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Nine major petrochemical plants relying on ethylene will cut output beginning today, as Chinese Petr

US, MALAYSIA EXPECTAIR ACCORD BY SUMMERWASHINGTON - U.S. and Malaysian officials said they e

Narcotics and immigration will dominate the agenda for next week's summit between President Clinton

Official estimates of the insured losses caused by the flooding of the Red River in North Dakota and

New countries coming into the World Trade Organization should have to agree to open their markets to

The European trucking industry is facing chaos as more countries restrict weekend service.Fr

An industry-led ad hoc committee looking into safety on the lower Mississippi River has forwarded to

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While President Clinton's trip to Mexico is expected to help him define his administration's positio

Move over, Ben & Jerry's, and make room on the store shelves for Willie's. It's a household name in

Some U.S. congressmen may consider China Ocean Shipping Co. to be a national security risk, but Chin

Facing a racial discrimination class-action lawsuit, United Parcel Service said it will continue loo

Canadian wheat exports to the Pacific Rim have finally recovered from the disastrous winter, when a

The battle between U.S. and Canadian railroads over market access in the Northeast could touch off

GKN TO BUY SINTERFOR $570 MILLIONLONDON - British engineering and agriculture technology gro

International Petroleum ExchangeMay 1, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

When Bill Clinton journeys to Mexico next week for the first visit of a U.S. president since pas

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

The advisory panel to Japan's premier proposed Thursday the government reduce the number of ministri

DOLLAR'S RISE ON YENWORRIES US STEEL GROUPWASHINGTON - The U.S. steel industry's lobbying gr

An amendment to ban U.S. arms sales to non-democracies failed by a two-vote margin in a key committe

Irked by Turkey's reluctance to lift an eight-month ban on livestock importation after an outbreak o

A sponsor of Massachusetts legislation to bar state contracts with companies operating in Indonesia

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A Utah steel company's lawsuit predicated on an 81-year-old law could lead to disaster for importers

Iran is emerging as the world's biggest importer of wheat in the current year, the International Gra

Cargo traffic at the world's airports increased 12.1 percent in January to 4.03 million tons, compar

Singapore's port agency is expanding ties with China, long considered a preserve of Hong Kong compan

Cray Research Thursday denied reports it had reached an out-of-court agreement with NEC of Japan in

''He has to stand by what he's done. As long as he's governor, he's going to be acting as governor,

JAPAN'S PREMIER: CLINTONCLUED IN TO REFORM PLANTOKYO - Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto said

April 30, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Lo

Bob Papworth and Thomas Finkbiner both work at ground zero of the consolidation trend now hitting th

The proposed acquisition and division of Conrail Inc. by Norfolk Southern Corp. and CSX Corp. will c

The International Intermodal Expo is supposed to be a celebration of the marriage between different

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 246.68 up 0.44 wh

Wednesday April 30, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represen