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While other ocean freight carriers are cutting costs and firing people, Japan's NYK Line is taking a

Forgive Venezuelan transporters if they are skeptical when the nation's customs chief promises a tot

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As of Oct. 8, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

Health maintenance organization rates are headed up again after two years of stability, as companies

The final piece in a tricky jigsaw puzzle was fitted in place Monday as Arizona's state securities r

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The United States should accept market realities and stop using a company's nationality to calculate

Afghanistan's neighbors, quaking with security fears over the Taleban militia that now controls most

Mexican commerce officials have denied a request by two U.S. steelmakers to extend benefits of a con

The U.S. Department of Commerce has levied a $200,000 civil penalty against a Cleveland company for

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Where is all the oil going?World oil output is at record levels and refineries are running f

International Petroleum ExchangeOct. 8, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

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With the traditionally strong German beer market starting to go flat, Coca-Cola and other producers

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Oct. 7, 1996This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the es

Looking for a hydroelectric dam? A Massachusetts utility is planning to sell five of them on the Con

Maritime subsidy legislation passed last week by Congress should prevent further shrinkage of the U.

Lloyd's of London is taking to the road in all sorts of ways in order to promote itself as a reforme

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BankBoston will open a new office in Lima, Peru, by the middle of this month to provide local bankin

GERMAN METALWORKERSBEGIN TALKS ON SICK PAYFRANKFURT - Unions representing German metalworker

Georgia depends on the huge Russian market for its exports of wine, tea and mineral water.Ot

Russia welcomed the better-than-expected credit ratings it received from three agencies that pave th

Fruehauf Trailer Corp., once the nation's leading truck trailer manufacturer, Monday filed for Chapt

Shipowners, seafarers and government delegates from some 50 countries are meeting in Geneva to updat

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateCchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

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KUWAIT OIL, EXXON SIGNTECHNICAL STUDY DEALKUWAIT - Kuwait Oil Co. and Exxon Corp. subsidiary

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

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A state senator wants to offer a $100 tax credit to North Dakotans who buy insurance to cover stays

To some, Maryland trucker Mark Gunther was a warm-hearted guy, the kind who would drive 150 miles to

The nation's largest parcel delivery service Monday launched another foray into the traditional less

In the largest financial takeover since China's economic reform began in 1979, the Guangdong Develop

Leonel Fernandez, the new president of the Dominican Republic, announced late last week economic and