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The U.S. Supreme Court turned down Monday the government's effort to force Texaco to pay at least $1

The U.S dollar declined Monday, led by strength in the Deutsche mark on French election worries.

Den norske Bank and Christiania Bank, Norway's two largest banks, are both controlled by the state,

Capt. Jim Drahos, a ship pilot and champion of maritime training, died in an automobile accident nea

The Surface Transportation Board issued rules affecting the last U.S. transportation companies that

Canadair workers refused to ratify a company offer Sunday, saying the proposed contract is too long

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Russian steel trade figures show that growth in shipments to the United States accelerated faster la

RUSSIA'S TAX COLLECTIONIMPROVES AS HELP ARRIVESMOSCOW - Russia's woeful tax collection recor

New York Mercantile Exchange - April 18, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High

U.S. makers of capacitors, an essential electronic component, are considering suing the Clinton admi

Germany wants to end the legal battle among ocean carriers, shippers and European regulatory authori

CHILE SAYS SMALL-UNIONCOPPER STRIKE COUNTSCALAMA, Chile - Government labor authorities have

BA-AA CRITICSTO TESTIFY TODAYWASHINGTON - The British Airways-American Airlines alliance wil

The Mississippi State Port Authority is forecasting a bright season ahead in its midyear financial r

Standing on the same waterfront where he launched a global revolution in shipping, former back-count

The nation's leading shipping line wants the government to cut the lifeline now being clutched by on

One of the great things about my job is that I get to be the first kid on my block to play with some

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, April 26, 1996 - April 21, 1997 (a graph)

A controversial effort to make last-minute changes to the nation's unfair trading regulations seems

Plans to expand and strengthen the International Monetary Fund will be at the top of the agenda at t

The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending April 16, 1997 as supplied by the bunker fuel

BRITAIN'S PRUDENTIAL,INDIAN FIRM IN VENTUREBOMBAY - Term-lender Industrial Credit and Invest

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

Three years into the North American Free Trade Agreement, U.S. farmers and agribusiness are exportin

EXXON PROFIT UP 15 PERCENTIN THE FIRST QUARTERIRVING, Texas - Exxon Corp. increased its prof

South African mining giant Anglo American-De Beers is ''currently in discussion'' with Zairean rebel

As of April 21, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

The symbolism could hardly be more stark: The first Chinese troops to take up position in Britain's

On Saturday, history was made at a Taiwanese dock.But money wasn't.And by Monday there were

Robert Pozen, picked by President Clinton to oversee trade negotiations with China, has abruptly wit

CHIRAC DISSOLVESFRENCH PARLIAMENTPARIS - President Jacques Chirac, trying to hold on to his

When he was a colonel in the quartermaster unit of the Indonesian army, President Suharto demonstrat

The European Union asked the World Trade Organization Monday to suspend a panel looking into its pot

Talking a page from ''Field of Dreams,'' a business and civic coalition is renewing a push for a thi

Money is plentiful and interest rate margins wafer thin.For shipowners, there has never been

1332 (April 21, 1997) Previous day - 1345The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

April 21, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

A bipartisan coalition of lawmakers is introducing a resolution on the House floor Wednesday in supp

April 21, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f