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Tarviz Shamshiri doesn't quite know which was the bigger hit, the one that smashed his car or the tw

For the week ended Oct. 26, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 1

Turkish Prime Minister Necmettin Erbakan has drawn the ire of Turkish business leaders, who are call

The world's major trading powers are close to clinching a deal in global talks to remove all import

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Point, click and ship. Most of us have heard of this phrase and of the attempts by giants like Feder

COURT RULING DUEON AIR LIBERTE SALEPARIS - A French commercial court is scheduled to rule to

Monday, Nov. 4, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

Slower growth in import prices has been a big help in holding down inflation, allowing the Federal R

1333 (Nov. 4, 1996) Previous day - 1323The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

In 1994, USAir Flight 427 slammed into the ground near Pittsburgh at 300 miles per hour, pulverizing

The two frustrated contenders for the job of making a former U.S. naval base into a new containerpor

A proposed global telecommunications trade pact could help ease the way for U.S. companies to merge

Monday Nov. 4, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

Ford Motor Co. said it will no longer sell scrap metal onto the market, thus following the lead of G

COURT TO DETERMINEIF SUIT IS CLASS ACTIONWASHINGTON - The Supreme Court last week agreed to

CHINESE TROOPS TO ENTERHONG KONG ON JULY 1HONG KONG - Some 5,700 Chinese troops, along with

With a new finance minister scoring quick success, Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto intends to

EASTMAN CHEMICALTO BUY ABCO ASSETSNEW YORK - Eastman Chemical Co. Friday said it entered int

International Petroleum ExchangeNov. 4, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Many of California's 300 workers' compensation insurance companies have over the past few years been

Ukraine, which already receives more U.S. aid than any other country except Israel and Egypt, is get

Republicans are confident they will retain control of the Senate even though races for more than a d

TOTAL DENIES REPORTSOF PACT WITH IRAQPARIS - French energy group Total SA Monday denied repo

TEXACO CONDEMNSALLEGED WORKER BIASNEW YORK - Texaco Inc. in a statement condemned allegation

GE UNIT, BRAZIL FIRMIN JOINT VENTURENEW YORK - General Electric Co. said Monday that its GE

Nov. 4, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

CHILE TO SEEK'YEAR OF CONSOLIDATION'SANTIAGO, Chile - Chilean Foreign Minister Jose Miguel I

As of Nov. 4, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

The murder of a flamboyant U.S. businessman here has shaken the business community on both sides of

Boeing Co. issued a service bulletin recommending that worldwide operators of its popular 737 twin-j

A group of lawsuits alleging that seepage from gas well drilling has damaged lives and property near

An extraordinary international spat involving a Dubai shipowner, a South Korean charterer, and naval

In order to expand its business operations in South Korea, Miller Brewing International Inc., a subs

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Eighty years ago, as war flames consumed Europe, a periscope knifed through the waters off Rhode Isl

AFFILIATED ACQUIRESWILSON ACCOUNTSBLURR RIDGE, Ill. - Affiliated Insurance Consultants Inc.,

AIRGERMANY AND CANADAON PATH TO AIR PACTBONN - Germany and Canada have taken the fir

BERKLEY NET INCOME UPFOR QUARTER, 9 MONTHSGREENWICH, Conn. - W.R. Berkley Corp., a property/

FRITZ BUYS FORWARDERFROM NORWAY'S OLSENSAN FRANCISCO - Fritz Cos. said it acquired the forwa