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Vice President Al Gore wrapped up a three-day visit to Beijing Wednesday. The most senior U.S. offic

Roger Tamraz, the shadowy figure at the heart of a White House funds-for-access scandal, said this w

Harry Stonecipher, McDonnell Douglas chairman, bluntly criticized his company's showing in the comme

31 Shell workers freedin Nigeria, 96 still heldLAGOS, Nigeria - Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell

U.S. inventories of crude oil declined by 2.2 million barrels in the week ended March 21, compared w

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International air cargo carriers could bear the brunt of $300 million in user fees proposed by the F

A small German operated feeder ship ran aground on the Scilly Isles off the southwest English coast

March 26, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Lo

It used to be that supermarkets sold more seafood on Good Friday, which falls this year on March 28,

The U.S. dollar rose Wednesday, as it continued to be buoyed by the Federal Reserve's decision Tuesd

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

Documents obtained by The Journal of Commerce reveal, for the first time in advance of trading, how

After more than a decade of negotiations, the European Union and the United States have until Tuesda

With corn prices rising and the river shipping season ready to begin in earnest, farmers and grain e

SEAMEN'S CHURCH SETSDATE FOR AWARDS DINNERNEW YORK - The Seamen's Church Institute of New Yo

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

The newest containerport in the hemisphere will formally open next week, hoping to gain from growing

''If an owner owes its workers back wages, we try to work out a payment plan. What good does it do f

The buzz of economic activity and conspicuous consumption present in Vietnam's major cities seems to

Environmental lobby group Greenpeace has applied for all of the offshore blocks in Britain's 17th oi

FIRST FOOD SHIP UNDEROIL DEAL ARRIVES IN IRAQBAGHDAD - The first ship carrying food under Ir

China's intermodal transport, long the weakest link in an already overstretched chain, is getting mo

The property/casualty insurance industry made money again in 1996, but the profitscame from an incre

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Japan's prime minister tried to steer the United States away from escalating a maritime dispute betw

Over the last two years, the U.S. economy has enjoyed the benevolent side of a stronger dollar - the

M.S. Carriers Inc. Tuesday let Wall Street know what many truckers already knew - 1997 is off to a v

March 25, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 2

1524 (March 25, 1997) Previous day - 1526The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

A private plane landing at LaGuardia Airport smashed into a maintenance truck on the runway Tuesday,

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New York Mercantile Exchange - March 24, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

REGIONAL BLOCS1997 Asian Development Bank Export Assistance Tour. March 26-27, Philadelphia.

STATE FARM TO DROPAUTO RATES IN FLORIDAFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - State Farm Mutual Insurance C

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, locked in battle with the Federal Reserve over which

AUTHORITY OKS UPGRADEOF CONTINENTAL FACILITIESNEW YORK - A $50 million upgrade of Continenta

March 25, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

FROM THE UNITED STATES/CANADAJAMAICA. April 7-12. The Minority Exporters & Importers Associa

There is a debate raging on underkeel clearance, namely, who should be responsible. The Coast Guard'