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Homestake Mining Co. said Monday it will acquire Santa Fe Pacific Gold Corp. for $2.3 billion, creat

SHAPIRO RENAMEDTO TREASURY PANELATLANTA - M. Sigmund Shapiro, chief executive of Samuel Shap

WESTERN PACIFIC AIRLINESRobert Peiser, the new chief executive of this Colorado Springs-base

There is a broad consensus that the Consumer Price Index overstates inflation, and private and publi

After several years of turmoil within the Texas Department of Commerce, agency officials and lawmake

If there was ever a time for snide remarks . . . .Big pink docked at Red Hook under a blue s

Cargo traffic at the world's airports increased by 4.6 percent in August 1996 to 4.1 million tons co

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

The winds of change lashing the container shipping industry have prompted Germany's Big Three carrie

To dredge or not to dredge? That is no longer the question at the Port of New York and New Jersey, w

SWISS RE TO ACQUIREITALIAN REINSURANCE FIRMZURICH - Swiss Reinsurance Co. said Monday it wil

Hong Kong is the latest member of the WTO to accede to an agreement intended to ensure fair access t

While last week's shocking $1.4 billion winning bid for Mexico's northeast rail line left Union Paci

New York Mercantile Exchange - Dec. 9, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending Dec. 4, 1996 as supplied by the bunker fuel de

In the dog-eat-dog world of the air cargo industry, satisfaction is a luxury most executives can't a

Prudential Insurance Co., the nation's largest life insurer, may have to pay almost $2 billion to se

In an apparent effort to build expectations, a top Clinton administration official for Latin America

In 1994, the Teamsters Union came to an agreement with 24 trucking companies that, among other thing

AON MANAGEMENT INSTITUTERebecca Shafer Bruce was named president and chief executive of the

With its lax banking regulations and its enormous informal economy - the ''anything goes'' style eco

PARLIAMENT TO CONSIDEREU REFERENDUM BILLLONDON - British Conservative Teresa Gorman said on

U.S. officials will meet with the nation's airlines this week to discuss resumption of air service w

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QUAD NATIONS SEEKUNIFIED CHINA STANCESINGAPORE - Trade chiefs of the ''Quad'' nations - the

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A week-old miners' strike appeared to be abating slightly Monday, according to the coal industry, wh

Dean Christon, manager of marketing communications for DHL Worldwide Express, collapsed and died Nov

For 10 years now, the Intermodal Container Transfer Facility in Southern California has defied the p

Hong Kong's impending return to Chinese control doesn't seem to be deterring the steady flow of inwa

Transportation stocks on the Journal of Commerce stock index were not immune from the worldwide plun

ContainerPort Group, a provider of intermodal terminal and cargo transportation services, purchased

The cost savings achieved through the merger of P&O Containers and Nedlloyd Lines may be eroded with

Trans-Pacific container lines are looking for greater rate stability, modest inbound and outbound vo

The European Union is poised to approve imports of genetically modified maize from the United States

Ocean carriers that decide against investing in vessels able to carry at least 6,000 20-foot equival