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RailTex Inc., the largest publicly held owner of short-line railroads, reported a 27 percent decline

Their machines purify brackish water at Pepsi-Cola plants in Mexico, sanitize contaminated liquid at

fedex demonstratescustoms, trade databaseMONTREAL - Federal Express Corp. has demonstrated a

Arnold Industries Inc., a Lebanon, Pa., truck holding company that owns one of the most profitable u

As of May 8, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from supp

S&P THINKS TOBACCOLIABILITY REMAINS HAZYNEW YORK - Standard & Poor's continues to believe th

Officials from Enron Corp. and Portland General Corp. made their last pitch to state regulators earl

Iran Oil Minister Gholamreza Aqazadeh said Thursday that action by the Organization of Petroleum Exp

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Elimination of the federal ethanol excise tax exemption would ''increase the trade deficit significa

CHICAGO MERC EXPANDSITS CURRENCY TRADINGThe Chicago Mercantile Exchange late this week began

'This is a crusade to get the Fortune 500 off the dole.'

JAPAN, US TO HOLDDEREGULATION TALKSTOKYO - Japan and the United States will hold working-lev

Dockworker unions paralyzed Brazil's largest port at Santos in a 24-hour work stoppage Thursday to p

Economic and technological changes are sparking a revamp of a China refinery and petrochemical proje

Turkish Energy Minister Racai Kutan arrived here Thursday for talks with Iraqi officials on building

WALLENIUS ACQUIRESVEHICLE CARRIER WALONSTOCKHOLM - Vehicle-carrier Wallenius Lines of Stockh

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

In a challenge to U.S. sanctions policy, Iran said Thursday that it has awarded an offshore oil deve

Legislators have voted to adopt Vietnam's first trade law to help provide a legal framework for the

The Justice Department and the FBI announced Thursday the first results of a nationwide crackdown, d

Transport workers across Europe are planning boycotts and demonstrations next week against substanda

Top motor carrier and Teamsters officials met in Washington Thursday in a prelude to early contract

May 8, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

US Airways Thursday announced service cuts that will ground 22 planes and end jet flights to nine ci

1272 (May 8, 1997) Previous day - 1269The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lon

Trans-Atlantic carriers embroiled in a series of lawsuits with the European Commission still hope fo

New York Mercantile Exchange - May 7, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Prices for new marine containers from the world's largest supplier have jumped 10 percent.Th

U.S. banks and financial institutions will be allowed to export the most sophisticated encrypted sof

SHIPSDOT SEEKS TO REVAMPSEAWAY MANAGEMENTWASHINGTON - Changes that Transport

On the day Hong Kong's No. 1 telecommunications company reported a 12.5 percent jump in profit, Chin

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The landslide election victory of Britain's Labour Party gives it carte blanche to remake England, b

Successful development of a $168.5 million Global TransPark project is needed to combat the country'

1085 (May 8, 1997) Previous day - 1086The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursday

China Thursday issued its first praise of the historic resumption of direct sailings between Taiwan

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 246.61 up 0.57

PDVSA completes itsUno-Ven purchase planCARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan state oil company PD

EXEL Ltd. will pay $637 million in cash to acquire all outstanding shares of GCR Holdings Lt