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In ''WTO envoy nominee subject of Senate probe'' (Sept. 8, Page 9A), we erroneously reported, ''The

SHIPSLONG BEACH APPEALSDECISION ON TERMINALLONG BEACH, Calif. - The Port of

1315 (Sept. 8, 1997) Previous day - 1323The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

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The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 243.23 off 0.44 wh

Looking to automate its worldwide distribution centers network, Nike Inc. signed an information tech

Safmarine Group is donating $4 million to South Africa this year to go along with 4,500 outdated con

Several hundred people were feared dead Monday when a ferry sank off Haiti's coast, local radio and

Railroads and their customers are firing the first loud salvos in a brewing battle over whether to g

CALIFORNIA UTILITY MEETSRECORD POWER DEMANDLOS ANGELES - Southern California Edison Co., Ros

The government backs a recommendation from the World Bank to set up an office to oversee the privati

Five women workers were killed and more than 50 hurt in a stampede when fire broke out in a high-ris

The African Development Bank Monday announced a supplementary financing mechanism worth up to $150 m

ROGERS & BROWN CUSTOM BROKERS INC.Dan Carroll was promoted to Houston division manager and K

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HONG KONG CHIEF IN USON FIRST OFFICIAL VISITHONG KONG - Hong Kong leader Tung Chee-hwa left

President Clinton will host a welcoming party Wednesday for his long-promised bill to authorize new

A commission of corporate executives recommended Monday that the U.S. Postal Service improve reliabi

Air carriers, forwarders and others in the cargo transport chain say the Federal Aviation Administra

A strong week for U.S. stocks led to broad gains in The Journal of Commerce's index of transportatio

Ambitious French proposals for greater European Union economic policy coordination after monetary un

The Thai baht and the stock market recovered Monday after Prime Minister Gen. Chavalit Yongchaiyudh'

Sept. 8, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High

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Cambodia wants ''black box'' flight recorders from a crashed Vietnam Airlines jet to be analyzed in

By mail, by phone and in private lectures, a researcher gave $200 million worth of Avery Dennison Co

We've all heard that downturns in the business cycle have negative effects on basic industries, and

The world's two largest marine equipment lessors, Genstar Container Corp. and Transamerica Leasing,

The next sharp blast of reality to hit South Korea's struggling insurance sector arrives Oct. 1, whe

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

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The European Union's top telecommunications official called Monday for the United States to deliver

World demand for goods and ser- vices is exploding, but the top categories of U.S. exports remai

Traders in Brazil's sugar market said they were unconcerned by the Argentine Senate's decision to ba

Sept. 8, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

As a search for a new director to head the Port of Miami continues, the ongoing scandal at the water

US REFORMULATED GASOLINERULES OK WITH VENEZUELACARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela's state-owned

India's central bank expects a general increase in world trade volume in 1997 to provide a boost for