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LAWYERS IN EXXON CASESEEK $1 BILLION IN FEESANCHORAGE - Plaintiffs' attorneys in the Exxon V

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BRUSSELS CRITICIZESANTI-HARASSMENT LAXITYBRUSSELS - The European Commission criticized gover

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AIRSCHOTT INC.Tony Sequeira was named executive vice president of this Washington-based frei

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With a deal reached in the American Airlines pilots dispute, forwarders and customers breatheda litt

Boeing Co. and one of its largest unions are skirmishing over a company plan to send about 600 of it

Amid a growing controversy over alleged attempts by China to funnel money into U.S. election campaig

EPA FUNDS SOUGHTFOR 'BROWNFIELD' SITESWASHINGTON - EPA Administrator Carol M. Browner joined

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Bavaria has begun slaughtering imported cows to prevent an outbreak of mad cow disease, while cattle

Skepticism abounded among members of a special joint legislative committee after they heard contrast

The U.S. dollar rose above 1.69 Deutsche marks Thursday as Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan a

The Senate Thursday called for closer monitoring of Mexico's efforts to curb drug trafficking, but s

The U.S. Court of Appeals struck down controversial federal safety ratings of trucking companies.

Brazil and the United States are setting up a binational working group to look at Brazil's trade gri

House members emerged from a confidential briefing saying they were convinced that a U.S. missile di

1503 (March 20, 1997) Previous day - 1493The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

OFFERS TO BUY* COMPUTER RAM. Looking for computer RAM (NEC or Micron) 16MB EDO (72 pins, 60n

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Being waist-deep in snow, you can forgive Ken Lougheed for dreaming about a warm sun. But the 42-ye

DELTA SIGNS EXCLUSIVE PACTWITH BOEING TO BUY JETSNEW YORK - DELTA AIR LINES INC. SAID THURSD

The planned division of Conrail Inc. between CSX Corp. and Norfolk Southern Corp. produced far more

APL Ltd. Thursday announced a flurry of executive reassignments, putting new faces in jobs created u

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Sumitomo Corp. plans to reduce the salaries of 46 executives for six months because of a scandal ove

Agribusiness giant ConAgra Inc. will pay $8.3 million in fines and penalties as part of a plea agree

Three U.S. senators will introduce a federal no-fault auto insurance measure that provides states wi

An easing of restrictions on intracoastal shipping in Brazil and ongoing port privatization are spur

The U.S. merchandise trade deficit soared to a record $19 billion in January, raising fears that mor

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

1104 (March 20, 1997) Previous day - 1103The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thurs

The French company Dassault Investissements has struck an agreement with a United Arab Emirates comp

MOSCOW, BEIJINGTO SIGN NUCLEAR PACTMOSCOW - Russia will sign a preliminary contract with Chi