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France's political structure may have been turned upside-down by this month's elections, but its tra

A senior Wall Street analyst advised his clients Friday to sell APL Ltd. shares now rather than wait

ASIANS TO DISCUSSSUPPORT FOR CUBAHANOI - Vietnam will host a conference of activists from As

The Coast Guard begins a court-martial today in the case of a technician stationed aboard a Mobile,

Once upon a time, in the early 1990s, the automobile was seen as a critical tool in China's economic

Channel Tunnel operator Eurotunnel resumed the transport of trucks following a break caused by a pow

Alaska was burning, but Patrick Sullivan felt like he was the one in hell, more than 3,000 miles awa

For the week ended May 31, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 15

When Atlantic Container Line offered its shares to the public three years ago, the company chose a l

Japan's aviation industry is encountering a credit crunch - from the rating services, that is.

The German Port of Hamburg aims to handle the import of about 50,000 metric tons of cocoa beans in b

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EMERY WINS DEALWITH ROCKWELLREDWOOD CITY, Calif. - Rockwell International Corp. awarded Emer

For the uninitiated, Washington, D.C., has its own language and own way of thinking. Take, for examp

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

The two-day air express market is heating up just in time for summer. The service is gaining in popu

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The dollar soared to a new high for the year against the Deutsche mark on Friday, and analysts said

After 25 years, the Massachusetts Port Authority took the first step in a Boston Harbor dredging pro

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June 6, 1997BALTIC INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT FUTURES MARKET Prev.Close High

A round of talks last week over the U.S.-Japan apple dispute failed to find common ground over claim

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Indonesia said it canceled a deal to buy nine F-16 fighter jets from the United States because of re

As of June 6, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

As of May 30, 1997Parallel Market Foreign Exchange Rates are based on unofficial, non-docume

Cuba's 1996-97 sugar harvest will end this week at between 4.2 million and 4.3 million metric tons,

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The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 246.64 off 0.36

A House panel approved a plan that would allow the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to collect use

Seventeen French drink manufacturers are up in arms over the expected decision to allow Anheuser-Bus

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'I've known three prime ministers in Italy, four in Japan, and four in Quebec since I am here - and

For those in the trade arena, electronic data interchange is becoming the lifeblood of business. For

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

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

The World Bank plans to sharply boost its lending to Russia, perhaps doubling it by the end of next

In an unusual move, a Swedish government official has criticized a Swedish multinational company for

June 6, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p