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Pat Buchanan, the conservative television commentator and Republican presidential candidate, is tryi

Government and corporate leaders in the telecommunications industry around the globe get together he

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

The European Union's drive to liberalize the air-transport industry is being felt, but the continued

Express One International Inc. has resumed many of its cargo operations four months after voluntaril

Norfolk Southern Corp. is reorganizing its senior management ranks by appointing another vice chairm

Little remains now of Poplar Island. Just four mounds of grasses and a few trees, four acres or less

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

1920 (Sept. 29, 1995) Previous day - 1943 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

China's nine-year bid to join the World Trade Organization is likely to drag into 1996 unless the po

China's trains likely will shed their drab, army-green exterior for colorful Coke and Pepsi ads but

Friday Sept. 29, 1995 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

Telecommunications in India celebrated a landmark this year with the entry into commercial operation

Driven by economic growth and pent-up demand, and with plenty of money available, the telecommunicat

Japan's telecommunications market, the world's second largest after the United States, is as frustra

An academic task force that has been seeking ways to brace Florida's homeowners insurance market for

Today's multimedia industry is being formed by the convergence of three separate, vertical industrie

SIX JAPANESE INSURERS TO SELL NONLIFE POLICIESSix of Japan's eight life insurance companies

ST. PAUL FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE CO. (St. Paul, Minn.) - Gary Hanson was named senior vice preside

U.K. insurance companies recorded their best results in 15 years during 1994, but profits are expect

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

Shippers of dried fruit and nuts, one of the major commodities moving off the West Coast to Europe,

In September, West Coast Editor Peter Tirschwell posed several questions to Mr. Ma in writing.

If the world's major steamship lines thought they had a lot to fear from the Beijing-owned China Oce

The U.S. dollar will have a tough time moving higher this week, currency traders and analysts said,

It wasn't the way Western powers preached it should be. There were no elections, no popular

House advocates of shipping deregulation have made key changes in the rate- monitoring provisions of

Norfolk Southern Corp. has become the latest company to join the ranks of railroads offering buyouts

China's mighty Yangtze River is not mighty enough. The river provides a direct link between

Rail unions will strongly oppose the proposed Union Pacific/Southern Pacific rail merger, claiming t

As of Sept. 29, 1995 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from

Vietnam will start discussions "very soon" with foreign companies interested in replacing France's T

WINNIPEG EXCHANGE REVAMPS CANOLA CONTRACTWINNIPEG, Manitoba - The Winnipeg Commodity

Alcan Aluminium Ltd. said it is writing down its investment in a huge British Columbia hydroelectric

For the first time in 25 years, Hong Kong is not building new container terminals. That's wo

The deep-water port of Stockton, Calif., located 75 miles inland from the Golden Gate Bridge, can fi

For more than a decade, foreign companies have been spinning a wheel of fortune when it comes to pic

Hong Kong developer Gordon Wu, a k a "the No. 1 infrastructure player in Asia," is an enigma.

Safeguarding against international financial crises will be a principal focus of this year's annual