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In a move expected to spur growth in regional trade, Argentina and Chile are progressing with a cent

The German government Thursday made preparations to sell its stake in Lufthansa, the national airlin

The Western rail traffic winds are shifting in favor of Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway, bu

Where to begin, with the Irving family of New Brunswick and the bustling Port of Saint John so intri

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ALLIANCE OF AMERICANINSURERSCharles E. Schmidt was named director of media relations for the

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

The U.S. dollar was mixed Thursday after an early rally attempt faltered.The dollar slumped

The New Zealand Commerce Commission said it had started court action against Caltex (NZ) Ltd., Mobil

The London insurance market is providing the underwriting to stand behind a new measure in the India

Sanctions against Japanese containerships entering U.S. ports were imposed Thursday as a maritime ro

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Sept. 20, 1996 - Sep. 4, 1997 (a graph)*

The United States on Thursday called on Hong Kong to redouble efforts against software piracy, sayin

As of Sept. 4, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

Hvide Marine Inc., one of America's fastest-growing ship lines, is doubling the size of its towing o

OngoingMystic Marinelife Aquarium. Now through Sept. 14. Artifacts from an ancient Roman shi

A severe shortage of railcars is delaying the movement of holiday-season imports through West Coast

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

Thursday Sept. 4, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

Deep differences over food safety are threatening to undermine the recent improvement in trans-Atlan

Norway's Federation of Offshore Workers Traded Union (OFS) is still ready to extend strike action to

988 (Sept. 4, 1997) Previous day - 983The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursday

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

IBM UNVEILS CHINESEVOICE-RECOGNITION SYSTEMBEIJING - IBM Corp. on Thursday unveiled Chinese

The FBI mistakenly faxed news organizations a confidential memo naming and describing a suspect in a

Montserrat, the Caribbean island battling to rebuild after volcanic eruptions, wants to rename its n

Pioneer Natural Resources Co., the nation's third-largest independent energy company, said it will a

U.S. distillate inventories grew by 2 million barrels in the week ended Aug. 29, as compared with th

Hong Kong's new leader reassured Malaysian financiers Thursday that it was ''business as usual'' und

William Clyburn Jr. has been named to fill a long-vacant commissioner's post at the SurfaceTransport

STANDARD CORP.Claude Walker was named chief executive of this Greenville, N.C., parent of St

Sept. 4, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union will shut down all West Coast ports for eight hours

V SHIPS MARINESLATED FOR CERTIFICATIONMINEOLA, N.Y. - V Ships Marine Ltd. here was recommend

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Sept. 4, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE - SEPT. 3, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High L

Sept. 4, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Neste has what most Western companies can only dream of - a direct line to Gazprom, Russia's most co

Layoffs of more than 2,300 Fruit of the Loom workers have been certified by the Department of Labor