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The U.S. dollar was mixed Thursday after an early rise on news that the U.S. February trade deficit

The United States has backed away from insisting that negotiations for a Free-Trade Area of the Amer

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The United States will not allow Canada to once more flood the U.S. market with wheat and barley, a

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Homeowners would win the right to automatic cancellations of unnecessary private mortgage insurance

A stronger dollar against the Deutsche mark will help Hapag-Lloyd offset the effect of weaker freigh

Uncertainty about whether Neptune Orient Line's takeover of shipping line APL Ltd. will be approved

STATE FINES SHIPYARDFOR RUNOFF POLLUTIONTACOMA, Wash. - The largest shipyard here has been f

1099 (April 17, 1997) Previous day - 1097The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thurs

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The Food and Drug Administration is planning to expand its proposed ban on feeding animal protein to

Kirby Puckett can't play baseball this season. But he will still collect his $7 million salary, than

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California has moved a step closer to reinstating a controversial law that would permit third-party

A Chinese shipping company is the first mainland firm listed on the local stock exchange to slip int

As of April 17, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

FINLAND SIMULATESNUCLEAR ACCIDENTHELSINKI, Finland - Hundreds of experts in Europe and beyon

The federal government will more than double its level of financing of U.S. exports to Russia, fulfi

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Brazilian import-finance restrictions run contrary to the spirit of the Mercosur customs union and s

SHIPSBRAZIL UNIONS TO STRIKEAT PORT OF PARANAGUASAO PAULO - Unions at Brazil

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One of the world's largest coal mines is up for sale. Earlier this week, Chase Securities Inc. and S

The Mexican Senate has approved a package of financial law reforms aimed at improving the detection

EU MAY CHALLENGECANADA'S POLYGRAM MOVEOTTAWA - The European Union is thinking of challenging

Bill Simmons has been appointed senior vice president of production and technology at The Journal of

OFFERS TO BUY* PVC PIPES WITH RUBBER GASKET/PVC NIPPLE. 5,000 pieces rigid PVC pipes with ru

SAS WILL DISCUSSDETAILS OF ALLIANCESTOCKHOLM - Scandinavian Airlines System announced Thursd

China Thursday gave six Taiwan shipping firms approval to sail direct Taiwan-China routes for the fi

1361 (April 17, 1997) Previous day - 1392The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

PLUTONIUM PROGRAMIN DOUBT IN JAPANTOKYO - With the government finally moving against its own

Russia is unlikely to return to U.S. grain markets as a large-scale buyer within five years, althoug

India and Bangladesh plan to set up a power exchange system in what could be the beginning of a larg

David J. Tolan, a vice president of Sea-Land Service Inc., won this year's top role-model award from

he decision this week by a Mexican labor board to recognize an independent union at a Taiwanese-owne

The Idaho Department of Finance has filed a civil lawsuit against seven defendants for alleged inves

RUSSIA CAN'T ADHERETO BUDGET, CHUBAIS SAYSMOSCOW - Russia can't stick to its '97 budget limi

A leading Senate Republican is stepping up pressure on the Clinton administration to investigate the