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One of my favorite stories dates back to the mid-1930s, when Huey Long was first running for governo

Japan's seasonally adjusted industrial production in July is estimated to have increased 1.2 percent

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Oct. 18, 1996 - Aug. 22, 1997 (a graph)*

Japan plans to slash its nuclear energy development budget for the second year amid a review of nucl

Cargo 2000 is starting to look like the success everyone is hoping for with the International Air Tr

The wings of Lufthansa Cargo, which calls Frankfurt International Airport its home base, were clippe

I'm getting just a little fed up with the bald cynicism I see around here lately. Between the airlin

California Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush is threatening to sue Mesa Re for reserve shorta

When the first ''Cargo Sprinter'' train makes its initial freight run between Hamburg and Frankfurt

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Germany's import prices last month climbed at the fastest pace in eight years, the government said F

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Frankfurt Interntional, caught offguard when rival airports surged in the 1980s, vows that it won't

There wasn't any going for the gold but there was plenty of agony of the feet - and the back and the

The Federal Reserve Board issued a final rule last week eliminating the remaining restrictions, know

The merger between British Telecommunications PLC and MCI Communications Corp. has dropped from sixt

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A strike at UPS and separate crashes involving FedEx, Fine Air and Korean Air. So much for our good-

What do a Norwegian-owned car carrier, a Chilean container vessel and a Japanese tanker have in comm

WHEN SOME 185,000 TEAMSTER union members went on strike this month trying to bring United Parcel Ser

Aug. 22, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

R.K. JOHNS & ASSOCIATESSteven L. Schulein joined the company as senior vice president, conce

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent) is as

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

The U.S. dollar will remain on the defensive this week as the prospect for higher German interest ra

1304 (Aug. 22, 1997) Previous day - 1301The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE - AUG. 20, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High L

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

United Parcel Service will be less dependent upon part-timers to sort its packages in the future, bu

In a key decision on a high-profile international labor campaign, a Los Angeles judge has ruled that

Cargo airlines have known for months their wallets would take a hit to meet new requirements on thei

The emerging markets as a whole are under attack from currency speculators. The crisis is not limite

IMF CHIEF SENDS TEAMTO RESTART KENYA TALKSWASHINGTON - Following a telephone conversation We

A merger of MCI Communications Corp. and British Telecommunications was conditionally approved Thurs

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The giant Anglo-Dutch Shell oil company signed long-term gas agreements with Nigerian Gas Co. for th

Aug. 21, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

A senior Japanese trade official on Thursday dismissed fears that trade friction with the United Sta