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Norway is accusing the United States of double standards in global trade talks here, saying it is no

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

American expertise will help the Philippines move ahead with a plan to link the capital by rail with

Perhaps the only consolation for California this week was that Bob Dole would not declare victory in

As of Mar. 27, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

Changes in trade policy announced this week by India's Ministry of Commerce should prove a boon to U

''Mrs. Kantor didn't raise any fools and I'm not about to get into a negotiation.''

The European Union's Executive Commission has approved a British government cash injection to help c

U.S. businesses in Mexico will have to get in the political trenches during the U.S. presidential ca

Iran as a major hub for intermodal business?It's certainly not the case today. But Forrest E

What a difference a few years makes.While many aging intermodalists in their 30s, 40s and 50

Mar. 27, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

Mar. 27, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

U.S. distillate fuel oil inventories fell by 5.3 million barrels during the week ended March 22 comp

Edward Benson got the St. Petersburg bug when he visited the city as a tourist back in 1989.

The beleaguered operators of the Trans Siberian Railroad thought things couldn't get much worse afte

PROCTER & GAMBLETO CUT PRICESCINCINNATI - Procter & Gamble said Wednesday it would reduce pr

Mar. 27, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

It's possible to ''steel'' a look at the future.The business of steel trading is changing th

Faced with rising Russian nationalism, the Clinton administration is minimizing Moscow's bad behavio

PORT OF HAMBURG POSTS37 PERCENT GAIN IN BOX TRAFFICBERLIN - With some help from the trend to

At least three people were killed instantly when a massive explosion roared through a steel mill at

Wednesday, March 27, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

World Bank President James Wolfensohn praised Egypt's economic reform plan Wednesday and said its pr

Forget Russia's presidential campaign. Benjamin Franklin is hogging the spotlight here this week, an

Leading German carmaker Volkswagen AG is re-entering the Philippine car market after an absence of m

The European Commission moved Wednesday to allay international fears about the safety of European be

The rapidly expanding Benicia Ports PLC has acquired Hobleman Port Services in Baltimore, making it

Truly Nolen's mouse cars and Spanish-language slogans such as ''Adios cucaracha'' helped the company

The story headlined ''US pushes for renewal of chip pact with Japan,'' which appeared Thursday, Marc

Russian shipping lines will play a secondary role to foreign carriers in developing intermodal trans

Russia's neighbors are cashing in on its ability to buy more goods from abroad and its inability to

Russian trade has grown strongly over the past year but the Port of St. Petersburg, Russia's window

South Korea's crude oil imports in February reached 70 million barrels, up 48 percent from the same

The closure of the Ka'u Sugar Co. brings an end to sugar production on the Big Island, and also leav

Foreign steel producers can expect a difficult time penetrating the U.S. market this year.A

Trade leads supplied by:U.S. Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

The government appears to be encouraging shipowners to leave the British fleet and sail under foreig

The U.S. dollar rose Wednesday on hopes for a cut in German interest rates at today's Bundesbank cou

Rep. Bud Shuster's efforts to take $30 billion in transportation trust funds out of the federal budg