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Already reeling from financial losses, New England's largest electric company now must try to fend o

Thousands of Romanians poured onto the streets or blocked rail lines on Friday to protest against th

PHILIPPINE OIL FIRMS RAISEPRICES TO COVER PESO DIPMANILA - OIL COMPANIES HAVE RAISED THE PRI

Britain's last active tin mine will cease production within six months, shutting down an industry th

The airport in neighboring Shenzhen has been approved for expansion to increase capacity to 12 milli

TRAINSFLORIDA HOLDING COMPANYBUYS M&B RAILROADMERIDIAN, Miss. - Meridian & B

Transportacion Maritima Mexicana, Mexico's largest shipping and transportation company, reported a n

The crash of a Fine Air DC-8 cargo plane in Miami has again put the spotlight on aging aircraft, six

Maersk Line celebrated in mid-June the one-millionth container loaded or discharged at the company's

TRAINSCANADIAN PACIFIC REPORTSRISE IN GRAIN SHIPMENTSCALGARY - Canadian Paci

A ''People on the Move'' item that appeared on Aug. 4 on Page 1B should have said that Niels H. Axel

Officials said an offshore communications network has been installed to aid ships in distress. It e

The spectacular crash of the British pound last week, from $1.64 on Monday to below $1.57 in Europe

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Bermuda Gov. Thorold Masefield has signed into law the Prohibited Restaurants Bill, the final step i

The governor's wife, who runs a laundry service, and a small group of state lawmakers want to undo a

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

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Aug. 8, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

United Parcel Service said the strike by Teamsters had minimum impact on its European operations.

INSTITUTEOF INTERNATIONALCONTAINER LESSORSJohn A. Maccarone was elected president of

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The presidents of 11 U.S. unions have asked President Clinton to ''vigorously defend'' before the Wo

CANADA PULLS PREFERENTIALTARIFFS FOR MYANMAROTTAWA - Canada has withdrawn general preferenti

Brooklyn Union Gas Co. shareholders approved the $4 billion proposed merger of BUG and Long Island L

As car manufacturers flock to emerging markets, their transportation providers are enjoying a surge

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. is spending $1.7 billion to buy a 20 percent stake in Pioneer Hi-Bred

Aug. 8, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlea

Aug. 8: 1280

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

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

NORTH KOREA HITSUS ON SANCTION MOVETOKYO - North Korea on Friday accused the United States o

Russia's huge natural gas company, RAO Gazprom, will return to international markets in September wi

CIGNA CORP.Thomas E. Hobin Jr. was named national sales director for defined benefit plans a

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Deeply indebted Thai-based Alphatec Electronics PLC received a stay of one month by bondholders at a

As of Aug. 8, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

Aeroflot-Russian International Airlines said it is seeking to re-establish routes within Russia and

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