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Germany's import prices last month climbed at the fastest pace in eight years, the government said F

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In a surprise move late last week, President Boris Yeltsin sacked the man whose direction of Russia'

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The changing of the guard at the Association of American Railroads won't mean major overhauls in the

Since 1990, Texas has gained more manufacturing jobs than any other state, and the Dallas/Fort Worth

The Mexican government will take control of about half the country's private toll roads and assume 6

Cuban Foreign Trade Minister Ricardo Cabrisas said economic recovery depended on diversifying and in

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NEW HAMPSHIRE RATE CUTSEEMS LIKELY BY OCT. 1CONCORD, N.H. - Even if a lawsuit delays electri

EAGLE MINING REJECTSITS RIVAL'S TAKEOVER BIDSYDNEY - The Board of Directors for Australian g

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There wasn't any going for the gold but there was plenty of agony of the feet - and the back and the

A strike at UPS and separate crashes involving FedEx, Fine Air and Korean Air. So much for our good-

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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