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'(Two years ago, when I took over,) you didn't go in and talk about corruption (with government of

Thursday Aug. 21, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

Ukraine's government expects the economy to grow next year for the first time since the Soviet colla

SHELL, EXXON STUDY STAKEAS ROSNEFT GOES PRIVATELONDON/MOSCOW - Shell Oil Co. and Houston-bas

A day after a federal judge denied NEC's Corp.'s bid to halt a Commerce Department investigation of

Brinksmanship time has arrived at the Federal Maritime Commission.With the resolution of a U

JAPAN, CHINA TO HOLDTALKS ON WTO BIDTOKYO - Japan and China will hold three days of negotiat

Federal Express Corp., which pulled its delivery guarantees and limited some of its service offering

Cosco (Hong Kong) Group Ltd. is considering spinning off its bulk-carrier fleet for a separate listi

The Mexican government has published new standards and rules for the construction and modification o

China is creating a petrochemical conglomerate intended to spur production of chemical fiber and ach

After several postponements, China appears to have successfully launched a communications satellite

The insurance industry Thursday claimed a big victory after the governor squelched proposed legislat

NIKE SELECTS EMERYFOR ASIA-AMERICA CARGOREDWOOD CITY, Calif. - Emery Worldwide has been sele

The Taiwan Cabinet has approved a plan proposed by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications

Aug. 21, 1997BALTIC INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT FUTURES MARKET Prev.Close High Low

TEXANS IN LINEFOR PREMIUM CUTSAUSTIN, Texas - Insurance premiums in Texas could drop by more

Rufus Pennington swung the crane boom around and lowered the caboose body onto its wheels, already i

An American utility vessel on its way across the Atlantic Ocean hit stormy seas, and then spotted a

Midshipman Ryan Galloway of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy won a $2,500 scholarship awarded in the

ATLANTIC MARINE GETS CALLFOR SPY-SHIP CONVERSIONMOBILE, Ala. - The 619-foot Glomar Explorer,

Maritrans Inc. is paying $30 million to purchase two tankers, two tugs and two barges from the Sun C

German insurance companies may set up a joint fund to compensate Jewish victims of the Holocaust, si

EA Engineering, Science and Technology Inc. will perform environmental support services for the Mary

MSAS CARGO INTERNATIONAL INC.Bruce Barash was named western regional vice president at this

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The ship was way off course, racing through the darkness toward one of the globe's environmental sof

Union Pacific Railroad is facing a meltdown in Texas fueled by angry customers, fuming labor unions

Thursday, Aug. 21, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

A 50 percent increase in domestic wastepaper prices is the final jolt that should send the already s

JAPANESE GROUP JOINSRUSSIAN GAS VENTURETOKYO - Japan National Oil Corp. and 10 other compani

As of Aug. 21, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

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The U.S. dollar fell against the Deutsche mark Thursday, as traders were caught long by a steep sell

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Oct. 30, 1996 - Aug. 21, 1997 (a graph)*

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

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 237.98 off 1.94

INTERNATIONAL PETROLEUM EXCHANGEAug. 21, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

It was an embarrassing moment for Indian President K.R. Narayanan when he called on his predecessor

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