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Japanese construction companies are often reluctant to form joint ventures with their foreign counte

A call by a deputy prime minister for increased private sector involvement in a $2.4 billion mass tr

BURLINGTON AIR WINS ABB DEAL IN BRAZILIRVINE, Calif. - Burlington Air Express said i

Business takes a back seat to politics this weekend as U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher ma

Paul J. Keeler, a retired maritime executive, died of acute leukemia July 23 at Greenwich Hospital.

Sand was flying everywhere as the boy wielding the plastic shovel hit the deepening hole with childl

Reports of missile technology sales to Pakistan, the arrest of Harry Wu and other human rights probl

Hungary's unemployment rate rose, to 10.6 percent in July from 10.1 percent in June, according to Hu

In a move with broad implications for freight rates on the shipping lane, four ship lines moving goo

Challenged by the recent marriage between Burlington Northern Railroad and the Atchison, Topeka and

GREAT LAKES SHIPPING CONTINUES TO SHOW GAINSCHICAGO - Great Lakes shipping continues

Aug. 3, 1995 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

A diversified market for U.S. apples overseas has cushioned the impact of lost sales to Mexico, the

Thursday, Aug. 3, 1995 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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

French unemployment fell in June, to a seasonally adjusted 11.5 percent of the labor force from 11.6

German manufacturing production rose 3.3 percent in January-May, a figure the Statistics Office call

China, tacitly acknowledging the validity of overseas complaints, said Thursday it will tighten admi

A move by CF Motorfreight to revamp its operations has been shifted into neutral as a joint manageme

The United States and China reached an accord regulating China's honey exports to the United States

A Bakersfield, Calif., trucking company pleaded guilty to federal criminal charges that it had drive

THE ROAD to European unity is full of potholes, as the recent Franco-German chicken flap shows yet a

Turkey will not get into the European Union customs union this fall. That is what U.S. embassies hav

Businesses active in the local community, including maritime companies such as American President Li

In a testament to how far the wounded city has come, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. recently launc

New York Mercantile Exchange - Aug. 3, 1995 Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High L

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 233.00 off 0.92

Trade leads are supplied by: U.S. Department of AgricultureForeign Agricultural Service<

Consumer prices were up 0.4 percent in July, compared with 0.9 percent a year earlier, the Economy M

OCEAN SHIPPING SAILED a step closer to a deregulated future this week, but not without some mischief

Despite the turmoil in its executive suites, customers of Right-O-Way Transportation have taken high

Aug. 3, 1995 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%B

Inflation is a worldwide problem, and exporters must take protective measures to make sure the decli

Yang Ming Line is the first steamship company to realize the benefits of the North Carolina State Po

BILL WOULD EXPAND NC PORTS TAX CREDITWILMINGTON, N.C. - Most businesses or individua

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As landlocked Azerbaijan searches for an export route for its wealth of Caspian Sea oil, neighboring

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

Aug. 3, 1995 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Aug. 3, 1995 RESELLER RACKUnleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Prem