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AON GROUPPeter S. Christie was named vice chairman of the insurance brokerage group in Chica

SHIPSPROBE SOUGHT INTO USUSE OF UNSAFE SHIPSWASHINGTON - Rep. Bob Clement, D

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 253.69 up 0.92 whi

The U.S. dollar rose Monday as traders took positions ahead of today's meeting of the Federal Open M

The United States and Ukraine are taking a series of measures that could lead to much closer economi

SINGAPORE AIR'S SILKAIRTO BUY 18 AIRBUS PLANESSINGAPORE - European aviation giant Airbus Ind

Rising world coffee prices that could provoke a consumer backlash led producing nations to decide Mo

Taiwan and Hong Kong will resume shipping talks in a bid to overcome key sovereignty hurdles that th

Jordan and Israel are working on a $30 million expansion plan to turn Jordan's southern Aqaba airpor

FEDEX POISED TO BEGINDIRECT FLIGHTS TO VIETNAMHANOI - Federal Express is about to become the

As of May 19, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

After nearly a year of testing, U.S. Customs says it has the framework of a cargo clearance program

Thailand's authorities are planning to injected $2 billion into the country's ailing stock market, a

The Transportation Intermediaries Association of Alexandria, Va. has tapped Robert Voltmann of the N

Lock a Macintosh devotee in a room with a Windows lover for a while and there's a good chance that f

1284 (May 19, 1997) Previous day - 1283The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

A strong week on the Japanese stock exchange helped The Journal of Commerce stock index post a modes

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With its fertile soil, tropical climate and abundant rainfall, Vietnam should be a mecca for U.S. co

The Volzhsky Pipe Works and the Kala Naft Co. of Iran called a press conference in Moscow this week

Intermodal traffic blossomed in April, but most other freight flowers failed to bloom.Rail-t

Marine underwriters face an upturn in insurance claims after a sharp jump in the volume of tonnage l

The crew of a Russian cruise yacht circling the globe has sought help while navigating the Southern

ICING DETECTORS SLATEDFOR 120 COMAIR PLANESCINCINNATI - Comair Inc. plans to install ice det

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The president of the U.S. oil company Unocal Corp., the largest foreign investor in Myanmar, formerl

Monday May 19, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

BANK FORMS PARTNERSHIPWITH THE HARTFORDCHARLOTTE, N.C. - First Union Corp., the nation's six

WESTERN PACIFIC POSTS$17.8 MILLION NET LOSSCOLORADO SPRINGS - Western Pacific Airlines repor

British Airways consolidated its position as the world's most profitable airline Monday when it repo

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A growing gulf divides economists on the future of Iran as the country faces presidential elections

A small boost in interest rates today by the Federal Reserve, once considered a sure thing that woul

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INDONESIA REPLACES ITSPOINT MAN FOR MININGJAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia's Mines and Energy

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South Korean prosecutors moved to wrap up the Hanbo graft scandal, demanding long jail terms for 11