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At least 86 passengers were injured Monday, most slightly, when a Gulf Air plane slid off the runway

The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending Mar. 5, 1997 as supplied by the bunker fuel de

GROUNDBREAKING HELDFOR QUINCY SHIPYARDQUINCY, Mass. - After years of politicking and broken

SHIPSVESSEL LAUNCHES STUDYOF DERBYSHIRE WRECKLONDON - A U.S. research vessel, the Th

A fight has erupted in Europe between air freight shippers and carriers concerning alleged collusion

The AFL-CIO will launch a national campaign to pressure Avondale Industries, the New Orleans naval s

Hong Kong shippers are demanding action over ''a ridiculous situation'' in which charges are spirali

AMERIJET STARTS SERVICETO DOMINICAN REPUBLICFT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Amerijet International In

1438 (March 10, 1997) Previous day - 1430The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

March 10, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Lo

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

It's budget time and you've faithfully entered every financial crumb into the spreadsheet on your PC

CP Ships, fencing with Canada's Competition Board and maneuvering to expand across the U.S. East and

Montgomery Tank Lines was awarded a contract to haul hot chemicals used to make Kevlar and other spe

The apparent end of the war between railroad giants CSX Corp. and Norfolk Southern Corp. for Conrail

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An ambitious plan to convert a closed Navy base in Long Beach, Calif., into a commercial port is cau

Short-line railroads are expected to head for the auction blocks earlier than planned and solicitati

The government will give automatic approval to foreign ventures with investment of up to 74 percent

ENRON, PORTLAND GENERALMERGER OK'D BY NRCSEATTLE - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ha

Brazil needs to invest some $6 billion a year in electric power generation over the next three years

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

As of March 10, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 245.37 up 0.32 whi

March 10, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

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

A congressional panel has requested all Commerce Department memorandums and e-mail messagesrelated t

The U.S. dollar slipped on profit-taking in lackluster trading Monday after its brief rise above 1.7

Some financial institutions may be eliminated in the wake of Japan's planned ''Big Bang'' financial

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, March 15, 1996 - March 10, 1997 (a graph)

Mexico's Secretariat of Commerce and Industrial Development (Secofi) has rejected calls to increase

South Korea's Parliament passed a new labor bill Monday, replacing a law that sparked almost a month

The convulsions wracking Thailand's financial system could take up to three years to repair, accordi

U.S. automakers, angry that cars arriving by railroad from Mexico increasingly are damaged, are pres

MEXICO PUBLISHESMONEY LAUNDERING RULESMEXICO CITY - Mexico Monday published new regulations

Brussels moved Monday to protect European Union producers of computer chips such as Siemens, Motorol

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''These are stateless companies. If any industry is global, it's the auto industry.''

The long effort by General Motors Corp. to build a midsize passenger car in China appearsto be movin