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Brazil's economic reform agenda is the winner after the country's legislature overwhelming voted to

Poland has awarded an Israeli consortium a $600 million contract to upgrade 100 helicopters, resisti

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Most Japanese refiners are unlikely to act quickly to boost oil product exports even after Japan's l

INTERNATIONAL PETROLEUM EXCHANGEJune 5, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

June 5, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 27.

OFFERS TO BUY* AMUSEMENT PARK EQUIPMENT. New, used, rent or leasing amusement park equipment

With the light wood flooring, large rug, red sofa, turquoise curtains, and a smart meeting area in o

All stories for this special report were written by Janet Porter, chief European correspondent for T

Allstate Insurance Co. filed suit against 749 people Wednesday, saying they filed as much as $30 mil

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

The Los Angeles Harbor Commission Wednesday defied the California attorney general's office and ange

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway officially opened a $95 million carload freight yard at Kansas

Japan's refusal to sign an ''open-skies'' agreement with the United States hurts U.S. airlines servi

U.S. and European trade negotiators are meeting in Geneva this week in a last-ditch effort to avert

After three months of review, the Air Force has indefinitely delayed a decision on disciplinary acti

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The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 247.00 off 1.44

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Jens Ulltveit-Moe knows he is in the minority. But the Norwegian businessman is convinced his countr

COMMISSIONER CHALLENGESUSE OF PROJECTIONSTALLAHASSEE, Fla. - State Treasurer and Insurance C

When the war in Bosnia made it too dangerous to deliver packages, Drenko Peliksic, a courier for DHL

The European Commission is preparing to tackle the uphill task of port financing.A discussio

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, June 7, 1996 - June 5, 1997 (a graph)* A

The United States has made market opening requests to more than 40 countries in a calculated move to

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FIRST ARRESTS MADE INJAPAN RACKETEER SCANDALTOKYO - The first arrests were made on Thursday

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Thursday June 5, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

MAY OPEC OUTPUT DOWNFOR FIRST TIME IN A YEARLONDON - OPEC output fell in May for the first t

Several months after forcing out their port chief in a sex and finance scandal, trustees for the Por

DELTA AIR LINESRobyn Smart was named district sales manager for the carrier's South Florida

Michael Thorp knows his video is politically incorrect.But if it helps save lives, Skuld, an

Foreign companies involved in joint-ventures in China sometimes complain about their partners, tough

If truckers, government agencies and suppliers can overcome institutional gridlock, the door is open

The World Bank estimates that the countries of East Asia need to invest $1.5 trillion in infrastruct

The U.S. dollar was mixed Thursday, as traders adjusted their positions ahead of today's release of

COURT: TRUCKING FIRM CANBE HELD LIABLE IN DEATHWAUSAU, Wis. - A trucking company can be held

Incompatible timetables are largely to blame for the snail's pace speed of freight trains across Eur

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