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European Union foreign ministers agreed Monday to retaliate against the United States for its law th

The Federal Aviation Administration has revised the information it gave The Journal of Commerce for

CHINA BANKS SEEK OKFOR EXPANSION IN USWASHINGTON - Several large Chinese banks interested in

Reactions are mixed to this weekend's signing of an economic pact for 1997 between the government, b

The United Arab Emirates has charged two men with pirating computer software, the first such prosecu

Oct. 28, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

Germany may be in the driver's seat in the rush toward a single European currency, but most Germans

International Petroleum ExchangeOct. 28, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Oct. 28, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 32

October 28, 1996This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and th

General Motors Corp. workers remained on the job without a contract Monday as United Auto Workers Pr

Saudi officials Monday unveiled details of a plan to use private investment for the multibillion-dol

One of the largest utilities in the Midwest is proving that its best opportunities are in nonregulat

Hapag-Lloyd has stopped an employee group from meeting to discuss the impact of a possible merger wi

CSX Corp., Conrail Inc. and Norfolk Southern Corp. may have unwittingly kicked the lid off an 8-year

The Journal of Commerce index of transportation stocks fell 0.47 percent last week to 3721.51, despi

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AETNA'S HMO PURCHASEDRIVES DOWN NET INCOMEHARTFORD, Conn. - Aetna's third-quarter net income

Globalization of the textiles, clothing and footwear industries poses both challenges and opportunit

American companies, looking to Thailand as an export platform to the region, are set to lift investm

Oct. 28, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

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

SHIPSBRUSSELS TO REVIEWGERMAN YARD AID PLEABRUSSELS - The European Union will scruti

On a rainy October afternoon, Rafael Ginnari surveyed the busy, crowded port in this city just outsi

Oct. 28, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

U.S. negotiators have won 300 new charter flights a year to Brazil for all-cargo airlines, as well a

Japan's Nozaki & Co. Ltd. said the company has started supplying imported melons from the United Sta

The Port of Seattle Commission will reward its executive director, Mic Dinsmore, with a substantial

Three weeks ended Oct. 19, 1996, vs. similar 1995 periodCars Cars Loaded Loaded

Imports of frozen vegetables have been growing in recent years, and U.S. frozen vegetables have the

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

International Petroleum ExchangeOct. 25, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Sea-Land Service Inc. blatantly misrepresented a charge collected from shippers in the Puerto Rico t

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West Coast longshore locals have shattered the peace that followed the tortuous ratification of a th

Lufthansa German Airlines struck a two-year pay deal in the early hours of Friday with one of the tw

AIRPORTS AROUND the world report a 4.5 percent rise in cargo traffic in the the first half of 1996,

Frustrated at his inability to get carriers and freight forwarders to see the light (some people wil

The score at the end of last week's final Senate hearings in Washington: maritime labor, 2, the taxp