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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

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, May 5, '95, - May 1, '96 (a graph)(2)DAI

''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

International Petroleum ExchangeMay 1, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

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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TAIWAN, THAILAND SIGNINVESTMENT AGREEMENTTAIPEI - Taiwan and Thailand signed an investment g

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House Republicans, trying to jump-start negotiations with Democrats, are willing to compromise on li

A third of the people in the world have never made a phone call.There are lots of dizzying s

SWISSAIR STANDS BYCUTS FROM GENEVAZURICH - Swissair offered quicker transit times and more E

A standoff over trucking labor turned the nation's busiest container complex into a ghost town Wedne

PACCAR CHIEF EXECUTIVETO RETIRE AT YEAR-ENDBELLEVUE, Wash. - Charles Pigott, chairman and ch

Mexican finance officials said Wednesday they hope the successful swap of Brady Bond debt for a new

May 1, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

Congressional opponents of sugar and peanut subsidy programs said that they would try again to elimi

US PANEL OKS DUTIESON POLYVINYL ALCOHOLWASHINGTON - The U.S. International Trade Commission

U.S. crude oil inventories fell by 500,000 barrels during the week ended April 26 compared with the

Futures prices for crude oil and gasoline continued to decline Wednesday following President Clinton

President Clinton's decision to help the nation's cattle farmers recover from sagging prices helped

In a move designed to lower the cost of electricity to its large customers, Detroit Edison Co. said

A psychologist once hired for some controversial training sessions at the Federal Aviation Administr

Insurers who hoped for product liability legislation after 15 years of congressional stalemate blast

Six months after U.S. barge operators formed a new partnership program with the Coast Guard, a numbe

Better aircraft data recorders head a national ''most wanted'' list of safety improvements for 1996,

Faced with sluggish car traffic and declining perishable goods shipments, Transportacion Maritima Me

The European Union, seeking to build on the improvement in trade relations with Tokyo, has rejected

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 256.09 off 3.46 w

India said Wednesday it planned to fulfill its commitments on intellectual property rights after Was

A senior Japanese trade official said Wednesday his ministry was unhappy about a U.S. decision to ke

Wednesday May 1, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin