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Finance and trade ministers at Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development meetings starti

Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee said Sunday he will head a committee of economic ministries to a

Thousands of German public sector workers held token strikes Monday, bringing public transport in se

Big is better. Especially when it comes to buying transportation services.This is why for ye

May 20, 1996This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the es

1408 (May 20, 1996) Previous day - 1417The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

US RIG COUNT FELLBY 15 FOR LATEST WEEKHOUSTON - The U.S. rig count fell by 15 rigs last week

EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCESOCIETY OF THE U.S.Greg Brakovich and Jamie Shepherdson have been el

May 20, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

Debate may continue over whether the Mexican peso is overvalued, but that will be put to rest only w

Environmentalists warned Monday that a leaking waste pit at a copper mine south of Manila is structu

Maryland officials are taking a close look at an ambitious rail clearance proposal that could mean 1

Whether or not the privatization of Brazil's Light - the electric utility concession for Rio de Jane

Western Hemisphere finance ministers returned home Monday after progressing on efforts to boost econ

In the first of what will doubtless be a string of counterattacks, China said Sunday the United Stat

British Airways confirmed its position Monday as the world's most profitable airline with bumper ear

Growth still may be ahead at American Freightways Corp., but it's not clear if the company has put g

I can remember back in 1981 when I learned how to use my first word processor - every time I wanted

North Texas homes with overlaid roofs may have a hard time finding homeowners coverage in the future

The planned merger of two of Britain's largest insurance companies, Sun Alliance Group and Royal Ins

The increased use of containers, coupled with new cargo handling techniques and reforms in port mana

Monday May 20, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

Last December, Canada's Liberal government announced a sweeping plan to get out of the business of r

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

NEW ZEALAND BREWERWILL BUILD CHINESE PLANTMELBOURNE, Australia - New Zealand beer brewer Lio

NEW JERSEY SPILL CLEANUPTO TOP $2 MILLIONNEW YORK - Cleanup costs were set to top $2 million

LOCKHEED MARTIN GETS$51 MILLION IN CONTRACTSDALLAS - Lockheed Martin Vought Systems, a unit

Japan's major shipping companies found the going rough on North American and European routes, but As

Finance Minister Jaswant Singh Friday said the government would not make the rupee fully convertible

Aided by technology-driven cost cuts, a group of major oil companies led by British Petroleum has ap

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 259.73 off 0.46

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An unprecedented crime wave sweeping Mexico is hitting business hard.The bungled December 19

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Western investors hoping to make sense of Russia's June 16 presidential elections might be advised t

Finance ministers from across the Americas were expected to agree over the weekend to target higher

The Uruguay Round's liberalization accords should boost the availability and quality of pharmaceutic

Three senior executives of Wisconsin Central Transportation Corp. are being transferred to key posit

As the United States threatens to impose trade sanctions on $3 billion worth of imports from China,

Who will make the first move? Which ocean carriers will be at the vanguard as alliances are consolid