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House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt has issued an intriguing 12-page document, circulated to Demo

BOEING, MCDONNELLSHAREHOLDERS TO MEETSEATTLE - Boeing Co. and McDonnell Douglas Corp. shareh

The Clinton administration has made South America the latest target of its free-market aviation poli

RUSSIAN TRADE UNIONSVOW TO STRIKE IN MARCHMOSCOW - Russian trade unions vowed Thursday to go

The barge worker involved in the 26,000-gallon gasoline spill three weeks ago has been charged with

Companies operating in the United States should find a little neurosis a healthy thing when it comes

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, March 1, 1996 - Feb. 27, 1997 (a graph)*

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The Port of Liverpool is switching to a new communications network for the local community this week

KANSAS HOUSE ADVANCESOUT-OF-STATE TAX BREAKTOPEKA, Kan. - The House has given tentative appr

California this week introduced legislation that would prohibit insurance companies from using domes

Two Japanese oil companies that tested crude oil from Alaska's North Slope last year said they won't

Flooding forced the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to halt barge shipping Thursday on several portions

1454 (Feb. 27, 1997) Previous day - 1458The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

TANKER DELIVERIESREMAIN LOWLONDON - Despite a recent flurry of ordering, future deliveries o

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A major recovery in Russian oil production is still some years away, because Russia's new energy com

Indonesia, long a laggard in maritime infrastructure, will soon have its first modern containerport

With new labeling requirements scheduled to take effect in Mexico this weekend, exporters and U.S. g

Don't ask the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers how the Port of New York and New Jersey should keep its s

Shippers of fresh and frozen produce may face higher transportation costs in the next few years, as

Thursday, Feb. 27, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

It's not Christmas, but the toys are coming.The first contract between toy shippers and ocea

A strengthening U.S. dollar is beginning to hurt U.S. companies that sell into world export markets,

An early test of how willing the United States is to open up its telecommunications market gets unde

''The key to China's accession is really market access. That's the bottom line of everything they ha

OFFERS TO BUY* CHEDDAR CHEESE 50 percent FAT. Target price: $2,100, quantity: 1,000 metric t

BAKER HUGHES TO BUYSPECIALTY FIRM PETROLITEST. LOUIS - Petrolite Corp., a specialty chemical

POSTAL SERVICE SEEKS OKFOR NEW PARCEL PROGRAMSWASHINGTON - The U.S. Postal Service has asked

Feb. 27, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

EVA AIR TO LAUNCHSERVICE TO BELGIUMTAIPEI - EVA Air said it will start a freighter service t

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

U.S. subsidiaries of foreign corporations cried foul Thursday over a Massachusetts plan to punish co

Feb. 27, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

Feb. 27, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

NEW AIR CARGO SITE SETFOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIAMORENO VALLEY, Calif. - A second new air cargo

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The concept is seemingly the perfect solution to the logjam on Europe's crowded highways: Limit the

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