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Opponents of the controversial $8.4 billion CSX-Conrail merger continued probing in a Philadelphia c

NEDLLOYD LINES, P&OMAKE IT OFFICIALROTTERDAM - Nedlloyd Lines and P&O Containers Ltd. Monday

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''NATO stands out . . . as being virtually a disaster.''

AIR FRANCE GETS OKTO BUY BOEING JETSPARIS - The French government has cleared the way for st

DOW CANADA FINED$300,000 FOR POLLUTINGFORT SASKATCHEWAN, Alberta - Dow Chemical Canada Inc.

Follow the money is more than sound advice for Watergate reporters - it can be essential for global

Susan Frank, ex-city ports and terminals commissioner, and her sister were sentenced to jail on a fe

A two-vessel start-up steamship line is inaugurating service between the United States and South Afr

China appears to be tightening its tax rules on shipping and moving to regulate the charter and sale

SHIPSJUDGE RULES FOR PORTIN ROW OVER CHARGESWASHINGTON - A Federal Maritime Commissi

The National Industrial Transportation League, reacting to growing unease over potential restriction

US BANK TO LEND FUNDSFOR CHINA ELECTRIC POWERWASHINGTON - Long-term loans totaling $792 mill

Nov. 19, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

The world Trading community gave Canada credit this week for its recent liberalization measures but

Federal officials have found no trace of the deadly E. coli bacteria in a plant that bottled apple j

CANADIAN NATIONALRAILWAY CO.This Montreal-based railroad announced four senior-level appoint

Fueled by strong demand in Japan, South Korea and Russia, U.S. beef exports this year are forecast t

Water costs for businesses in Germany are the highest among 15 industrialized nations studied, while

TWO FIRMS PLAN VENTURETO PROVIDE REINSURANCENEW YORK - Capital Re Corp. and GCR Holdings Ltd

ENRON TO BUILDINDONESIAN POWER PLANTHOUSTON - Enron Corp. plans to build and operate a $508

National Infrastructure Minister Ariel Sharon said that he would not adopt in its entirety a report

ASIA-PACIFICCHINACentral Bank Governor Dai Xianglong said Beijing will allow foreign banks t

Jim Lonon Jr. knew last year he could lose his Spindale, N.C., factory and with it the jobs for his

The franchising sector is a new and encouraging market in an area in which the United States is an a

A fire in the Channel tunnel between England and France Monday evening has raised serious questions

In a blow to international tanker operators and a victory for states' rights, a judge rejected charg

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Black & Decker Inc. cheered for Wal-Mart.Wal-Mart liked the sound so much it ''converted'' B

Despite concerns that it would not attract sufficient support from insurers, the California Earthqua

QUICKER COMPETITORS LEAVEBUSINESS DINOSAURS IN THE DUSTLong ago, huge dinosaurs ponderously

NORTH AMERICAExpo Farma '97. May 13-16, 1997. Mexico City. Contact: SABA Pharmaceuticals Inc

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A powerful Pennsylvania congressman warned competing bidders for Conrail Tuesday that job prospects

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