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Spanning the eastern end of the busy Carquinez Strait, an aging railroad trestle runs alongside the

A surprising plunge in Russia's economic output may prove to be the first test for the country's new

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

The Senate is expected today to approve the nomination of Alan Greenspan to a third term as Federal

June 19, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

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Wednesday June 19, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

Colombia will privatize one-third of its power plants before the end of the year, Colombia's Ministe

A bill allowing drivers an alternative to traditional auto insurance has been introduced in the U.S.

In 1956 the Ideal X, a converted World War II tanker, inaugurated the era of containerization when i

Despite a missed June 15 deadline for the United States to implement an international shipbuilding a

JAPAN, SOUTH KOREADISCUSS AIR RIGHTSTOKYO - Japan and South Korea said this week they will r

Mexico's surprise announcement that it would quickly repay another $4.7 billion of last year's U.S.

The U.S. dollar rose Wednesday after a Bank of Japan official said it was ''premature'' for market p

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 251.40 up 0.89 w

BRITAIN'S PRUDENTIALINCREASES STAKE IN 3ILONDON - British life insurer Prudential Corp. incr

CONGRESSIONAL PANELSTO DISCUSS VALUJET WASHINGTON - Two congressional panels scheduled heari

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

California Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush suffered a setback recently when a San Francisco

SHIPBUILDERS URGEDTO PROVIDE GUARANTEESGOTHENBURG, Sweden - Shipyards should be made to prov

JUNES.O.S. Safety on Ships. Through Dec. 30. New York. Exhibit on New York's maritime traged

Workers compensation insurance doesn't necessarily cover every eventuality at work, as Internet fans

It's a great time to be an exporter or importer in the U.S.-Mediterranean trade.Shipping rat

European leaders will consider launching a supply-side revolution Friday in a collective bid to tack

The United States will comply with a ruling by the World Trade Organization, which found U.S. gasoli

''Don't rely on the court system. It's not going to get you anywhere.''

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The Louisiana governor fired most of the members of a commission for approving a $26 million auto ra

U.S. crude oil inventories fell by 2.4 million barrels during the week ended June 14, compared with

The giant containerships calling at the world's biggest port are carrying something that will be out

Like an experienced boxer who is occasionally pushed against the ropes but rarely down, Pepsico Inte

A key Clinton administration official called Tuesday for greater cooperation from the 15-nation Euro

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''We would consider this a slippery slope to fraud.''

Europe's railways are facing an unknown future.It goes by the name of competition.The state

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KIWI COMES TO RESCUEOF VALUJET PASSENGERSNEW YORK - In light of ValuJet Airlines Inc.'s volu

International Petroleum ExchangeJune 18, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)