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CN Rail laid down the law to Nova Scotia about rail quality Wednesday: Sydney Steel Corp. had better

JAPAN TASK FORCE AIMSTO HELP CAMBODIA, LAOSTOKYO - The Foreign Ministry's special task force

Royal Nedlloyd Group and Royal/Dutch Shell Group have signed a three-year logistics contract.

A compromise appears to be in the works to settle a row between the Philippines and the United State

Hapag-Lloyd has decided to operate most of its containerships under the German flag rather than swit

U.S. insurers may come under pressure for not explicitly excluding terrorism risks from their commer

It is not often that maritime arbitrators are called upon to interpret the meaning of ''General Mari

Federal Express officials are hoping government talks scheduled in Taiwan will allow them to establi

At least three dozen drilling wells dot the waters around Mobile Bay within three miles of land, but

JAMAICA OIL REFINERYSLATED FOR EXPANSIONKINGSTON, Jamaica - The new owners of Jamaica's agin

As of Aug. 1, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 241.99 up 1.48

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

Aug. 1, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

Aug. 1, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 27.

International Petroleum ExchangeAug. 1, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Aug. 1, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlea

New York Mercantile Exchange - July 31, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High L

Aug. 1, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

Only table.

Thursday Aug. 1, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

AON RISK SERVICESBUYS COLOMBIAN BROKERCHICAGO - Aon Risk Services Cos., the retail brokerage

The war of words heated up twice this week over the California homeowners insurance availability cri

The decision by East African regional leaders at a summit in Arusha to impose sanctions against Buru

SANTA FE ENERGY WINSCONTRACT IN GABONHOUSTON - Santa Fe Energy Resources, an independent oil

While most of the world are cheering on the Olympic athletes in Atlanta, a prominent metals analyst

SEDGWICK JAMES INC.Cheryl Satterthwaite has joined the insurance brokerage in Philadelphia a

By mid-August, Mexico will publish a list of 2,100 plots of land newly freed for mining, President E

Congressional legislation to enact a natural disaster insurance plan died this week when its author,

Angry Russian miners on strike in the Far East were joined by their fellow workers in the south as t

House and Senate negotiators sealed a deal Wednesday on the first major health bill to move through

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WORLD AIRWAYS WITHDRAWSFROM SCHEDULED SERVICEWASHINGTON - World Airways Inc. said it will wi

Canadian exporters often pay higher cargo rates on goods shipped via eastern Canadian ports than the

Negotiations by midday Thursday failed to settle a thorny dispute on U.S. access to the huge Japanes

The largely state-owned Thai Airways International is aiming to embark on a program of partial priva

The Clinton administration is expected to announce Friday the formation of a blue-ribbon panel to fi

An obscure law governing presidential appointments is forcing the White House this week to confront

SHIPSTWO CARGO SHIPS COLLIDEOFF SPANISH COASTMALAGA, Spain - A Spanish cargo ship sa

A Wisconsin sheriff has called for the FBI to help in ending a two-week blockade of a remote Wiscons