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Legislation designed to stop hospitals from sending new mothers home too soon will have little effec

DAYLIGHT AIR SETSCARGO SERVICE FROM PDXPORTLAND, Ore. - DayLight Air will begin air cargo fl

Spring this year is a time to welcome warmer weather, flowers blooming and new shipping services to

US GIVES $10 MILLIONTO ALASKA RAILANCHORAGE - Alaska Railroad has received $10 million in fe

An Exxon Corp. subsidiary has gone to court in an effort to overturn a congressional ban keeping the

Andrew Card understands how to use political leverage, and he says the time will come in August.

CHINESE RECORD FIRMPAYS ROYALTIES TO SONYSHANGHAI - A Shanghai record company has paid $100,

Heinz Schimmelbusch, former chief executive of Metallgesellschaft AG, has rejected its offer for an

On the surface, gold prices are glittering a bit brighter these days - driven by a wave of recent ec

The National Mediation Board has released a major labor union from further contract talks with 30 ra

Federal Express Corp. is closing bases for pilots in Oakland, Los Angeles and Newark, N.J., and shif

Viacom Inc. and German media group KirchGroup said Monday they would form a strategic alliance to br

The South Street Seaport Museum is calling for volunteers to help ready its fleet of historic ships

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China Ocean Shipping Co., one of the fastest growing carriers in the trans-Pacific, signed a letter

For the week ended March 30, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled

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Apr. 4, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

GOODS, WORKS, SERVICESPT. ARMICO-PT. BRATA PRATMAPalembang, IndonesiaAmount

The United Seamen's Service renovated the USS Beach Center and enhanced the services it offers in th

The American Merchant Marine Museum here will host a reunion on April 20 for World War II seafarers.

ARCO RECOVERINGTAINTED HEATING OILTACOMA, Washington - Atlantic Richfield Co. has nearly two

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As of Apr. 8, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

Apr. 8, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

VIRGINIA, NEW MEXICOINVESTIGATE LLOYD'SSecurities regulators in Virginia and New Mexico are

Insured damage claims due to natural catastrophes and major disasters reached $14.6 billion in 1995,

Underscoring the striking contrast between vigorous exports and weak imports, ocean carriers that mo

Monday, April 8, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Russia will launch a U.S.-built satellite for the first time today under a $1 billion program, openi

Israel, politically risky but partner in a coveted free-trade pact with the United States, may offer

California's Public Utilities Commission will conduct hearings in June to examine Crowley Maritime C

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 254.72 up 1.31 w

Marcopper Corp. said Monday it is prepared to defend itself against criminal and civil charges arisi

California Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush will allow the rapidly growing FAIR Plan to sell

SWISSAIR TO BUYFIVE AIRBUS AIRCRAFTZURICH - Swissair AG said it plans to order five short-ha

California lawmakers returning from Easter recess today will face the delicate task of retaining the

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International Paper executive Charles McHugh leaves little doubt where his company stands on the Uni