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A new group - the Coalition for Competitive Rail Transportation - was organized last week to oppose

Friday Oct. 27, 1995 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

The Canadian dollar is worth about 73 U.S. cents pending the next poll on the Quebec referendum, and

Tucked away in the giant bill for balancing the budget in the next seven years is a small provision

The Quebec separatists are jokingly said to want an "independent Quebec with a strong, united Canada

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Oct. 28 '94 - Oct. 26, '95 (a graph) (2)

European currency fluctuations have slowed economic growth while providing a competitive advantage f

Thursday, Oct. 26, 1995 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The introduction of a fixed exchange rate for the Russian ruble is unlikely in the next five years,

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

The U.S. dollar was little changed Thursday after rallying in early trading and plunging during the

Germany produced 403,800 automobiles and other motor vehicles in September, down 2 percent on the ye

More than 100 nations agreed Thursday to push ahead with an ambitious review of international trade

A possible breakthrough in the former Soviet Union's longest-running ethnic conflict, between Armeni

Brazil is making a series of trade policy adjustments this week after restoring its customary surplu

China aims to balance its budget by the end of the decade through what one official terms the "first

For the first time, China's exports of machinery and electronics have overtaken textiles and garment

"The mayor said I was a demon, and the demon was not going to be invited to dinner."

FLORIDA YARD CONSIDERS RELOCATING DRY DOCKJACKSONVILLE, Fla. - If a local shipyard is succes

With labor short and competition tough, Taiwan is urging its companies to improve quality if they ar

Delco Electronics Corp., a U.S. parts maker belonging to the General Motors Corp. group, said Thursd

BANK TO PROBE CHARGES OF CHINA'S LOAN MISUSEThe World Bank said Wednesday it was sending a t

Authorities in southern Hainan Island said Thursday that goods worth more than $197 million were exp

Transporting goods between Alaska and the rest of the nation will get more expensive - again - after

NORTHWEST RESTRUCTURES $731 MILLION JAPAN DEBTEAGAN, Minn. - Northwest Airlines has complete

Using the latest in logistics technology, AT&T Network Systems gets its shipments from the United St

Third-quarter rail earnings reports released over the past 10 days have given a graphic view of the

Backers of a plan to resurrect the old Rock Island Line between St. Louis and Kansas City, Kan., sus

MarkAir Inc., the small Denver-based airline that suddenly ceased operations, withdrew its petition

Union workers began a three-day strike Thursday morning at one of the nation's largest locomotive fa

LUFTHANSA CARGO ADDS FREIGHTER FLIGHTS TO USNEW YORK - Lufthansa Cargo AG will add t

Freight was delayed for hours Thursday as truckers slowed down or pulled to the side toavoid being b

Growing Central Valley cities overran Don Phillips' farm 20 years ago, so he moved his farm several

Commercial Quantity Aluminum ingots_ $1,100-$1,150per ton lots &

Clark County's Public Utilities Commission has approved a $161 million bond sale so the utility can

Sixteen insurance companies will pay $42.7 million in Proposition 103 rollbacks to their customers,

SHARON HOSTETTER NAMED UTILITY'S 1ST FEMALE VPBALTIMORE - Sharon S. Hostetter was na

Boundaries are blurring among bankers, institutional investors and the insurance and reinsurance ind

The Department of Insurance has sweetened the pot for insurance companies that agree to remove custo

ST. PAUL COS. CONSIDERS REPURCHASE OF STOCKST. PAUL, Minn. - The St. Paul Cos. said that it