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The United States posted an $8.1 billion trade deficit in June, sharply down from an unusually high

The containership California Hermes, smoldering and crewless in the North Pacific, is limping into p

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Faced with evidence of a cooling economy and subdued inflation, the Federal Reserve Board Tuesday le

CHRYSLER TO BUILDTRUCK PLANT IN BRAZILSAO PAULO - The U.S.-based automaker Chrysler will bui

''Where most ports are in maritime and want to get into real estate, we're the opposite. We're in re

GENERAL MILLS SUESINSURER FOR $168 MILLIONMINNEAPOLIS - General Mills Inc. has filed a lawsu

The state port has hired an operations director and a fiscal officer, part of a new management team

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has proposed using a sledgehammer to squash a problem most

New York Mercantile Exchange - Aug. 20, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Tuesday Aug. 20, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

Despite building and expanding petrochemical plants at a frantic rate, many with foreign help, China

Asia is looking for a fresh commitment from the United States following the presidential elections,

Global trade in 1995 grew by 19.5 percent from the previous year, the highest rate since a 22.6 perc

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Aug. 18, '95 - Aug. 20, '96 (a graph)* A

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Union Pacific Railroad stands to make a mint from vague wording in last week's Surface Transportatio

CAROLINA SHIPPING CO.Paul L. Barbro was named president of Carolina Shipping Co., a ship age

An airport cargo handler was sentenced Monday to six months in jail for stealing credit cards from a

In a trend expected to accelerate in the next few years, small Japanese ports like Sendai and Niigat

PROPANE CARRIER CHARGEDWITH LOG FALSIFICATIONWHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - A suburban New York propan

Two train crewmembers died Tuesday in a fiery head-on collision between two CSX Transportation train

After a gang violently took $9.9 million in electronic parts and equipment from a firm in Irvine, Ca

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

US COAL OUTPUT UP 16 PERCENTFROM PREVIOUS WEEKCHARLESTON, W.Va. - Domestic coal production r

Tuesday, Aug. 20, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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

The U.S. dollar rose Tuesday on a better-than-expected overall June trade report, but gave back much

4,000TH FOREIGN FIRMENTERS PUDONG ZONESHANGHAI - The number of foreign companies that entere

CHINA ROAD& BRIDGE CORP.ChinaAmount of contract: $29,688,232.Contract descri

Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto sits down with Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de

Matson Navigation Co., for many decades a domestic carrier with a name synonymous with cargo service

China is stepping up pressure on Taiwan to resume the direct transport links banned by the island si

Airline passengers and air cargo customers who have escaped paying federal excise taxes since the be

Aug. 20, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

Leonel Fernandez, a 42-year-old lawyer of the Liberation Party, assumed the presidency last week in

The signing of a definitive natural gas export contract to Brazil will boost regional energy integra

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