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A rumored merger of Boeing Co. and McDonnell Douglas Corp., if completed, would create an aerospace

Miami's largest all-cargo airline was started by an okra farmer who was looking for reliable cargo c

Imports of automotive parts from China have doubled in the past two years, signaling that China - ha

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DHL Worldwide Express has joined a short list of transportation companies giving away software. It b

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U.S. crude oil inventories rose by 5.3 million barrels during the week ended Nov. 17, compared with

European Union inspectors raided offices of U.S. computer giant Digital Equipment Corp. following co

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Florida Insurance Commissioner Bill Nelson last week unveiled an incentive plan to draw the insuranc

Against a background of requests for additional funding from the federal government, German Finance

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While much of the rail industry's recent attention has been fixated on ''merger-mania" and its long-

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 241.54 off 1.58 w

Workers in the Siberian city of Barnaul face a long, hard winter, but at least there will be light i

Rio de Janeiro's state legislative assembly has approved a bill authorizing the privatization of 26

John Heary, who investigates insurance fraud for Allstate Insurance, got a call last week from an in

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India's nationalistic Bharatiya Janata Party, which helped block Enron Corp.'s power project in Maha

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Higher raw materials prices, steep interest charges and stiffer competition are taking a toll on Ind

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AMERICAN STANDARD SETS NEW CHINA VENTURESU.S. bathroom and kitchen fixture firm the American

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Southeast Asia's greatest river basin, the Mekong Delta, received a major boost on Wednesday when 17

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Federal Express Corp. and the Air Line Pilots Association continued marathon talks Friday aimed at a

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In five simple sentences, John Harper can explain high-technology world trade and the role of Chicag

To turn a popular fable on its head, sometimes only the hare can win. There are a lot of rea

In a move that bodes well for Boeing's future in the Asian marketplace, the aerospace company this m

Carole Keeton Rylander was named chairwoman of the Texas Railroad Commission, replacing fellow Repub

Trans-Atlantic shipping lines suffered a technical setback in their long- running fight with the Eur

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While China maintains that it is cracking down hard on counterfeit products, it appears the culprits

The U.S. Agriculture Department opened a specialist office in Beijing aiming to dismantle non-tariff

Northwest oyster producers have scored a breakthrough in their efforts to increase sales in the Sing