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Millions of dollars in federal money already committed to storm relief in South Dakota might not be

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The head of the World Trade Organization on Friday appointed former Uruguayan diplomat Julio Lacarte

George Marlin, executive director of the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, announced Friday t

Russian oil producer Rosneft is looking to one of its strategic partners to finance its stake in the

PRELIMINARY OK GIVENTO $3.2 BILLION MERGERSALEM, Ore. - The staff of the Oregon Public Utili

A U.S. government ruling has hamstrung British Columbia's ability to sell electricity in the United

MOLLER HEAD DISPUTESCLAIMS OF ILLEGAL AIDLONDON - The chief executive of Denmark's A.P. Moll

The Thai government has moved to rescue an ailing economy and stock market by a round of budget cuts

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The United States posted an $8.4 billion trade deficit in November, small enough to encourage Commer

Several environmental groups filed a lawsuit in federal court last week to block what they claim are

Transporters of petroleum appear to be taking in stride a plan by California regulators to significa

President Clinton has signed a $400 million loan that will finance the Alameda Corridor, the country

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Highway and other infrastructure development is expected to get a boost from recent government appro

California Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush last week threatened to suspend the license of P

The bid for Atlantic Container Line was looking low late Friday as the shipping line's share price s

The dollar is going to the moon, currency traders and analysts said Friday, as the greenback rockete

''This is par for the course for Lloyd's when we want something. But when they want something it's n

1483 (Jan. 17, 1997) Previous day - 1496The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

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General Parcel Service Inc., the small parcel delivery firm that unsuccessfully battled industry gia

Jan. 17, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

The business subsidy programs and tax preferences critics call ''corporate welfare'' are about to be

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Norfolk Southern Vice President James McClellan has pored over railroad maps for most of his 34-year

Ira Shapiro, the top U.S. negotiator on trade issues with Japan, said he will leave the Clinton admi

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100%) is as follows

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 242.47 off 1.51

DUTCH, US COMPANIESIN LIGHTING JOINT VENTUREEINDHOVEN, Netherlands - Dutch electronics compa

NORTH CAROLINA STATEPORTS AUTHORITYFred Getsinger was named director of the Port of Wilmingt

A World Trade Organization panel has sided with the United States in a dispute over Canada's longsta

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A nationwide group of exporters and importers is urging President Clinton to call off sanctions that

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International Petroleum ExchangeJan. 17, 1997 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Amertranz Worldwide Holding Corp. has received a $10 million line of credit from BNY Financial Corp.

State Insurance Commissioner Linda S. Kaiser last week approved a 25 percent reduction in workers co