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JOHN ALDEN REPORTSDROP IN OPERATING INCOMEMIAMI - John Alden Financial Corp. reported operat

JOHNSON & HIGGINSNorman Barham, who had been the brokerage firm's executive vice president s

Canadian maritime giant Fednav Ltd. will switch its Great Lakes-to-Europe liner service from Chicago

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SHIPSMOBILE CARGO VOLUMESUSTAINS RECORD '95 LEVELMOBILE, Ala. - The Port of Mobile h

Massive collective financial losses this year finally forced ocean carriers operating in the Europe-

As officials begin arriving today for the fourth summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation gro

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Norfolk Southern Corp. launched its legal offensive Monday to block the proposed merger of CSX Corp.

The U.S. dollar Monday gave back some of its gains against the German Deutsche mark following a rise

Nov. 18, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

A decision by the Reserve Bank, India's central bank, late last week to allow four foreign insurance

Global expansion is no longer a long-term plan but a short-term necessity for U.S. insurers, accordi

Thailand's financial markets fell 6 percent Monday after weekend elections gave the largest number o

Taiwan plans to streamline its agricultural subsidy system to improve its chances of gaining entry t

TRAFFIC VOLUME DOWNON GERMAN WATERWAYSHAMBURG - The volume of goods moved on German inland w

A Sumitomo Corp. shareholder notified the company Monday that he will sue its directors for compensa

TEXAS SUES TO BLOCKBLUE CROSS MERGERAUSTIN, Texas - Texas Attorney General Dan Morales says

The Israeli government is still investigating charges that it is indirectly trading with its enemy,

FRANCE-JAPAN ACCORD SETSSIGHTS ON SPACE RESEARCHTOKYO - French President Jacques Chirac and

As the bidding war for Conrail plays out in federal court this week, the folks in central Pennsylvan

One of the things that bugs people most about the Internet is the inability to control what your cus

INVESTOR INTEREST KEENFOR DEUTSCHE TELEKOMFRANKFURT - Deutsche Telekom AG stock took off in

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 244.70 up 1.29 whi

While President Clinton is vowing to press ahead with NATO expansion, Russia experts are blasting th

New York Mercantile Exchange - Nov. 18, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Many U.S. corporations are sending employees to work overseas without the foggiest idea of what it i

Iraq and Turkey have reopened a bridge on the border that had been closed since the 1991 Persian Gul

The Department of Transportation has fined a Chilean cargo airline $200,000 and threatened to ban it

FAA ASKED TO AMENDAIRPLANE REPAIR MANUALSWASHINGTON - The National Transportation Safety Boa

1504 (Nov. 18, 1996) Previous day - 1515The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

Japan's politically sensitive trade surplus with the United States surged in October, the first such

In the five months since her husband was killed in a highway crash, Geraldine Oliver has learned a l

The government-controlled Israel Oil Refineries ought to be split into two separate companies, accor

UNIONS ASKED TO PROTESTCOMPLAINT ON JAPAN PORTSLONDON - Port workers and maritime unions are

A proposed state marine pilotage policy would maintain current pilot systems at ports throughout Sou

Current Textile Quotas:Where the average recent utilization rate indicates full quota utiliz

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The president of the company that prepared the oxygen generators blamed for ValuJet Flight 592's fat

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