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NEW YORK OFFERSSPACE TO ECUADORIANSTATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - The Port Authority of New York and N

Agriculture Department officials are satisfied with enrollment in the government's latest - and larg

Air Products and Chemicals Inc. of Allentown, Pa., is investing $40 million in three new industrial

North Korea on Monday defended its plan to accept nuclear waste from Taiwan, saying the deal would n

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Brazil's surprise announcement of new import-finance restrictions over the Easter holiday has global

Emergency officials in McDowell County were cleaning up the damage Monday caused by a train which de

CULT MEMBERS HAD COVERAGAINST ALIEN ABDUCTIONLONDON - The 39 members of the Heaven's Gate cu

In a marked change of strategy, PartnerRe Ltd. said Monday it is acquiring Societe Anonyme Francaise

NRC AGREES TO OVERSEEENERGY'S NUCLEAR FACILITIES WASHINGTON - THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY CO

European airlines are turning to U.S. executives and using U.S. strategies to help them survive a ne

A leading Senate Republican wants assurances from President Clinton's top ocean shipping regulator t

Russia has announced a delay in deliveries of Caspian Sea oil, prompting concern that major offshore

European mutual funds have done well recently, but the best fund performances this year are likely t

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A top Romanian official, citing his government's sweeping reform plans, invited U.S. firms to invest

One of five former employees of Skyway Airlines charged with falsifying maintenance records and maki

The governor of Guam is attacking a soon-to-be-released federal report on ocean shipping that he cha

International Petroleum ExchangeMarch 27, 1997 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONALOF WASHINGTON INC.Glenn Alger was promoted to executive vice preside

March 31, 1997This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the

Prosecutors said they were preparing to file criminal charges against top officials of a nuclear pla

CONAGRA MANAGERS FINEDFOR MISGRADING SOYBEANSCHICAGO - Two Conagra Inc. managers were fined

NIKE PLANT MANAGERCHARGED IN VIETNAMHANOI - Authorities in southern Vietnam have charged a N

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

SHIPSJAPANESE DOCKWORKERSBEGIN NIGHTTIME STRIKESTOKYO - Dockworkers across J

Three Japanese shipping lines have asked the U.S. Court of Appeals here to overturn a Federal Mariti

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''I don't think there's any European carrier that believes it is going to be able to rely on a prote

In a bid to encourage foreign direct investment, the Turkish government has eased the rules of taxat

Mexico's finance ministry granted conditional approval for a terminal operator on the Gulf of Mexico

The chairman of the House Banking Committee turned to the General Accounting Office for backup in hi

In the world of corporate bartering, $1.7 million of older U.S. computers can get you $1 million wor

The on-again, off-again talks between railroads and motor carriers to allow greater use of the large

March 27, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close Hig

One of the two private companies handling containers at the Port of Manila is expanding into a fast-

OFFERS TO BUY* NAPTHA SOLVENT. Solvent for a used-tire retreading plant. 15,000 liters/year.

The battered Thai economy and the global trading system have their respective problems but both shou

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