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Two of India's leading trade and industry associations this week issued minimum demands for economic

After defying China by holding its first direct presidential elections, Taiwan is relaunching a camp

Heavy-duty truck maker Paccar Inc. is bracing for a down year after record-setting sales and profits

Rebuttal filings in the Union Pacific-Southern Pacific merger case reveal the first detailed look at

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TRUCK DAMAGES I-93,TIES UP BOSTON TRAFFICBOSTON - Small package deliveries were delayed for

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Yoko Niibo, manager advertising/promotions for Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (America) Inc., died April 26 whi

APRIL TORNADOES TO COSTINSURERS $500 MILLIONNEW YORK - The insurance industry will pay an es

AIRPORT GOES GLOBALWITH ITS NEW NAMEGREER, S.C. - The Greenville-Spartanburg Airport has gon

Rep. Herbert H. Bateman, R-Va., a staunch and longtime advocate for the U.S. maritime industry, is w

Hong Kong's principal airline is seen as having bought itself political insurance for its future by

In a move to get a piece of the estimated $5.7 billion regional reinsurance market, Hong Kong has se

India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party will slash state controls to accelerate economic refo

Angry workers jeered Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo Wednesday as thousands of others filled Mexic

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1456 (May 1, 1996) Previous day - 1458The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lon

Belgium's banks staked out their claim to lead the world in the development of electronic cash this

Having failed to whip up any enthusiasm for more government handouts, the Asian Development Bank's m

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

KAZAKHSTAN APPEALSFOR NATURAL GASMOSCOW - A Kazakh government delegation arrived in Uzbekist

The International Group of P&I Clubs has thrown its weight behind the oil industry, lodging a motion

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Maritime industry leaders know they have created regulations capable of radically changing the state

Wednesday, May 1, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The supersonic aircraft era, led by Europe's Concorde, may have become a thing of the past even befo

A seemingly minor flap over a new tollbooth on the Massachusetts Turnpike could have consequences fo

The unveiling last week of a major expansion project by Federal Express Corp. at Paris' Charles de G

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''I was taught a long time ago not to ask questions when I know the answer is going to be no.''<

Despite fanfare over a renewed closeness between Russia and China, U.S. analysts see little in last

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FREIGHT TRAFFIC GROWSAT BRITISH PORTSLONDON - Freight traffic through Britain's ports grew b

P&O Containers is charging into the stormy trans-Pacific trades with a swagger that is leaving some

The National Research Council said enough data is available for it to proceed with a congressionally

The Air Transport Association Wednesday told the Senate Aviation Subcommittee that if Los Angeles is

Manufacturers' new export orders rose more rapidly in April, offering further evidence that an unusu

AFRICAN EX-IM BANKPOSTS PROFIT IN 1ST YEARCAIRO - The African Export-Import Bank Wednesday r

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