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Futures contracts on Latin American Brady bonds totaled 2,745 contracts, according to estimates on f

The Federal Trade Commission is investigating whether some of the world's largest drug makers have c

Russian company Evikhon and the Anglo-Dutch multinational Royal Dutch/Shell Group Wednesday agreed t

In a series of raids on stores and delivery vans, police seized 6,477 fake CD-ROM discs worth at lea

State insurance regulators were disappointed in Wednesday's ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court letting

Switzerland's most wanted fugitive, financier Werner Rey, has been arrested in the Bahamas and will

More than 3,000 people are stranded in the central Philippines by a torrent of possibly toxic mine w

Overall cargo volume was on the rise again at Virginia Port Authority terminals through the first tw

Memorabilia from an 18th century mutiny on the British Bounty naval vessel fetched nearly $215,300 a

Profits of U.S. property and casualty insurers rose 85 percent last year as the industry recovered f

NAII SEEKS TO BLOCKFREEZE OF LLOYD'S ASSETSDES PLAINES, Ill. - The National Associat

Canadian National Railway employees and customers can count on another stiff dose of cutbacks in the

Mar. 27, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

A middle-ground proposal for deregulating the shipping industry met with a chilly reception here.

International Petroleum ExchangeMar. 27, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

The German shipping group Hamburg-Sud will change the name of its sales, marketing and logistics org

South China's booming Guangdong province near Hong Kong hopes to put eight to 10 more nuclear reacto

Many U.S. ports are enjoying brisk business in steel. Exports are expected to approach last year's t

At cocktail parties in the Southern California maritime community, one of the favorite topics of con

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Hundreds of workers shoveled tar balls on a two-mile stretch of Crystal Beach after a shift in curre

Violations of intellectual property rights have grown worse in China since Beijing and Washington re

The label ''Made in America'' should mean exactly what it says, according to consumer advocates back

A young and aggressive Thai media and communications company is pushing what it sees as Asia's first

New York Mercantile Exchange - Mar. 27, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

MANUFACTURED GOODSIMPORTS UP IN JAPANTOKYO - Japan's imports of manufactured goods i

Despite continued declines in log export volumes, the Port of Longview, Wash., last year posted reco

Despite the continuation of tougher rules, insurance agents in Malaysia keep expanding.A rep

California voters Tuesday defeated three propositions that had direct or indirect implications for t

Steel manufacturers are downplaying prospects of a U.S. economic slowdown in 1996, believing that th

United Parcel Service Inc. hopes to have a transshipment hub operating in Taiwan by this fall, havin

As the number of countries to ban British beef grows to more than 20, the scare over mad cow disease

With a Sunday deadline looming, the United States and Japan on Wednesday reached an air cargo accord

The U.S. Labor Department says a new public relations campaign - No Sweat - could help reverse poor

The longer term development of Hong Kong's port services will be as a hub for southern China, with f

A fleet of tugs Wednesday began towing the oil tanker Sea Empress, which caused widespread oil pollu

BEE LINE MOTOR FREIGHTFILES UNDER CHAPTER 7OMAHA - Bee Line Motor Freight Co. and an affilia

SENATE CLEARS WAYFOR HAYES APPOINTMENTWASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate has cleared the way for P