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The United States and Japan are headed for a second face-to-face showdown this year in a maritime di

Two Japanese companies and a U.S. firm have won contracts in Saudi Arabia to build three petrochemic

CHINA CRACKS DOWNON CROOKED ACCOUNTANTSBEIJING - A three-month crackdown on crooked accounta

Aug. 6, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

Rotterdam, the world's largest port, Tuesday smashed a 24-year cargo record as traffic scaled 155 mi

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

Kenyan air traffic controllers Wednesday ignored a government order to resume work, saying they woul

OIL CHIEF SAYS OMANTO RAISE PRODUCTIONAMMAN, Jordan - The Sultanate of Oman envisages increa

With Amtrak now facing not only bankruptcy but al so a strike, rail labor leaders are seeking talk

Offers to buy* STEEL BILLETS. Steel billets in sizes: 100 X 100 X 6 meters-to-9 meters and/o

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

India needs curbs to prevent economic development from inflicting serious damage to the environment,

The European Union has asked Washington to reconsider how it intends drafting new U.S. laws incorpor

EQUITABLE COS.Douglas Menkes has joined the company's Equitable Life Assurance Society of th

India has its first insurance regulator, it was announced Wednesday, but foreign companies waiting f

When they negotiate with carriers, importers and exporters hope for competitive freight rates, but t

U.S. Secretary of Commerce William Daley said that Canada and the United States would probably not r

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Aug. 9, 1996 - Aug. 6, 1997 (a graph)* A

Aug. 6, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 27.

US-JAPAN AIR TALKSINCH TOWARD TREATYWASHINGTON - U.S. and Japanese negotiators ended the fir

Thailand's decision to adopt tough measures to revive its economy and debt-ridden financial sector w

CROWLEY AMERICAN TRANSPORTThomas J. Ryan, a 25-year veteran of the transportation industry,

AUGUSTTraffic Club of New York. Aug. 12, Eatontown, N.J. Golf outing. Contact: Cathy Bongiov

Western confectioners are looking to tap the potentially huge Russian chocolate market by setting up

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 243.60 off 1.66

Aug. 6, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlea

The Medicare and Medicaid health-care programs for the elderly and poor have been very, very profita

International Petroleum ExchangeAug. 6, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

New York Mercantile Exchange - Aug. 5, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Lo

Just in time is now just do your best.As the United Parcel Service strike continues taking i

Solidarity among Teamsters strikers at United Parcel Service reportedly was starting to fray around

Day three of the nationwide strike against UPS found many U.S. manufacturers crossing their fingers

Russia's rival maritime unions are edging warily toward acceptance of common collective bargaining a

United Parcel Services' competitors are learning how to just say no to new business.It's a d

SHIPSVERITAS NEW POTENTIALBUYER FOR SHIPYARDBALTIMORE - Another company that

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Indonesia is shelving plans for a nuclear power plant and will instead generate the needed electrici

A construction worker injured on the job has filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a

A spectacular collapse in the British pound diverted attention from the strong dollar Wednesday, whi

NATURAL GAS CLEARINGHOUSENatural Gas Clearinghouse - Posted prices for Aug. 1997 (see Note 1