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SHIPSMINIMAL IMPACT SEENFROM TOKYO BAY SPILLTOKYO - Direct effects on living

Eastern Car Liner's Bright Stream called at the Port of Tacoma while on its maiden voyage. The ship

A Liberal member of Parliament from this city is spearheading a drive to have Highway 401 included i

A deal this week settling a claim over ownership of Cuba's phone system may do little to advance the

PLANESDELTA SELECTS TWO FORINTERIM LEADERSHIP ROLESATLANTA - Delta Air Lines

OFFERS TO BUY* SURPLUS PRODUCTS. Surplus products, preferably famous brands at surplus price

Russian Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin told a Cabinet meeting on Thursday that federal tax colle

The largest Western railroad, truckers and industrial shippers lined up this week in support of the

BECHTEL AND SHELL WILLNEGOTIATE ON INTERGENLONDON - Shell International Gas Ltd. said Thursd

AEROTHRUST CORP.Nicolas Finazzo was appointed vice president and general counsel.He will be

Deutsche Bahn AG, Germany's national railroad, plans to reduce its employment rolls by at least 20,0

998 (July 24, 1997) Previous day - 1005The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursda

JMT Productions was in a bind. The Santa Monica, Calif.-based company feared it had negotiated unfav

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad lashed out at the West and multinational companies Thursda

China's tungsten industry needs to seek funding to develop its resources to avoid a supply crisis in

For most of its 465-year history, the ancient walled city of Cartagena has survived Spanish conquist

Freeport Container Port, subject to months of speculation about whether it will grow to dominate Car

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UKRAINE-GAZPROM TALKSFAIL TO DELIVER RESULTSKIEV, Ukraine - The talks between Russia's Gazpr

Secretary of State Madeleine Albright vowed this week to maintain international pressure on Cambodia

''Buying an airplane is like getting married. You make a hell of an investment . . . The opportunity

President Clinton's nominee to be president of the Overseas Private Investment Corp. got a quiet but

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, July 26, 1996 - July 24, 1997 (a graph)*

Thursday July 24, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 236.28 up 1.19

U.S. growers of fresh Atlantic salmon are celebrating partial victory after the International Trade

Services are Monday for Cyruss Weller, the founder of two refrigerated trucking companies and a pion

Neptune Orient Lines Ltd. is expanding its tanker fleet, ordering five Aframax-type crude carriers.<

New York Mercantile Exchange - July 23, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

While the European Union has opted not to stand in the way of the Boeing-McDonnell Douglas deal, Ger

Bracing for a stiff fight in Congress, President Clinton assembled a special team Thursday to push f

METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE CO.Kernan F. King, who had been president of New England Life, w

July 24, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High

While southern China is struggling with deadly summer flooding, Shandong province in the northeast s

The U.S. dollar soared Thursday to a six-year high of 1.84 Deutsche marks after the Bundesbank dispe

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Air cargo handled in Hong Kong jumped 16 percent by volume in the first half of the year, solidifyin

The European Union's clearance of Boeing's merger with McDonnell Douglas has brought only a temporar

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