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Gov. Fob James approved the Alabama State Docks Department's request for $70,000 to help fund a stud

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The U.S. dollar tumbled Friday on speculation that the Bundesbank will raise German interest rates a

SHIPSLONG BEACH OKSFISCAL BUDGETLONG BEACH, Calif._ The Long Beach Harbor Co

David Sangster sits at a desktop computer, pumping a tanker full of 600,000 barrels of crude oil for

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Hong Kong will defend its currency from any speculative attack and maintain its peg to the U.S. doll

South Korean business firms suffered drastic reductions in profits over the first six months of this

Some U.S. natural gas industry participants see overall gas storage levels coming up short for the w

Independent power producer Cal- Energy Co. has dropped its bid to acquire New York State Electric &

Alfred Smith, president and chief operating officer of Emons Transportation Group Inc., announced Fr

As of Aug. 15, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

WYOMING STILL REIGNS ASTOP URANIUM PRODUCERCASPER, Wyo. - Wyoming remained the nation's top

For the week ended August 9, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled

Aug. 15, 1997BALTIC INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT FUTURES MARKET Prev.Close High Low

The Zhao family's souvenir kiosk stands just down the road from the elegant seaside compounds where

Reserve Bank of India Gov. C. Rangarajan said high and sustained growth in the economy would be an a

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China Ocean Shipping Co.'s Empress Phoenix, above, was recently welcomed at the Maher Fleet Street T

A trucking company concerned about its future liabilities from underfunded Teamster pension funds ta

Friday, Aug. 15, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

More gamblers lost millions more last month at Louisiana's 14 riverboat casinos, state police figure

WESTMORELAND COALREPORTS LOSS FOR QUARTERCOLORADO SPRINGS - Westmoreland Coal Co. had a net

A former executive of a UtiliCorp United Inc. subsidiary and his wife have been sentenced to prison

The national First United Methodist Church, one of Nike's biggest shareholders, has withdrawn a shar

JAPAN TO CREATE FINANCIALCRIME WATCHDOG GROUPTOKYO - The Japanese government will strengthen

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 240.99 off 2.34

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Aug. 15, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

The Federal Railroad Administration dropped a proceeding that would have overhauled its method for d

U.S. blood banks have destroyed hundreds of gallons of spoiled blood and hospitals have postponed so

Officials with UPS and the Teamsters union said Friday there had been little progress toward ending

Thursday Aug. 14, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

ONTARIO HYDRO SHUTSNUCLEAR POWER PLANTSOTTAWA - A team of U.S. nuclear experts, using a scat

Remember the Maine!With that war cry, U.S. troops charged into the Spanish-American War vowi

United Parcel Service wants government approval to hire a foreign airline during the Teamsters strik

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

The U.S. dollar rocketed higher Thursday, touching 118 Japanese yen.''We got through this we

Strong profit margins for gasoline, worries over available supplies and weak prices for crude oil ha