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It's been a very hot summer. The charter market for containerships continued to heat up even

A state civil court judge has cleared the way for families of victims in a 1993 workplace shooting t

Half a century after a U.S. torpedo consigned it to the deep, a rusting Japanese submarine carrying

Another week, another tropical storm. Felix, the sixth named storm of the still-young hurric

One of the biggest challenges faced by Zim Israel Navigation Co. is labor. Matty Morgenstern

Paris-based insurance giant Axa announced Wednesday that it will buy a controlling interest in Natio

Newport News Shipbuilding plans to replace nearly 75 janitors with outside contractors next month in

ALASKA, FERRY WORKERS HEAD OFF STRIKEAlaska ferry workers Tuesday reached a tentative agreem

Broking company Alexander & Alexander announced last week the establishment of a Global Infrastructu

MINET RE NORTH AMERICA INC. (New York) - Winifred A. Baker has joined Minet Re North America as seni

ZURICH REINSURANCE TURNS AROUND, POSTS PROFIT FOR THE SECOND QUARTERNEW YORK - Zuric

Thai wholesale prices in July were up 10.3 percent from a year earlier and up 0.9 percent from June,

China has chosen an American partner to create its first commercial management company, which will t

Amoco Corp., long one of the dominant gasoline marketers in the United States, announced plans to fo

The Pakistani government Tuesday unveiled a package of incentives to attract foreign and local inves

In one of those cyclical business swings that occur with almost predictable regularity, chemical com

U.K. farmers are pressing for a quick decision from the European Union on the rate of compulsory set

As president of Costa Rica's Chamber of Industries, Miguel Schyfter has long warned the government a

COURT UPHOLDS ELECTION OF 8 TESORO DIRECTORSSAN ANTONIO - Tesoro Petroleum Corp. sai

Companies in Singapore's petrochemicals complex reported higher earnings for 1994 after several year

Along with untaxed cigarettes and illegal immigrants, shadowy importers are bringing into Hong Kong

Construction has started on a $100 million Du Pont nylon plant in Taiwan, the company's second big i

"Over the short term, there's a benefit because it is the best deal Peru could get, but it has a cos

JAPAN'S TOSOH PLANS TO IMPORT SODA ASHTOKYO - Major Japanese chemical maker Tosoh Co

U.S. inventories of crude petroleum fell by 5.6 million barrels during the week ended Aug. 4 compare

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Wednesday Aug. 9, 1995 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

AGRICULTURE PANEL OKS LONG FOR POST AT USDAWASHINGTON - The Senate Agriculture Commi

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Oil companies here will start using containers to speed up the domestic transport of gas oil, a Petr

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Coffee is staying on European supermarket and kitchen shelves this summer as a heatwave scorches the

The story headlined "Metrologic Instruments Inc.," which appeared on Page 5A on Friday, should have

Demand for gold underwent continued broad-based global growth in the second quarter of this year, th

China could become the world's largest offshore production base for International Business Machines

Venezuela passed Saudi Arabia as the top oil exporter to the United States during first five months

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

The Czech council of economic ministers Tuesday ordered preparations for a ''radical" selloff of sha

Investor uncertainty over reforms and political tension are casting a shadow over Kenya's economy de