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The pace of Japan's economic recovery is way too slow and is hampered by an inefficient and protecti

With the decision made to open the U.S. border to Mexican motor carriers, U.S. and Mexican officials

1361 (Jan. 30, 1997) Previous day - 1370The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

Jan. 30, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

Five years after the opening of Munich's new airport, its chief Thursday proposed building a second

Moving goods between Hong Kong and the adjacent Shenzhen special economic zone in southern China sho

KLM Cargo Thursday announced it was increasing scheduled European air freight service next month and

New York Mercantile Exchange - Jan. 29, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High L

Colombia's Empresa Colombiana De Vias Ferreos, or Ferrovias, this month began accepting bids for its

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

FRANCE TO BOOST AIDTO LATIN AMERICAPARIS - French Finance Minister Jean Arthuis signed two a

USF&G's fourth-quarter net income rose to $102 million in 1996 from $65 million for the 1995 period.

A barge that capsized with 12,500 tons of chemical fertilizer aboard may still hold much of its carg

The speech - make that speeches - were classic Conrad.Conrad Everhard, chairman of Cho Yang

Monsanto Co. has entered into a three-year research project with an Australian university to learn w

64 DOMINICANS RESCUEDFROM SINKING SAILBOATSAN JUAN - The U.S. Coast Guard rescued 64 Dominic

''The trade community should judge the relative efficiency of any port, not an academician.''

South Korean authorities Wednesday opened a special probe into main creditor banks of the debt-stric

The man preparing to lead Hong Kong into the next century says his government will revive the falter

Insurance companies have a ''sinister desire'' for the state to create a permanent hurricane fund to

DOOMED PLANE CARRIEDNO MISSILES, EL AL SAYSJERUSALEM - Israel's El Al airlines denied a news

CONRAIL INC.The Philadelphia railroad restructured its senior management by giving six execu

CELADON ANNOUNCESIMPROVED RESULTSINDIANAPOLIS - Celadon Group Inc., a trucking company that

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U.S. inventories of distillate fuel oil, used as home heating and diesel fuel, fell 2.9 million barr

A rising dollar against the yen and other foreign currencies is a strong factor in loweringU.S. grai

U.S. coal companies are undertaking new marketing campaigns to boost sales.The campaigns, bo

The Asian Development Bank has become the first international financial organization to hold interes

China and the United States are making progress in talks to extend a bilateral textile accord and re

AIRCHINA SETS $1.4 BILLIONFOR AVIATION PROJECTSHONG KONG - China will invest

It's too late to keep intruders such as the zebra mussel and round goby out of the Great Lakes. But

Sea-Land Service Inc., having set some records for business in Hong Kong, is forging closer ties wit

Here is a selected listing of Internet Web sites of government agencies, industrial and labor organi

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

The United States and the 15-nation European Union hope this week to conclude agreements that could

Executives from Norfolk Southern, Conrail and CSX Corp. will meet Friday in Washington to seek a neg

The shipment of dangerous goods by air is relatively safe, but the ValuJet crash will continue to af

As of Jan. 29, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

Farmers hung on to a big tax break as the Internal Revenue Service agreed this week to delay enforci

Ministers and senior officials from 14 countries, including the United States, agreed Wednesday to l