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A Colorado consultant's study contends that continuously consolidating railroads will boost coal tra

Canada's government will continue its relentless push to cut its fiscal deficit to 2 percent of gros

For years, entrepreneurs and small businesses in this vibrant British colony have used conventional

It is just past 5 p.m. in India's capital.A journalist, seeking important economic data, tri

Municipal officials said total investment in infrastructure construction in the Pudong development a

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 243.91 up 0.76

CALIFORNIA GROUP TO HOLDMEETINGS ON RAIL MERGERSAN FRANCISCO - The California Public Utiliti

MAJOR JAPANESE REFINERPLANS TO CUT 100 JOBSTOKYO - Major Japanese oil refiner Japan Energy C

A Mexican antitrust panel has slapped stiff conditions on subsidiaries in Mexico who must fuse as pa

The Clinton administration will not retaliate against China over an intellectual property rights dis

Mexico blasted the passage by the U.S. Congress of tighter economic sanctions on Cuba, saying it wou

BILL WOULD EASE USEOF ELECTRONIC ENCRYPTIONWASHINGTON - A bill making it easier for business

Just six months after the Chinese government allowed commercial access to the Internet in China's tw

COAST GUARD FINALIZESOIL SPILL LIABILITY RULESWASHINGTON - The Coast Guard made final on Thu

Mounting losses at Saga, France's largest stevedoring company and a major transport operator in West

Principal Health Care Inc. Thursday announced the completion of the purchase of Admar Group Inc., a

Asia's approach to the delights and demons of the Internet is rather like the hydra-headed beast cas

UNOCAL FORECASTS GAINSIN EARNINGS FOR 1996HOUSTON - Unocal chairman Roger C. Beach told secu

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Feb. 24 '95, - Mar. 7, '96 (a graph)(2)D

SmithKline Beecham PLC said a restructuring of its European manufacturing operations will result in

1348 (Mar. 7, 1996) Previous day - 1347The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

Ocean carriers are scrambling to find containers, especially for export cargo from the United States

A senior Japanese official, in a move that surprised and angered the Clinton administration, said To

AEI ACQUIRESSOUTH AFRICA FORWARDERDARIEN, Conn. - Air Express International Thursday

The sheer (and ever increasing) number of Internet sites related to trade and transport creates prob

A few years ago, Richard Holmes had a hard time getting American business to recognize the market po

CUBA THREATENS TO BANUS LINES FROM AIRSPACEMONTREAL - Cuba could suspend the right of U.S. a

Lower oil revenues are prompting the Gulf Cooperation Council's member states to develop privatizati

U.S. distillate fuel oil inventories fell by 2.5 million barrels during the week ended March 1 compa

ELECTRICITY USE UP 4.9 PERCENTIN JANUARY IN JAPANTOKYO - Japan's electric power consumption

Defiant Taiwanese shipping executives said they will maintain their services and schedules to the is

U.S. Trade Representative Mickey Kantor said he will ask Congress to consider expanding the traditio

The Clinton administration plans to ask the World Trade Organization to judge whether Canada's rules

VALEO TO BUY 40 PERCENTOF ARGENTINE COMPANYPARIS - Car parts manufacturer Valeo said

LIABILITY PAYOUT RISESTO $1 MILLION IN JAPANTOKYO - The maximum insurance payout for

Greece will block European Union funds for Turkey ''as long as Turkish aggressiveness persists,'' Pr

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,100-$1,150 per ton lots

Formula 1 is a multimillion-dollar business.Fueled by corporate sponsors like Andersen Consu

China's shipbuilders, recently riding a strong wave of foreign orders, seem likely to switch their f