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The headline that appeared on Page 2B on Thursday, May 23, should have said that Drew Lewis, chairma

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

NELSON TO RETIRE,KELLY PROMOTED AT UPSATLANTA - Kent C. ''Oz'' Nelson, chairman and chief ex

The modernization of Latin America's largest port may step up a gear after years of delay. That was

The U.S. dollar has risen to its highest level in years against major currencies, and there is no re

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, June 2, '95, - May 24, '96 (a graph)(2)D

Three weeks ended May 18, 1996, vs. similar 1995 periodCars CarsLoaded Loaded<

With the Federal Aviation Administration's reserve operating revenues draining away at a rate of $17

Japan's Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. said it will invest 5 billion yen ($48 million) in a subsidia

Ten agricultural organizations are opposing the Union Pacific-Southern Pacific merger proposal sched

US-EL SALVADOR TALKSSLATED OVER SKIRT IMPORTSNEW YORK - Textile negotiators for El Salvador

FORD SELLING OPERATIONTO FIRST UNION RAILDEARBORN, Mich. - Ford Motor Co. will sell its rail

For the week ended May 18, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 15

Whose land is it, anyway?That question, so central since the white man came to North America

Cool Carriers, one of the world's largest operators of refrigerated ships, is predicting a brighter

This resource-rich province is not the only one facing unsettled land claims. Across Canada, dozens

''Why are we worrying about steel scouring pads at the risk of losing aircraft exports? Isn't a MD-l

WORLD BANK GRANTS$500 MILLION TO RUSSIAMOSCOW - The World Bank has granted Russia a $500 mil

I've received several calls lately asking my opinion about some carriers closing regional offices an

With the first day of South Dakota's new tax on in-state trucking soon at hand, some truckers still

Several months after it was completed, a new Ohio intermodal facility located near Canton is up and

FRANCE OKS PURCHASEOF GUIANA GOLD MINECAYENNE, French Guiana - Guyanor Resources SA, a miner

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum said last week the private sector is supporting the grou

The military junta running Myanmar (Burma) faces a new barrage of international criticism after a wa

CARGILL, CENTRAL AGUIRRETO OPERATE ELEVATORCHICAGO - Cargill Inc. said it had reached agreem

China said Friday it is expanding the sweeping ''Strike Hard'' crackdown on crime to try to net the

Dalian Machinery Corp.ChinaAmount of contract: $2,644,000Contract description: Cemen

Korean electronics giant Samsung Group has introduced a top-of-the-line television in Mexico and pla

An outsider to the air cargo industry, when fully acquainted with the demands and headaches associat

TED SCHERCK, PRESIDENT of the Colography Group, is not one of those consultants who likes to talk ju

GERMANY GIVES BOOSTTO RUSSIAN REFORMSLONDON - Germany is awarding Russia an untied credit of

Mexico's near dead economy is showing signs of life but a return to healthy consumer demand may be a

The transportation industry and its customers are racing into the 21st century, riding the back of c

The European Commission, which acts as the competition authority for the 15-nation European Union, s

A preliminary accord would double the size of an international fund for dealing with global financia

South Korean chipmakers are trying to expand their business into Japan's market.Samsung Elec

Factory orders for transportation equipment lived up to their reputation for volatility again in Apr

Long before there can be any talk of gold medals at this summer's Olympic Games in Atlanta there is

A presidential election victory next month by Gennady Zyuganov, the Communist Party candidate, would

The nation's trade surplus in agricultural products is well on the way to a record of more than $30