. 30-Sept. 4, New York. Cruise to Bermuda. C

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Wednesday, Aug. 27, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Just three short years ago, conventional wisdom dictated a coming shortage of the small, Jones Act p

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

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COLOMBIAN FIRM AWARDSCOAL EXPLORATION PACTSBOGOTA, Colombia - Colombia's state-owned coal co

The United States and Canada are down to the wire, with a deadline of Monday, on settling a dispute

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A federal grand jury Wednesday charged former USDA secretary Mike Espy with 39 counts of illegally a

The U.S. dollar rose Wednesday, particularly against the Deutsche mark, amid sentiment that Tuesday'

The nation's only supercomputer manufacturer says it will be forced to go out of business unless the

A U.S. district court decision that some U.S. regulations controlling the export of encryption produ

A group of big U.S. businesses is planning to file a constitutional challenge to a recent flood of s

Despite international financial support and a strong policy package to accompany a $16.7 billion aid

UAE CHOOSES HUGHESFOR MAJOR SATELLITE PACTABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - The United Arab

An observer characterized Wednesday's U.S.-Japan aviation talks as ''posturing, restatement of previ

MagneTek Inc., the maker of electrical products, is handing over responsibility for its truckload vo

Container and cruise ship traffic reached record midyear levels at the Port of Vancouver, according

Thailand's financial crisis may slow economic growth and temporarily undermine efforts to combat pov

The Brazilian Communications Ministry has completed its fourth concession for Band B cellular teleph

AGENTS' ASSOCIATIONPRAISES PATAKI'S ACTIONNEW YORK - The Independent Insurance Agents Associ

PLANESJAL ANNOUNCES SALEOF USED AIRCRAFT IN JAPANTOKYO - Japan Airlines said

Women-owned businesses are one of the fastest growing markets in the United States, and one that sho

European, North American and Japanese manufacturers are battling for a prestigious $900 million Brit

The quick-response, no-nonsense style of management that marked Steven R. Dillenbeck's 10 years at t

Sea-Land Service Inc. will drop its direct, weekly calls at New Orleans next month and replace them

ONGOINGIntroduction to Logistics Sales. Various dates and locations. Two-day seminars to tea

J&H MARSH & MCLENNANRobert J. Solomon was named head of the insurance brokerage firm's Inter

As the United States presses its Asian trading partners for greater market access, the Philippines h