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The Port of Oakland, in a move that could speed up its next channel-deepening project by two to thre

In a bid to attract more U.S. and other foreign investors, Haiti's new government plans a series of

A Communist coup or gross miscalculation?The March 15 vote by Russia's State Duma, calling f

''I feel the Bengals and Reds are engaging in extortion and blackmail.''

International Petroleum ExchangeMar. 22, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Shell Oil Co. and Amoco Corp. have chosen west Houston over Midland-Odessa and Lubbock as the headqu

Years of war have left Central America's roads riddled with potholes and the region's tiny nations h

Residents living near a largely American-owned copper and gold mine in remote Irian Jaya province ha

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Cargo crossed the docks at the Port of Vancouver, British Columbia, at a record pace last year, reac

Rickenbacker International Airport is accepted as the model for converting a former air force base i

Air couriers have been flocking to the Internet over the past year to enhance customer service and t

Its name may sound like ''hen's coop'' in Chinese, but the plans officials have for Taiwan's norther

The Massachusetts Port Authority's rock-solid bond rating may be in danger of hitting the rocks afte

LUFTHANSA, AIR CANADASIGN COOPERATION PACTFRANKFURT - Lufthansa German Airlines and Air Cana

Three Weeks Ended Mar. 16, 1996, vs. Similar 1995 PeriodCars Cars Loaded Loaded<

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 250.67 up 0.26 w

Unless you are on Pat Buchanan's campaign team, Japan bashing is out of style in Washington. But in

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Trade ministers meeting in this coastal city put off until next year decisions on how to reach a fre

British exports worth more than UK500 million ($765 million) a year are at risk following indication

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Mar. 24 '95, - Mar. 21, '96 (a graph)(2)

More than six months after the passage of a constitutional amendment opening domestic Brazilian ship

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NJ GOVERNOR BACKSAUTO COVER INCENTIVES BILLTRENTON, N.J. - Gov. Christie Whitman is

JAPAN'S LAND PRICESDECLINE FOR FIFTH YEARTOKYO - Land prices in the Tokyo, Osaka and

An international agreement to end most government subsidies to shipyards by June 15 passed its first

OKLAHOMA DERAILMENTFORCES EVACUATION OF TOWNOKLAHOMA CITY - Residents of a rural Oklahoma to

Responding to shrinking defense spending, Norfolk Shipbuilding and Drydock Corp. (Norshipco) is shut

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

NAVY SHIP RAMMEDIN TAIWAN HARBORTAIPEI - A containership rammed into a naval supply ship at

Tenneco Inc. said Thursday it plans to spin off Newport News Shipbuilding to shareholders and is con

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The House International Relations Committee unanimously approved on Thursday broader economic sancti

Thursday Mar. 21, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

JAPANESE, US FIRMSTO BUILD QATAR LNG PLANTTOKYO - Japan's JGC Corp. and the U.S. engineering

Trade leads are supplied by:U.S. Department of AgricultureForeign Agricultural Service

International rating agencies are standing firm in their outlook for Colombia despite recent U.S. di

New York Mercantile Exchange - Mar. 21, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

It's beginning to look like a wrestling match rather than an exercise in diplomacy in Cartagena this