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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

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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'

CHILE'S ENAMI CONSIDERSADDING COPPER REFINERYSANTIAGO, Chile - Chile's state-owned mining co

As part of the final bargaining this week for a deal that eliminates tariffs worldwide for high-tech

Two sisters have been sentenced to prison for a frozen-chicken scam in which the unwitting middleman

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 243.97 off 0.82 wh

There were lots of smiles, photo ops and handshakes as top U.S. corporate executives and a U.S. vice

ECUADOR COFFEE EXPORTSTO GET QUALITY TESTINGQUITO, Ecuador - Ecuador's coffee exports will b

Despite a report by a U.S. government official, Mobil Corp. denied Tuesday that it ever applied for

Tuesday March 25, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

CHILE OFFICIAL PESSIMISTICON ENTRY INTO NAFTASANTIAGO, Chile - The U.S. Congress may not giv

The Department of Agriculture said Monday it was proposing to lift bans on imports of a variety of f

The leads are classified and listed by their Harmonized System (HS) codes. U.S. firms should note th

OFFERS TO BUYPermanent magnet DC-motorRef No.: 046040 Filed: 03-12-97Heavy c

Massachusetts' life insurance companies are opposed to a bill mandating that they invest in low- and

The U.S. Postal Service is shaking up its transportation mix to move the mail, aiming to save $30 mi

LOUISVILLE-PACIFIC COASTINTERMODAL SERVICE SETNORFOLK, Va. - Two railroads are launching int

The Surface Transportation Board Tuesday rejected a bid by the Caribbean Shippers Association to blo

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

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, March 29, 1996 - March 25, 1997 (a graph)

'MAD COW' INCIDENT RAISESEU CONCERNS OVER FEEDBRUSSELS - While the European Commission is ha