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Greater state involvement in infrastructure development may be necessary to prevent severe capacity

MANILA SAYS APEC SPLITON ACCEPTING NEW NATIONSMANILA - Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation for

COCA-COLA ENDS TALKSTO BUY CANADA'S NORAATLANTA - Coca-Cola Enterprises said Wednesday it wr

The battle between CSX Corp. and Norfolk Southern for Conrail Inc. has become a three-ring circus, w

TEAMSTERS, 'GREEN' GROUPPUSH ANTI-TRUCK CAMPAIGNSAN DIEGO - The Teamsters union and the Frie

In the latest of several downstream mergers, Chevron Corp. of San Francisco on Thursday announced pl

OTTAWA AGREES TO HELPCANADIAN AIRLINESOTTAWA - Canadian Transport Minister David Anderson sa

Secretary of Transportation Federico Pena joined a growing list of departing Cabinet officers Thursd

Through a combination of skillful diplomacy and strong-arm tactics, Russia appears to be winning its

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

Pakistan's caretaker administration kicked off with an austerity drive and a review of some programs

The Coast Guard Thursday was supervising the off-loading of the fuel tanks of a German-flagged tanke

Anti-nuclear groups Wednesday denounced the soon-to-be-finalized sale of two nuclear reactors to Chi

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He braces low on all fours, silently surveying Blount Island, the gemstone in Jacksonville's port. L

Could George Mitchell, who led Senate efforts to sever trade relations with China, carry out Preside

With draft legislation nearly ready to create a full insurance regulatory authority, more Indian com

Families of most of the British victims of the Pan Am flight that exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland,

TEXACO CHIEF APOLOGIZESFOR EXECS' RACIST REMARKSNEW YORK - The chairman of Texaco publicly a

Thursday Nov. 7, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

The days of mule carts driven by sleepy workers in sombreros are long gone in the Latin American con

LIBERIA, MARSHALL ISLANDSISSUE SAFETY REQUIREMENTSRESTON, Va. - Liberia and the Marshall Isl

Microsoft Corp. and Malaysia's Asia Connect formed a technology alliance that will make a variety of

The U.S. dollar plunged against the yen Thursday on reports of a major shift in Japanese policy and

Thursday, Nov. 7, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

''The containership market today provides an example of the fine line between foresight and stupidit

1433 (Nov. 7, 1996) Previous day - 1393The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

Trade experts are looking to forthcoming Asian and global trade meetings in coming weeks for signs t

Greenpeace environmentalists stepped up their protest against genetically altered soybeans Thursday

California will restrict ''pain and suffering'' awards sought by injured drunk and uninsured drivers

This jobs-hungry community is setting its sights on a new nuclear promise: a $20 billion, 100-foot-t

U.S. utilities will control over 40 percent of Britain's electricity supplies if the two latest tran

In a double-barreled move analysts say was inspired by public relations and financial concerns, Fede

ENRON, QATAR NEAR ACCORDON LNG JOINT VENTUREDOHA, Qatar - Qatar and Enron Corp. are close to

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,300-$1,500 per ton lo

It's a family owned container line in a sea full of global giants - a quiet north-south trader at a

A national survey of retailers and consumers indicates the holiday shopping season that begins later

Ship Sale Report appears biweekly. The information, compiled by Shipping Intelligence Inc., a New Yo

International trade union groups voiced alarm Thursday over what they said was mounting labor tensio

NORTH SEA INSURANCE CO.Richard J. D'Amato was named president and chief operating officer of