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What happens after 1997 ''is 1998,'' the current quip has it. By most accounts, that's exactly what

Alaska Air Group, parent of Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, posted its second-best year in 1996 wit

Too much success can be bad for business, especially for reinsurers operating in Latin America.<

1370 (Jan. 29, 1997) Previous day - 1382The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

Concerned by the beaching of a 16-foot-long whale, officials along a coast fouled by a recent oil sp

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U.S. exporters are now covering the Japanese market - or at least many of the people in it. Driven b

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Feb. 2, '96 - Jan. 29, '97 (a graph)* An

A Columbia and Snake river coalition of commercial interests applauded a U.S. government decision to

The world's attention this July 1 will focus on the handover of sovereignty in this flamboyantly cap

Growth surged in southern China's ports along the Pearl River in 1996, while neighboring Hong Kong s

Railroads seeking Surface Transportation Board approval to abandon unprofitable routes should come p

Rodney Slater, President Clinton's choice to head the Transportation Department, received a friendly

In an apparent response to pressure from the United States and Europe, the Japanese government this

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Maersk Inc. has won honors as best performing line for schedule reliability from West Australia to S

FORMER SENATOR ELECTEDTO CHEVRON BOARDLOS ANGELES - Chevron Corp. announced that former U.S.

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The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 242.27 off 1.38 w

Jan. 29, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

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A closely watched report on U.S. wage costs Tuesday revealed no signs of mounting inflation, reducin

Relief was mixed with concern Tuesday over election results in Chechnya as the breakaway region took

CUBA, RUSSIA IN TALKSON OIL-FOR-SUGAR SWAPHAVANA - Cuba and Russia began negotiating a 1997

As Palestinian officials work toward self-rule, hotel developers are busy setting up accommodations

TAIWAN SAYS IT CAN'TSHIP WASTE IN FEBRUARYHONG KONG - Taiwan's Atomic Energy Council sees as

Taiwan's government approved $2.461 billion of inward foreign investment in all of 1996, down 16.0 p

NORTH AMERICASurfaces '97. Feb. 20-22. Las Vegas. Contact: Sherrill Uyeda, Burson-Marsteller

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''It's a damn wonder we haven't had a suicide yet.''

Matson Navigation, the largest ship line moving goods between the mainland United States and Hawaii,

It's been a long time coming, but the Washington state Legislature is starting to look at its trade

MAINE BUREAUFINES BLUES $62,000AUGUSTA, Maine - Blue Cross Blue Shield of Maine has been fin

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Jan. 28, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

E.W. Blanch Holdings Inc. has reported net income for the year ended Dec. 31, 1996, of $6.3 million,

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