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Fixed asset investment commitments in Singapore's manufacturing sector rose 19 percent year-on-year

The nations of Central and South America put the United States to shame when it comes to forging reg

A strike by marine pilots at the Port of Kingston has prevented several ships from docking and unloa

Arkansas Best Corp. is looking to shed some of its money-losing subsidiaries, although it'snot clear

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 241.15 off 1.12

The nuclear power industry is asking a federal appeals court to force the Energy Department to begin

CHINA, SOUTH KOREA EYETAIWAN'S WASTE DISPOSALBEIJING - China will hold a working-level meeti

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ANACOSTIA & PACIFIC CO.George Stern, former president of the Chicago & Illinois Midland Rail

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U.S. and other foreign investors will boost their equity holdings in key developing countries this y

''We only got the head cheese. The rest of the elected officials have to go, too. This union has to

China and the United States made progress Thursday in talks on a new textile accord but negotiations

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WILHELMSEN UPGRADESSERVICES, ADDS VESSELOSLO - Wilhelmsen Lines is upgrading liner service c

The first commercial ship built in decades by a U.S. shipyard for a foreign buyer isn't going to for

A repeat of a crash like the ValuJet accident could lead to regulators seeking a total ban on the sh

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The next time a transit bus passes, try to imagine the smell of fresh popcorn or french fries instea

The Senate Finance Committee Thursday approved the nomination of Charlene Barshefsky to be U.S. Trad

Pakistan's commercial sector and many analysts expect the Muslim League's Nawaz Sharif to come to po

TRAVELERS GROUPJon C. Madonna is joining the insurer in New York in the new position of vice

1016 (Jan. 30, 1997) Previous day - 1027The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursd

Thursday Jan. 30, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

The Port of Felixstowe recorded another record year, with container traffic up 7 percent in 1996. Br

CHINA, EU 'FAR APART'ON WTO MEMBERSHIPBEIJING - Chinese and EU officials concluded three day

Golden Eagle Insurance Co. has proposed a new solution to end its long-running dispute with the Cali

The Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex began 1996 with dockworker demonstrations, suffered through

Like a high-altitude attack plane, the United States is swooping down on Asian countries one by one

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Jan. 30, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

U.S. officials say open-skies initiatives are humming along around the world, and they expect the re

From the cold streets of New Bedford, Mass., to the tropics of East Timor, a state initiative to sla

When John McCarley recently decided to take the plunge and join a Tokyo trade fair, he fully exp

American executives and products abound in Cuba despite a U.S. trade embargo, Canada's ambassador to

Employment in Mexican maquiladoras, or in-bond assembly plants, rose 20.3 percent to 811,376 workers