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British Telecommunications PLC confirmed Wednesday that proposed merger partner MCI Communications C

BP OFFERS TO SUSPENDGREENPEACE LAWSUITLONDON - British Petroleum has offered to suspend its

Australian scientists said Tuesday they had developed a revolutionary process that could halve the c

The Surface Transportation Board on Wednesday released a decision siding with the railroads in a lon

Preston Trucking Co. announced a 5.4 percent rate increase effective Sept. 2, as the company said st

The Volzhsky Pipe Works (VTZ) and the Kala Naft Co. of Iran will shortly sign the second of a series

A committee of experts will be created to seek political consensus on the question of protection of

ONGOINGIntroduction to Logistics Sales. Various dates and locations. Two-day seminars to tea

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One of the positive effects of the recent currency crises in Central Europe and Southeast Asia is th

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

A group of U.S. House representatives will meet European competition chief Karel Van Miert on Friday

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

As of Aug. 20, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 239.92 up 2.24 wh

France's state-owned nuclear processing company said it has reached an agreement in principle with R

A shareholder suit was filed against Norfolk Southern Corp., CSX Corp. and executives of Delaware Ot

SHIPSDOCKWORKERS STRIKEAT FRENCH PORTSMARSEILLES, France - Dockworker unions

Union members at the Bethship yard voted to accept a labor agreement with a company that wants to bu

Aug. 20, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

CHICAGO EXCHANGEFINES DAIWA BANKCHICAGO - The Chicago Board of Trade's business conduct comm

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GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

Mary Schiavo, former top cop at the U.S. Department of Transportation, tearfully told the families o

U.S. exports hit an all-time high in June, but that won't be enough to avert the highest yearly merc

Wednesday, Aug. 20, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Bangladesh raised the prices of several petroleum products this week, but left-wing parties in India

Aug. 20, 1997RESELLER RACK UNLEADED MID- PREMIUM-UNLE

The Clinton administration issued new pollution rules for imported gasoline, complying with part of

About 10,000 injured Texas workers whose insurance claims have been covered by the Texas Workers Com

A group trying to retrace explorer Leif Ericsson's historic ocean journey to North America called of

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(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Oct. 30, 1996 - Aug. 20, 1997 (a graph)*

The Indian rupee fell suddenly against the U.S. dollar Wednesday as banks and importers rushed to se

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SHIPSCOSCO, ITALIAN FIRMIN CONTAINER VENTURETIANJIN, China - China Ocean Shi

As with love gone bad, when international business relationships go sour, the damage control can get

Exxon Corp. of Houston appears to have lost a bid to develop a major oil deposit in the Nenets regio

Cuba has produced 60 million cigars for export so far this year and is on course to produce some 100

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