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The U.S. dollar declined Thursday, as the outlook for interest rates failed to be clarified by a bat

''This is not like going to your home improvement center and buying a smoke detector and slapping it

Ismail Erkovan, general manager of Mardin Cement and Trade Co. in southeastern Turkey, is feeling ch

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China's recently battered space program appeared to regain some luster Tuesday with the announcement

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The city of Berlin said Tuesday it would sell a majority stake in its biggest utility, Bewag, to a g

Idaho winter wheat growers are anticipating their fourth best crop ever this year, but the market ha

A comprehensive plan to reconfigure the Port of Oakland to accommodate alliance partners appears to

May 14, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High

NEW MANAGEMENT HELPSMIDWAY POSTS RECORD NETDURHAM, N.C. - Lower costs that resulted when a n

The United States plans to spend more than $5 million to reconstruct Bosnia's war-damaged northern r

Heavy-truck sales continued to outshine industry forecasts in April as deliveries pulled almost even

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Following in the footsteps of last week's ruling in favor of the United States, a second internation

Developing countries could gain hundreds of billions of dollars in export income if a global accord

In swift response to a wave of criticism, the Air Transport Association announced Wednesday it will

APL Ltd. will have a difficult time convincing the government that its merger with Neptune Orient Li

SHIPSKOREAN VESSEL LEAVESALMOST 2-MILE-LONG SLICKSEOUL - Maritime police and

INTERNATIONAL UNION OF CREDITAND INVESTMENT INSURERSErling Naper, the head of the Norwegian

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

What's commonly called an innovative budget by Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram finally rece

An article of Page 2A of the May 14 edition should have identified Kempton Jenkins as executive dire

SATELLITE BROADCASTERGETS SEVERAL PARTNERSTOKYO - Media mogul Rupert Murdoch's Japanese sate

A survey comparing attitudes of U.S. and European executives found that declining job security and s

After pressure from the United States, Mexico and other countries, Brazil has backed away from inclu

As of May 14, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

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First moves toward realization of an Asian maritime insurance pool are being made by Bermuda-based S

AIRBORNE ADDS SATURDAYSERVICE TO ANCHORAGESEATTLE - Airborne Express announced the start of

AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALANDDIRECT LINEMichael Thomas was promoted to vice president, commercial, w

Fast-growing commercial ties between the United States and Canada, the world's largest trading partn

1281 (May 14, 1997) Previous day - 1281The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

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When trade ministers from the Americas left Cartagena, Colombia, last spring, they voiced concern th