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Illinois Central Corp. said its rail unit boosted net income by 3 percent, to $33.9 million, or 55 c

The government will open bidding for a $1.6 billion, 114-mile passenger and freight track between th

LUFTHANSA SUSPENDSVENEZUELA FLIGHTSCARACAS, Venezuela - Lufthansa German Airlines confirmed

China's largest maker of maritime containers expects sales to rise 10 percent this year, with refrig

A Chinese shipyard, reacting to plunging earnings in the last year, will slash jobs even as it tries

The United Transportation Union is trying to block Canadian National Railroad's plan to sell its lin

1392 (April 16, 1997) Previous day - 1411The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

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April 16, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Lo

RUSSIAN GROUP SEEKSNO-CONFIDENCE VOTEMOSCOW - The opposition Narodovlastie (People's Power)

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,524-$1,595 per ton lo

The Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would require the government to build a facility in Nevada to

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 243.31 off 1.35 w

As of April 16, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

April 16, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

International Petroleum ExchangeApril 16, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)<

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Junk mail that now ends up in trash cans could find its way into fuel tanks if a study by the U.S. P

U.S. gasoline inventories increased by 3.6 million barrels in the week ended April 11, compared with

As Northeast Utilities continued to struggle with a cash flow crisis, its customers were bracing for

ZAIRE REBELS SIGN$1 BILLION MINING DEALLUBUMBASHI, Zaire - Zaire's rebels, in control of the

China's push to electrify its vast area continues to produce typically impressive comparative figure

Two new electricity generating units are being deferred indefinitely after months of tough talking b

Russia's major titanium producer, Avisma, is behind a tariff review now under way in Washington that

GREEK SHIP UNLOADSFOOD AID TO ALBANIADURRES, Albania - The Greek-owned ship Stavros Emmanuel

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PACIFIC MARITIME ASSOCIATIONTimothy Parker, vice president and general manager of Metropolit

After sitting idle for months while technicians repaired their faulty electrical system, Evergreen M

FLORIDA OKS INCREASEFOR CATASTROPHE FUNDTALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida homeowners insurance pre

Mostly positive reactions came Wednesday to an insurer's announcement that it would offer life insur

American insurance companies have shifted to civil courts in the battle to stop people they say inte

California Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush, often accused of siding with insurers, praised

New Jersey is the site of an undesirable cottage industry: staged car accidents.And Passaic

A consumer group says it has its own solution to New Jersey's auto insurance dilemma: Force insurers

The Securities and Exchange Commission has once again weighed in on a legal dispute between Lloyd's