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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

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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.<

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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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$90 cab rides. $500 for photocopying.Do you know what you're paying for when you hire a lega

As of July 24, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

Competition may be coming to U.S. electricity markets, but lower costs across the board won't spell

1326 (July 24, 1997) Previous day - 1341The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

Airline industry mechanics are getting tougher on management.Continental Airlines' mechanics

Worldwide automakers may be playing a global game of chicken with each other when it comes to their

July 24, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

A key meeting of senior Nigerian government figures and oil company chiefs due to take place in the

Top officers of APL Ltd. will receive a lucrative package of bonuses and stock options if the compan

The remnants of Hurricane Danny on Thursday continued to disrupt transportation along the East Coast

Women in insurance generally rate themselves just as capable as men, but many feel bitter about how

American Airlines' proposed ownership stake in Argentina's largest carrier is the latest move in a g

Three air carriers reported mixed results Thursday, with Delta and Southwest airlines posting strong

Jack Kemp on Thursday urged a radical rethinking of how to help Africa develop, saying the continent

There may yet be a future for 300 miles of Colorado track that Union Pacific Railroad wants to aband