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WORLD BANKYukon Huang was named country director in Beijing. For more information, contact G

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Jordan's free-market reforms are paying off.The uncertainty surrounding the Middle East peac

The National Transportation Safety Board emerged from more than a year of investigation in the May 1

Creation of a modern containerport at Subic Bay, already frustrated by much public wrangling, appear

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South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industry Co. has won a $57 million contract to build an oil platform for

Aug. 19, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

The Teamsters union showed over the last two weeks that it could still flex its muscle, capture the

INTERNATIONAL PETROLEUM EXCHANGEAug. 19, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Aug. 19, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

The insurance industry, trying to keep its friends in high places, boosted its political contributio

Foreign Minister Yukihiko Ikeda will visit Poland and the Czech Republic this week for talks on Japa

New York Mercantile Exchange - Aug. 18, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High L

The future of the two agencies that offer U.S. companies political risk insurance in developing coun

STRAIT TALK: CHINA HITSJAPAN OFFICIAL'S COMMENTSBEIJING - China accused Japan's Chief Cabine

REGIONAL BLOCSCanada, Mexico Documentation and Nafta Rules of Origin Seminars. Aug. 20, Anah

The Clinton administration says it has questions about contacts between Chinese companies and elemen

'They're shoving this down everyone's throat.'

GROUNDBREAKING HELDFOR NORTH KOREA REACTORSEOUL - A groundbreaking ceremony has begun in Nor

Thailand's benchmark stock index dropped below 600 points Tuesday for the first time since the Thai

Ignoring U.S. threats to take the matter to the World Trade Organization for informal talks, Turkish

British Petroleum Co. PLC is suing Greenpeace for UK1.4 million ($2.3 million) after four protesters

SHIPSBEACHED DREDGING SHIPBLOCKS TANKER TRAFFICCARACAS, Venezuela - A dredgi

Just minutes after the tentative agreement between United Parcel Service and the Teamsters was annou

World air cargo traffic climbed 6 percent in May, led by double-digit growth in the Middle East and

RailAmerica Inc., of Boca Raton, Fla., and Pioneer Railcorp., of Peoria, Ill., reported higher earni

UPS customers Monday expressed relief that the company would begin ground service Wednesday, but man

BURNHAM SERVICE CORP.David M. Foster was named vice president at this Atlanta-based, third-p

Aug. 19, 1997BALTIC INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT FUTURES MARKET Prev.Close High Low

Officials in Jiangsu province said the Port of Jiangyin had received approval to build one 10,000-de

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State-owned El Al Israel Airlines said Monday it turned a profit in the second quarter and is expect

MUTUAL INSURANCE IN BIDTO CHARTER A FEDERAL THRIFTINDIANAPOLIS - The National Association of

968 (Aug. 19, 1997) Previous day - 968The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursday

AIR EXPRESS RELOCATESPITTSBURGH FACILITYDARIEN, Conn. - Air Express International relocated

SEDGWICK CLAIMS MANAGEMENT SERVICESThe company, a division of broker Sedgwick Inc. in Chicag

New York's insurance superintendent will travel to Europe next month to try to establish a commissio