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Thailand's finance minister said Monday negotiations for an economic rescue package sponsored by the

The United States will consider approving more pipelines through Iran, a State Department official s

Thousands of employees from India's state-owned bank and insurance sectors marched on Parliament her

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The Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Port Authority on Friday kicked off a privatization program that will put

At the last minute, Russia's Prime Minister Victor Chernomyrdin ordered a halt to the sale of the 38

The United Parcel Service strike Monday appeared to have killed at birth an effort by international

What is it worth to United Parcel Service to get out of the current Teamster pension plans?

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The Kalitta Cos. and Kitty Hawk Inc. announced a merger of their air cargo and air charter logistics

United Parcel Service, the world's largest transportation company, was at the center of the nation's

Container capacity in the already crowded East Coast of South America trade will increase this fall

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(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Aug. 9, 1996 - Aug. 4, 1997 (a graph)* A

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

President Jose Figueres heads to Malaysia and Taiwan today for an eight-day trip to discuss relation

International Petroleum ExchangeAug. 4, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

The member companies of Cook Inlet Spill Prevention and Response Inc. have invested $840,000 in a ba

The growing convergence of power and money at the center of the world economy was highlighted Monday

Jim Kelly and Ron Carey, veterans of the armed services who started their careers driving brown UPS

In a statement on Friday, the Executive Board of the Common Fund for Commodities said it has awarded

In 1991, a cash-strapped California briefly imposed a sales tax on bunker fuel. Shipowners responded

Aug. 4, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High

Kenyan air traffic controllers and meteorologists continued their strike for a third day Monday, cau

Indians should gain greater Internet access from a new government policy ending a state monopoly and

Hong Kong not obligedto adopt trade sanctionsBEIJING - Hong Kong will not have to embrace Ch

Japan's Export-Import Bank said Friday it would join nine Japanese commercial banks in financing a c

Aug. 4, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlea

April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. March April May96 96 96 96 96 96

AUGUSTHarbor Transportation Club. Aug. 7, San Pedro, Calif. Joseph N. Miniace, president and

HOUSE BILL WOULD BOOSTEARTHQUAKE SAFETY FUNDSWASHINGTON - A bill proposing to provide some $

OFFERS TO BUY* PU LEATHER. 5 X 20-ft. FCL per month. Wet PU; Suede PU; Nubuck PU. Thickness:

The U.S. dollar rose to a near eight-year high of 1.8733 Deutsche marks early Monday in a continuati

Current Textile Quotas:Where the average recent utilization rate indicates full quota utiliz

PLANESGERMANY PREPARES TOSELL LUFTHANSA STAKEFRANKFURT - The German governme

A rail link is now officially open for international container movement in Harbin, capital of China'

As Washington bickers over who should be the next U.S. ambassador to Mexico, only one thing counts i

Financial troubles at Kia Motors Corp., South Korea's third-largest automobile manufacturer, are hav

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

As of Aug. 4, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup