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SAFETY ON SHIPS. Through Dec. 30. New York. Exhibit on New York's Maritime Tragedies. Seamen's Churc

The vessel that became a death chamber for three stowaways from Africa was sailing under an ill-fate

Circle International Inc., a major freight forwarder, has tapped Steven D. Leonard as its new presid

Republican congressional leaders Wednesday said they hope to work with President Clinton on a long-t

A quiet public - but active private - voice is the preferred approach in Southeast Asia to the strid

Safety initiatives are a top priority for the Clinton administration in its proposed fiscal 1997 Tra

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Mar. 24 '95, - Mar. 20, '96 (a graph)(2)

Centuries ago, Spanish conquerors walled off this historic port city to fend off pirate attacks. Wit

COUNCIL OF EUROPE GRANTSOBSERVER STATUS TO JAPANPARIS - The Council of Europe accept

Industrialized and developing nations are pressing China to expand its list of market-opening tariff

The U.S. Semiconductor Industry Association is pushing for Japan to renew a U.S.-Japanese pact that

Zimbabwe's business community this week urged President Robert Mugabe, re-elected for another six-ye

U.S. and Canadian trade officials are meeting this week in Washington in hopes of finalizing a pact

While the chemical industry is often the first to signal a shift in the business cycle, the recent e

More than 15,000 miners in Bulgaria's two largest coal mines went on strike Wednesday, demanding a 6

MAD COW DISEASE KEEPSBRITAIN IN STATE OF FEARLONDON - Worries about so-called mad cow diseas

Eastman Chemical Co. will begin producing materials for plastic soft drink bottles by the end of Mar

Tribal demands and political considerations - matters the government must cope with - were behind th

The International Trade Commission said it will probe a Samsung Electronics Co., complaint that Texa

A crop-damaging fungus has been found in more varieties of Arizona durum wheat seed.Such ''d

The lawyer acting at dockside for the UK P&I Club responsible for the Ostfriesland said Wednesday he

Seth Lawson tried to hitch a ride on the slipstreams of international trade that criss-cross the glo

The Texas Railroad Commission apparently will recommend approval of the pending Union Pacific-Southe

Mar. 20, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

EMERY WORLDWIDERENAMES LOGISTICS UNITMIAMI - Emery Worldwide has renamed its logistics subsi

Thai Airways International Ltd. said it has signed a contract to buy six Boeing 777-300 aircraft for

Eastern Caribbean leaders say they will attend a meeting with the U.S. Trade Representative on the E

Many middle-class Taiwanese, fearful of losing their life savings, are wiring large sums of money to

The encouraging news this week that foreign companies gained a larger share of Japan's semiconductor

''They make me feel like I'm not 47.''

Cuba, joined to varying degrees by Canada, Mexico, Europe, Latin America and India, assailed new U.S

Virginia poultry producers are hatching fewer chicks because of Russia's recent ban on importing U.S

W. GERMAN TEXTILE SECTORAGREES TO WAGE INCREASEFRANKFURT - Western German textile workers an

Exxon Corp., already the largest foreign holder of oil and gas acreage in China, is expanding its re

A gas leak in a tower block killed six people Wednesday and left three others in hospital in Ukraine

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U.S. crude oil inventories fell by 4.8 million barrels during the week ended March 15, compared with

Wednesday Mar. 20, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

If you're an importer or exporter wondering how upcoming changes in government regulations will affe

POWER OUTAGE HALTSTORONTO AIRPORT FLIGHTSTORONTO - A major power outage knocked out air traf