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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

INDIAN MINISTER HINTSAT NEW FIAT CONCESSIONSBOMBAY - The chief minister of the western India

'Blaming foreign speculators for serious economic problems - while always tempting - is rarely if ev

International Petroleum ExchangeAug. 22, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Mexico's Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) signed separate contracts last week with construction

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The July merchandise trade figures for the Czech Republic came in better than market expectations bu

As of Aug. 22, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

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

The heads of South Korea's merchant banks met Friday and adopted a resolution to refrain from retrie

The technology and sophistication behind computer video never ceases to amaze me. And the engine tha

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

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Mexico has postponed the date for the auction of radio-wave frequencies for local telephone service

COMPLAINT FILED AGAINSTRICE MAKER IN JAPANTOKYO - A U.S. movie studio has filed a complaint

GERMAN OFFICIAL'S REMARKELICITS CALLS FOR SHAKE-UPBONN - Chancellor Helmut Kohl came under i

A tentative contract agreement was reached between United Parcel Service and Teamsters Local 705, en

Britain's Tony Blair invited French prime minister Lionel Jospin to lunch in this southwestern Frenc

Two months after Thailand was forced to float its currency, the baht, the costs from the economic pl

If one of your workers is hurt on the job, workers compensation, a type of no-fault insurance, pays

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

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

The country's main airline, struggling to re-equip and shed years of heavy losses, is halting some f

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Aug. 22, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

The government is extending until 1999 a rule designed to prevent potentially deadly propane and amm

OFFERS TO BUY* KNITTED FABRICS. Stock lot (cut piece) knitted fabrics from any country. Cont

In the first settlement of its kind, Iowa National Mutual Insurance Co. has paid Minnesota $1.06 mil

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

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

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

The use of part-time labor in the air express industry has come into the cross hairs this month with

PHIBRO'S COCOA OPERATIONSTO CLOSE IN INDONESIALONDON - U.S. trade-house Phibro will close do

South Korea's Samsung Group, one of the largest business concerns in the country, tried to downplay

The Panamanian government will pay $60 million to Panama Ports Co., a subsidiary of Hutchinson Whamp

Mexico, one of the world's largest oil producers, is oozing crude faster than it can sell it - leavi

NEW YORK INSURERSMUST COVER CHIROPRACTICALBANY, N.Y. - Insurers must cover some chiropractic

PLANESEVA AIRWAYS TO ENTERACCORD WITH CONTINENTALTAIPEI - Taiwan's EVA Airwa