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More than 60 percent of Japanese manufacturers in Asia say rising wages outside Japan and inefficien

Canada's three major cigarette-makers today will fight the will of Canada's Parliament to the last g

POLL SHOWS SUPPORTFOR AUTO RATE-CUT PLANBATON ROUGE, La. - Backers of Gov. Mike Foster's pla

Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., is a big guy. He stands about 6 feet 4 inches with a broad, open face

ABF Freight System Inc., the fifth-largest carrier consolidating small truck shipments in the less-t

April 23, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Lo

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New York Mercantile Exchange - April 22, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High

Bangladesh has posted troops at major power installations after an apparent attempt to sabotage the

British Columbian truckers will soon have to put in hundreds more hours of training and possess good

OFFERS TO BUY* FISH MEAL AND FROZEN CHICKEN WINGS/FEET. Origin: North America. Contact: Ms.

ONGOINGExport Documentation, Procedures and Letters of Credit. Seminars in May and June spon

INDONESIA TO PUTAUTO PROGRAM IN GEARJAKARTA, Indonesia - The government will provide ''whate

A Stockton Superior Court Judge has upheld a California law limiting motorists' ability to collect p

Norfolk Southern Corp. Wednesday predicted its planned joint purchase of Conrail Inc. with CSX Corp.

LEIF HOEGH POSTSINCREASE IN PROFITLONDON - Improved results from the refrigerated cargo and

Wednesday April 23, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represen

The dramatic saga of troubled Canadian gold explorer Bre-X Minerals Ltd. may soon be coming to a mov

CSX Corp. and Norfolk Southern Corp., the prospective buyers of Conrail Inc., are in a hurry.

Blaming severe winter weather, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. Tuesday announced a 20 percent red

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How to use:Trade leads are sent to the USDA from U.S. agricultural attaches, counselors and

UNITED EFFORT SOUGHTON SUPERFUNDWASHINGTON - With a battle once again looming over reforming

ALLSTATE CHAIRMAN REPORTSFIRM'S 'BEST QUARTER EVER'NORTHBROOK, Ill. - The Allstate Corp. rep

The former owner and chairman of Golden Eagle Insurance Co. seems hopeful he can wrestle his company

ARCO'S LOW EARNINGS DUETO CONTRACT EXPIRATIONSNEWTOWN SQUARE, PA. - Arco Chemical Co. report

Merrill Marine Terminals Inc. has won ISO 9002 Certification for safe handling of cargoes at its fac

A potentially far-reaching decision by the Surface Transportation Board has set new terms for severa

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The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 247.61 up 0.27 whi

The U.S. dollar rose Tuesday after a Japanese official said one nation alone cannot control foreign

The European Union is ''working at maximum speed'' to prepare the way for entry into the EU of 10 Ce

Brazil and Canada Tuesday began discussions on reaching a free-trade agreement between this country

''Right now, it's a field of dreams, except that it is different than the 'Field of Dreams.' If they

The Oregon Public Utility Commission staff will hold a settlement conference Thursday that might cle

The pending sale of APL Ltd. is a saga of our times replete with the contradictions, ironies and c

AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALANDDIRECT LINESunil Chopra was named general manager for the Western regio

EU COMMISSION ADOPTSRICE IMPORT SYSTEMBRUSSELS - The EU Commission formally adopted by its f

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