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A war broke out Wednesday for control of the country's eastern rail network.Norfolk Southern

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

A proposed $300 million World Trade Center here is tied up in politics, but supporters hope the proj

The U.S. dollar rose above 113 yen Wednesday, setting a 33-month high, but edged lower against the D

HYUNDAI OPENS3 OFFICES IN CANADASEATTLE - Hyundai Merchant Marine, which is offering direct

New York Mercantile Exchange - Oct. 23, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

With so much business at stake, and growing pressure from textile customers in richer nations to ena

In a year that has seen many top retailers tarred in headlines for exploiting underpaid workers and

Hatsue Namekawa, a 31-year-old shopper, loves to buy cheap T-shirts and pants from China and India.<

Karaked Puangchampi was 22 and working as a machine cleaner at a textile factory when she fell serio

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 244.92 up 1.09 wh

Oct. 23, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

International Petroleum ExchangeOct. 23, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

OMAN REACHES DEALFOR GAS PROJECT FUNDINGMUSCAT, Oman - Oman struck a $1.4 billion funding ag

In its biggest China plunge so far, BP Chemicals Ltd. is teaming up with a local firm to build a $2.

Oct. 23, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

Oct. 23, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 32

Oct. 23, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

U.S. crude petroleum inventories rose 5.7 million barrels in the week ended Oct. 18, compared with t

Jamaica's bauxite and alumina exports to the United States will increase this year, following higher

MARSH & MCLENNAN COS.REPORTS INCOME JUMPNEW YORK - Marsh & McLennan Cos., the brokerage and

JUDGE'S RULING FAVORSSTATE-CREATED COMPANYJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Cole County Circuit Judge Th

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PG&E PLANS TO SELLFOUR POWER PLANTSSAN FRANCISCO - Pacific Gas and Electric Co. said Wednesd

Independent power producers seeking foreign projects are finding that business has stalled or slowed

World sugar traders are reasonably concerned that weekend damage to Cuba's sugar crop will affect th

Bids by two U.S. companies to buy a controlling interest in Jamaica's power company have been reject

Tree Top Inc., a fruit processing cooperative based in Selah, Wash., posted record net proceeds of $

LEIF HOEGH RESULTSMIXED FOR QUARTERLONDON - LEIF HOEGH & CO., THE DIVERSIFIED NORWEGIAN SHIP

Whether it's Norfolk Southern Corp. or CSX Corp., tow-boat container operators serving smaller East

When it became apparent to both railroads and paper companies that dirty and broken boxcars were red

Norfolk Southern Corp. Wednesday reported record third-quarter earnings of $202.3 million, or $1.61

Among shippers there is little surprise, but lots of concern over the fight for Conrail.Some

From Washington, D.C., to Washington state, forest products companies and trade groups are looking t

Pressured by the ''green harassment'' of environmental groups at home, more U.S. forest products com

The main group of investors still protesting against the actions of Lloyd's of London has accused Ll

RAILNS ASKS STB TO ENFORCELEASE EXTENSION PACTWASHINGTON - Norfolk Southern Corp. as

Like dueling banjo players, Bill Clinton and Bob Dole are making competing campaign stops in Alabama

This village tucked into the soft hills of Maryland's Eastern Shore offers fractured moments.

Events in the shipping industry are developing so rapidly that a year's delay in enacting maritime r