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It's probably a commentary on the times, but the word ''honesty'' is most often now preceded by ''ol

Postmaster General Marvin Runyon strongly suggested he favored raising postal rates this summer, a m

British shipowners are being urged to use quality as a competitive tool.Paul Skinner, the ne

ALCAN CONSIDERINGSMELTER IN QUEBECTORONTO - Alcan Aluminium Ltd. is considering building a $

Friday, April 25, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The fate of the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency may be decided Tuesday when a World Bank po

The Caribbean's widening trade deficit with the United States and the controversy over the region's

Trade in chemicals is likely to be opened up dramatically under terms of the Chemical Weapons Conven

AILING JAPANESE INSURERORDERED TO CLOSETOKYO - A life insurance company that lost an estimat

In Queens, where there is always noise, the ringing of the telephone in the office of Kurian Thomas

Commercial Quantity Aluminum ingots_ $1,524-$1,595per

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What if the Jolly Green Giant were red or black instead of green in Russia?Would cheese sell

CANADIAN BODY ADJUSTSRATES FOR SOME WHEATWINNIPEG, Manitoba - The Canadian Wheat Board propo

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Russia's senior trade negotiator with the World Trade Organization, Georgy Gabounia, warned Friday t

ABSORPTION OF OVERHEAD. Is there a more obscene phrase in business?Tucked into the announcem

The battle cry of the integrated carriers - ''Cut out the middleman!'' - has often been echoed by sh

The computer industry is driven by speed. You would think that the air cargo industry would be drive

19th International Air Cargo Forum and Exposition. May 3-6. Le Palais de Congres, Paris. Contact: Se

The word ''cancellation'' as it relates to vessel chartering is an important concept. This is especi

April 25, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Lo

Duke Power Corp. and PanEnergy Corp. shareholders last week approved the $7.7 billion acquisition of

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

WASHINGTON SEES HOPEFOR CHINA WTO ACCORDHONG KONG - U.S. Ambassador to China James Sasser sa

OPEN CHINA MARKETURGED FOR US FARM GOODSHONG KONG - U.S. Ambassador to China James Sasser ca

Being the only internationally known brand in town might have been lonely, but it was also very prof

A recent advertising campaign by telecommunications giant British Telecom urged people to make more

Mired in an industrywide multibillion-dollar slide, Delta Air Lines had not hired a pilot for four y

Friday April 25, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

State regulators say they've reached tentative agreement on the proposed $3.2 million merger between

Long in the planning, a fully integrated international air transport, manufacturing and distribution

Ford Motor Co. will install less forceful air bags in all of its 1998 model year vehicles, saying th

Japan's Mitsui O.S.K. Lines is enlarging its U.S. offices, and a top executive says the container li

Tanker owners are welcoming the intervention of the U.S. attorney general in their legal fight with

MARK VII REPORTSRECORD QUARTERLY RESULTSMEMPHIS - Mark VII Inc., a non-asset-based transport

For the week ended April 19, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled

International Petroleum ExchangeApril 25, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)<

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. has chosen Consolidated Freightways Inc. as its primary inbound trucke

A semi-nomadic tribe of 5,000 indigenous Colombians has threatened to commit mass suicide by jumping