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The European Commission on Thursday launched a massive investigation of the shipbuilding industry th

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Barring last-minute agreements, the railroad industry's wheel of fortune could grind to a halt Tuesd

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Increasing India's merchant fleet to 9 million gross registered tons in six years is feasible, but p

With 550 events, involving 10,000 athletes from 197 countries, the XXVI Summer Olympic Games begin t

Whatever the cause of Wednesday night's air crash, the catastrophe will spotlight airline liability

Even as the world's top athletes gather in Atlanta today to settle the quadrennial question of who r

Airline officials and safety inspectors were unable to say Thursday what caused TWA Flight 800 to fa

It's a smoker's nightmare. United Airlines' new 8,280-mile trip between Chicago and Hong Kong - bill

From Argentina to Indochina, the Malaysian national oil company Petronas is putting in place the bui

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 246.60 off 1.31

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

July 18, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

In a scenario beginning to look like the wandering garbage barge that couldn't find a home, Hong Kon

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Security was on everybody's mind in the wake of the Trans World Airlines Flight 800 disaster Wednesd

The U.S. trade deficit in May soared to nearly $10.9 billion, the highest monthly level since the la

M.I.M. HOLDINGSBUILDING NEW MINEBRISBANE, Australia - M.I.M. Holdings Ltd. said it will spen

''All this stuff about litigating down to the last cufflink - that's fine with me.''

Twenty-three catastrophes causing $4.2 billion in estimated property losses made the first half of 1

19 VESSELS DETAINEDIN BRITISH PORTS IN JUNELONDON - Cypriot-registered ships accounted for f

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China is taking a big interest in the huge flow of scrap paper it imports for recycling - less for t

TWA REPORTS NETOF $25.3 MILLIONNEW YORK - Trans World Airlines Inc. Wednesday reported secon

Wednesday July 17, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

Although the cattle market is still hurt by low prices and high feed costs, the semiannual USDA catt

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

July 17, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

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The already secretive sugar freight market may try to veil its activities even further to protect sh

That most English of institutions, Lloyd's of London, is learning the power of that most American of

The Teamsters convention slowed to a crawl Wednesday, as the two sides at the bitterly divided meeti

Transportation Secretary Federico Pena and the department's top aviation official were pummeled with

SHIPSvirginia internationalbuilding storage facilityRICHMOND, Va. - Virginia Interna

Under the watchful eyes of the state's trucking community, a politically connected official with no

ABB POWER PLANT LTD.AustraliaAmount of contract: $8,385,075.Contract description: El

''I'm not saying it's Mr. Rogers' neighborhood, but it's a demonstration of democracy.''

UPS TO OPENNEW SORTING FACILITYHARTFORD, Conn. - United Parcel Service will open a regional

U.S. crude oil inventories fell by 800,000 barrels during the week ended July 12, compared with the