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Lower oil and agricultural prices in June produced the biggest drop since December 1992 in the Labor

DISNEY TO DISTRIBUTEJAPANESE MOVIESTOKYO - Walt Disney Studios agreed Tuesday to distribute

Henry Janssen and Ravinder Thind were named executive vice presidents of Transax Inc., a wholly owne

The European Commission launched a damage control exercise Tuesday to prevent consumer panic over th

In Chechnya, where thousands have died in a 19-month war, a mystery is unfolding over the reported s

The U.S. interstate highway system got off to a running start when it was approved June 29, 1956, in

''It was like adding water to a full glass.''

The Coast Guard saved five fishermen and their boat Monday about 16 miles south of Nantucket, Mass.<

Searchers combed the Atlantic Tuesday, six days after Trans World Airlines Flight 800 blew apart, an

Jailing pirates of intellectual property may become a trend in Asia, which producers say is the larg

RYDER SYSTEM'S NET FALLSDESPITE REVENUE RISEMIAMI - Ryder System Inc., the trucking and thir

CHIP TALKS TO RESUMEIN VANCOUVER MONDAYTOKYO - Japan and the United States will hold another

Rob Quartel, the self-described rabble-rouser who heads the Jones Act Reform Coalition, figures the

A refrigerated vessel's call at Mexico's sleepy port of Tuxpan was the first in what backers hope wi

California ports for many years enjoyed the benign neglect of the state Legislature, but they were t

Florida commerce officials are busy preparing their institutional demise as the quasi-private compan

Washington state may still have time to export some sweet cherries to Mexico this season.Sen

DEMIRER KABLOTurkeyAmount of contract: $10,515,793.Contract description: 154 kV unde

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. is eyeing new business opportunities brought about by the approva

Maurice Tempelsman, the New York diamond dealer and chairman of Lazare Kaplan International Inc., wa

PROBE: SOFTWARE GLITCHESCAUSED ARIANE-5 CRASHPARIS - Faulty software in the guidance system

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COAST GUARD CUTTERCHANGES COMMANDERSNEW YORK - In a time-honored military tradition, Capt. J

AMERICANCOMMERCIAL BARGE LINESJames M. Fox joined the subsidiary unit ACBL de Venezuela as v

1103 (July 23, 1996) Previous day - 1108The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

Lufthansa, Germany's national airline, said it might take legal action against the European Commissi

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REGIONAL BLOCSJapan-U.S. Southern Conference. Sept. 4-6. Houston. Contact: Greater Houston P

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

India's economic reforms are poised to continue their slow and steady forward movement under the Uni

Following credit card and income tax debt forgiveness, the Mexican government Tuesday unveiled a sim

When NATO wanted a state of the art security system installed recently, it turned to Honeywell Europ

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The privatization trend sweeping Latin America's telecommunications sector has hit Colombia, where t

Taiwan's hopes of becoming a real player in aviation manufacturing get a further boost this week whe

July 23, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

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PETRONAS, PNOC PLANJOINT EXPLORATIONKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia's state-owned petroleu

Bolivia's new laws regarding reforms of the forestry and agrarian sectors should reduce corruption a