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Less than one month before Russia's presidential election, the outcome has become cloudier rather th

With the awarding of the concession to operate the Cartagena airport, Colombia's airport privatizati

Two former officials of a key U.S. deck officers' union were indicted this week on charges of conspi

The U.S. dollar was mixed in quiet trading Thursday, as the weak Swiss franc gained the market's att

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Sea Containers Ltd., the container leasing, ferry, train and port operating company, said first-quar

Currency factors contributed to a large jump in 1995 profit for Uniglory Marine Corp. of Taiwan, par

Atal Behari Vajpayee, India's 71-year-old Prime Minister, is often described as the moderate face of

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A move by China to impose heavy tariffs on U.S. commodity imports could have its most significant im

JAPANESE STEEL OUTPUTFALLS FROM YEAR EARLIERTOKYO - Japan produced a total of 8.16 million t

STATE FARM'S EARNINGSJUMPED IN 1ST QUARTERState Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., the la

GOP presidential candidate Bob Dole's resignation from the Senate next month clouds the outlook for

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Mitsubishi Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co.'s Japanese subsidiary told Japan's Transport Ministry on

Carole Keeton Rylander, the chairman of the Railroad Commission of Texas, has a plan to save the sta

May 16, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

AON OFFERS COVERAGEFOR TAKEOVER DEFENSECHICAGO - Aon Risk Services Cos. Inc. and its subsidi

General Electric Co., the American Institute of Marine Underwriters, the Water Quality Insurance Syn

Already on the dock and in the yard, West Coast longshoremen want to be in the truck and at the desk

SHIPSSEAWAY PILOTS FIGHTREGULATORY CHANGESCHICAGO - The leaders of two pilots groups

Turkey will focus on the size, age and general condition of ships in new safety measures being draft

1425 (May 16, 1996) Previous day - 1433The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

A New Mexico businessman is the sole owner of the British liner Lusitania, an Irish court says, clea

The United States will continue its aid to Russia, no matter who is elected its president this year,

Dentsu Inc., Japan's biggest advertising agency, said the company and Softbank Corp. will establish

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The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 260.19 off 0.03

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Even if sanctions are imposed against China for intellectual property violations, the Asian giant wo

The story headlined ''Bigger Superfund budget proposed'' that appeared on Page 8A on Thursday, May 1

BRAZIL'S PORT OF SANTOSRUNS RISK OF JUNE STRIKESANTOS, Brazil - Brazil's largest port of San

Norfolk Southern locomotive engineers approved a precedent-breaking contract that ties all of their

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Russia's Communist Party has launched an attack on President Boris Yeltsin's financial policies, cla

Finance ministers from across the Americas are meeting in the Big Easy to discuss financial services

CARGRAPHICSColombiaAmount of contract: $1,690,688.Contract description: Printing and

Employers in California paid about $5.9 billion in workers compensation premiums in 1995, a 27 perce

As of May 16, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

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