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China reckons it needs $65 billion for highway construction in the coming five years, but will come

The Port of Everett, Wash., reached agreement with forest products giant Weyerhaeuser to buy 170 acr

After more than a decade of waiting for the government to act, rail shippers have another method for

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Jan. 5, '95 - Jan. 2, '97 (a graph)* Ann

The government is preparing to arrest and deport illegal immigrants who failed to take advantage of

The European Commission said Thursday it was opening a routine probe into the planned $20 billion me

RUSSIA'S LUKOIL TO BOOSTOUTPUT BY AROUND 1 PERCENTMOSCOW - Russia's largest oil company, Luk

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,400-$1,550 per ton lo

As of Dec. 31, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

International Petroleum ExchangeDec. 31, 1996 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Jordanian and Iraqi officials began talks here this week aimed at renewing an agreement on supplying

Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, the country's most expensive, received favorable marks in its first major r

A&B HAWAIIW. Allen Doane was named chief executive.A&B Hawaii, along with Matson Navigation,

Lawyers for Prudential Insurance Co. of America have challenged Florida's effort to sanction the com

Insurance companies doing business in Eastern Europe will post solid growth over the next five years

Natural catastrophes worldwide caused $60 billion in damages in 1996, but cost the insurance industr

INSURANCE INSTITUTEFOR HIGHWAY SAFETYJerry D. Choate was named chairman of the board for thi

A federal judge has delayed until Feb. 24 a fairness hearing on a proposed billion-dollar settlement

Imagine relaxing in your luxury Panamanian hotel room overlooking a scenic lake in the lush tropics

Tuesday, Dec. 31, 1996Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

Dec. 31, 1996Inncluded are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Federal Express Corp. seems to be making progress in its effort to open another Asian hub in Taiwan,

Dec. 31, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

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Tuesday Dec. 31, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

RIO DE JANEIRO STATETO SWALLOW BANK DEBTBRASILIA - Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state government

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

Surprisingly soggy Hong Kong exports should rebound in 1997, aided by an increase in promotional fun

Six months after the abrupt departure of founder and President Raphael Che, a humbled Genstar Contai

The Port of Tacoma is expected to name Don Meyer interim port director today while it conducts a nat

The Surface Transportation Board announced new rules for handling rail abandonments and discontinued

A federal judge has dismissed South Carolina's third lawsuit challenging a plan to ship foreign nucl

It's bigger than big, rivaling the world trade in crude oil. It's created one of the largest pools o

The manufacture of cocaine, heroin and methamphetamines all require large amounts of ''precursor'' c

Fears over Britain's mad cow disease have sent Chinese beef exports soaring as Hong Kong and Southea

Ocean carriers, rather than importers and exporters, are bearing the brunt of the cost from dockwork

China announced Tuesday a preferential tax rate of 15 percent for foreign banks doing business in it

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan and NBC television reporter Andrea Mitchell plan to mar

CANADIAN LAW TO COUNTERHELMS-BURTON ACTOTTAWA - Legislation to protect Canadian businesses f

Engines that stall. Turn signals that don't work.It's been a rocky start for the Toyota Cava