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''We spent some time talking about bananas. Bananas are to us what cars are to Detroit.''

A tornado whipped through Miami Monday, uprooting trees, ripping off roofs, smashing windows and ove

Donald Carty, president of American Airlines, said Tuesday that the terms of his company's alliance

The Federal Aviation Administration wants ice-detection systems installed on all Embraer EMB-120 com

In the article on Page 2B of the May 9 Journal of Commerce headlined ''Federal sting at JFK closes '

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 251.40 up 1.87 whi

The move toward electronic commerce in the borderless world of the Internet will pose severe challen

A Northwest Airlines pilot who testified for plaintiffs suing US Airways over a jet crash in Charlot

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The trade deficit in Turkey continued to widen last year, with imports skyrocketing past exports, ac

A new rail line construction case before the Surface Transportation Board provides the newest signal

I've been brushing up on my history to prepare for the hand-over ceremonies in Hong Kong next month.

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California lawmakers moved one step closer on Monday to banning the controversial gasoline additive,

MIDDLE EASTISRAELThe growing political and economic power of religious Jews in Israe

Estonia's free-market policies and bid for Western investment are paying off.Tallinn's young

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Textile-producing nations slammed the United States and other major consumer nations this week for p

EU TO LIST OBJECTIONSTO BOEING MERGER DEALBRUSSELS - The European Commission will send a let

U.S. automakers suffered a 51 percent drop in sales in Japan in April, compared to the same month of

May 13, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

Tuesday May 13, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

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OFFERS TO BUYLiquor/Cointreau, Grand-Mariner from FranceRef: 10000082 South Korea

The U.S. dollar declined Tuesday on weaker-than-expected April retail sales, which fell 0.3 percent,

Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso stiffened his tone against the United States, as Brasi

Having spent nearly the last six years in Los Angeles and Mexico City, I was glad to accept the task

Citing an economic recession and tight credit, Texas Instruments Inc. is pulling out of joint ventur

The United States is resuming $12 million worth of assistance programs to Albania to help the countr

French President Jacques Chirac will be seeking a political boost and a bigger slice of trade with o

MALTESE FLAG HEADSSHIP DETENTION LISTLONDON - Ships flying the Maltese flag headed the list

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CUBAN SUGAR PLANTSCOULD FACE CLOSUREHAVANA - For the first time in almost 40 years of commun

A top Clinton administration official sought to calm fears here last week that U.S. acceptance of bi

Mexican commerce officials have denied a request by U.S. exporters of crystal polystyrene to lift co

STEVEDORING SERVICESOF AMERICAJohn L. McCarron is retiring as senior vice president and exec

Experienced exporters know that their three best allies are their customers, their bank, and their f