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European insurance companies that failed to compensate Holocaust survivors and their families will b

With the strong U.S. dollar boosting German exports, cargo traffic from the ports of Hamburg and Bre

Aug. 15, 1997RESELLER RACK UNLEADED MID- PREMIUM-UNLEAD

Crowley Maritime Corp. had a serious problem on its hands in the spring of 1994.Chairman and

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In the center of last week's storm between the Teamsters union and United Parcel Service stood a rel

1293 (Aug. 15, 1997) Previous day - 1287The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

Twelve people were killed and dozens reported missing after a squall sank a ferry off the eastern is

CALENDARMystic Marinelife Aquarium. Now through Sept. 14. Artifacts from an ancient Roman-er

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent) is as

Friday Aug. 15, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

US AND LAOS REACHAGREEMENT ON TRADEWASHINGTON - The United States and Laos reached agreement

ARGENTINE STRIKE POWERSNATIONWIDE VIOLENCEBUENOS AIRES - A nationwide general strike last we

Internet service providers that let people download music for free are worried about the High Court'

Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting has revived a copper project in northern Saskatchewan, raising hopes

A new test developed by Agriculture Department scientists will enable the food industry to detect E.

President Boris Yeltsin has approved the outlines of the 1998 budget, which goes to the government f

Greenpeace, the environmental activist group, said Wednesday it will be cutting its U.S. staff, to 6

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

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