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After months of arm twisting, top former officials are cheering the Clinton administration for its e

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Aug. 2, 1996 - July 31, 1997 (a graph)*

After the breakdown of international negotiations to curb subsidies for specialty steel products, U.

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The U.S. auto industry is not seeking trade sanctions to open Japan's auto markets, but it has asked

The Indian government said 23 port projects will be developed by private firms on a ''build operate

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CHINESE STEELMAKER TOLDTO REIN IN SPENDINGBEIJING - The Chinese government has ordered a maj

July 31, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

British Telecommunications PLC said quarterly earnings rose 1.4 percent. Pretax profit for the three

For years, ports to the south have been able to chip away at the market share of the East Coast's la

In recent months, this space has been absorbed with financial, political and commercial issues, but

Depending upon how it is used, the Internet can be either a ticket to prosperity for freight forward

It was formed to keep people in good physical shape. Now it has hired a newly-formed unit of Cigna t

A historic marketing alliance between U.S. beet and sugar cane farmers to jointly promote their suga

Thursday July 31, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

CONQUEST'S NEW OWNERPLANS TO ADD ROUTESAUSTIN, Texas - Conquest Airlines has a new owner who

Mexican transport officials have published long-awaited bidding rules for the sale of three separate

The Teamsters and United Parcel Service appeared poised for a bitter work stoppage today, as officia

SHIPSMARITIME LAW FIRMMERGER FINALIZEDNEW YORK - A large New York maritime,

Japan has missed a self-imposed deadline for gaining agreement among its waterfront industries on a

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PENN-AMERICA INSURANCE CO.Thomas J. Cannon Jr. was promoted to vice president of commercial

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Financier and philanthropist George Soros, blamed by Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad for b

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 241.79 off 0.02

ROSNEFT TO PULL OUTOF AZERBAIJAN OIL DEALMOSCOW - Russian state-owned oil company Rosneft sa

LOTT URGES WELDTO DROP MEXICO FIGHTWASHINGTON - Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott said Thurs

Sichuan Changhong, China's biggest television manufacturer, plans to enter the U.S. market beginning

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The long tenure of Port of Miami chief Carmen Lunetta has drawn to an end, as his retirement date ca

Proposed legislation to relax export restrictions on U.S. technology that scrambles computer message

CIGNA'S SECOND-QUARTERRESULTS SHOW STEADY GROWTHPHILADELPHIA - Cigna Corp. on Wednesday repo

Despite Thursday's fiery crash, the world's largest air cargo carrier has one of the cleanest safety

Strong earnings growth in financial asset management activities propelled Kansas City Southern Indus

Taking a leaf from California's battle several years ago, a Louisiana insurer will go to court today

The U.S. Geological Survey says heavy-metals pollution creeping into Washington via the Spokane Rive

HVIDE MARINEHvide Marine Inc. of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., announced a series of promotions, ef

When Walter Rich sits behind his desk in the refurbished railroad station next to a feed store in th