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

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

U.S. makers of automobile parts are gearing up for a new sales environment in Japan that will allow

ABF Freight System Inc. will carry Carolina Freight Carriers Corp.'s freight for a month at existing

International Petroleum Exchange Aug. 9, 1995Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)_

Aug. 9, 1995 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%B

THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION seems to have found a new theme to guide its relations with Japan: good c

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

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

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

Aug. 9, 1995 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

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

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

Trade statistics appear to show that local manufacturers are heeding government warnings to ease rel

Volume on the St. Lawrence Seaway continues to skyrocket. Cargo tonnage, this shipping seaso

Hong Kong's sole aircraft maintenance and repair firm continues to take a buffeting, with first-half

A corridor for trucks pulling overweight containers in Southern California has performed so well sin

Eurotunnel, the Anglo-French operator of the tunnel linking Britain and France, said Tuesday it will

Tempelhof Airport - the venerable airfield in the middle of Berlin that has handled flights ranging

Huge demand for cars in Thailand is fueling expansion in the motor industry, with companies from Jap

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

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

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

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

China built 57 ships totaling 780,000 deadweight tons in the first half of this year, exceeding its

Wednesday, Aug. 9, 1995 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Moody's Investors Service said Wednesday that Hong Kong's banking sector was headed for a dip in ear

Taiwan's science-based industrial park is booming much as its creators hoped, spurred by opto-electr

DISPLAY OF FINELY DETAILED SHIP MODELS. Through December. New York. Models representing ships from t

THE JONES ACT AND ROB QUARTELWhat is the world's oldest profession? Some say prostit

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

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

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

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

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