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Fritz Cos., the rapidly growing forwarding and logistics firm, again posted improved results Tuesday

The U.S. aircraft-maker Boeing Corp. has been given a double boost in its chances of picking up a lu

EQUITABLE COS.NEW YORK - Paul J. Flora was elected senior vice president and auditor of the

World cotton production is forecast at 19.77 million metric tons in 1996-97 (August-July), up from 1

Unable to hammer out an agreement before an April 1 deadline, telephone monopoly Telefonos de Mexico

The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by Reuter Money Service, are selling rates among

The official responsible for enforcing anti-dumping and anti-subsidy trade law has taken a new job a

Need an extra $700,000 to refurbish an aging fleet?How about a cool million to replace offic

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An insurance company must pay for the cleanup of petroleum that leaked from a Danville gas station's

Add Nebraska and Iowa to the list of states whose securities officials are considering investigating

A proposed three-for-one stock split has given a boost to the company that runs the Erie Insurance G

One of the world's biggest container lines said it's experiencing smooth sailing in its trail-blazin

The United States is preparing to open a trade office in Hanoi, delighting Americans seeking investm

The first stage of the privatization of Mexico's state-owned railroad Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Me

The Clinton administration has signed the first aviation agreement with South Africa since 1986, whe

United Airlines announced its first foray into international freighter service, unveiling on Monday

Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. won another battle late last week, when Tampa bankruptcy court Judge Alexa

The Clinton administration released its annual report of 'Foreign Trade Barriers,' a book awaited ea

A company here is ready to put its laser-technology equipment on the global market after it merges w

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, April 7, '95, - April 1, '96 (a graph)(2

Marketing companies that have made a comfortable living for 20 years from modest shipment fees for a

The European Union's external trade commissioner warned Monday that the global maritime liberalizati

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The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending Mar. 27, 1996, as supplied by the bunker fuel

Japan's refiners lost their almost exclusive right on Monday to import refined petroleum products in

Farmers are projected to plant more corn this season than in over a decade, the Agriculture Departme

Monday, April 1, 1996 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

ATA APPLAUDS RULINGON DETENTION COSTSWASHINGTON - The Air Transport Association is applaudin

'If the government puts as much effort into enforcement as P.R. gimmicks, they'd be much further alo

Many exporters view the Pacific Rim as a fertile area, but Charles Lounsbury, a Toro Corp. vice pres

GERMAN BANK POSTS22% RISE IN PROFITFRANKFURT - Dresdner Bank AG, Germany's second-largest co

A suspicious weekend fire that destroyed a northern New Mexico rail trestle minutes before an Amtrak

The Tennessee Valley Authority has long had an interest in bringing electricity to rural areas and e

Barges on the Danube. Sigmund Freud's apartment. The Ferris wheel from the movie 'The Third Man.'

Apr. 1, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures RatePrev.Close High Low

Sharp drops in non-marine transportation stock prices put downward pressure on The Journal of Commer

Federal Express Corp. said Monday it hopes its pilots will still ratify a tentative contract agreeme

200 FEARED DROWNEDIN SHIPWRECK OFF HAITIPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - About 200 people were feared

European Union agriculture ministers met Monday to hear Britain's plans for eradicating mad cow dise