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Switzerland's exports of chemicals rose a tiny 0.4 percent to 12.3 billion Swiss francs ($10.6 billi

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Japan evokes images of mystery, rich social tradition and cultural uniqueness. Bow the wrong way and

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The scrapping of Enron Corp.'s power project in India highlights the political uncertainties facing

California's craggy North Coast proved too much for the Brother Jonathan, a steamship carrying about

You know how it is with the really rich. They only want to get their names in the paper three times

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The U.S. dollar held to its recent higher levels Tuesday, bolstered by positioning on the European c

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Development of the Port of Batangas, as an alternative to increasingly busy Manila, stepped up a not

GENERAL RE ACQUIRES CONN. ASSET MANAGERSTAMFORD, Conn. - General Re Corp. has bought

A.M. Best Co. announced Tuesday that it has placed the "B+" (very good) Best's Rating of Mid-South I

July brought another record for domestic heavy-truck sales, as manufacturers seemed to remain unscat

In the latest sign that U.S. shipyards are gaining a toehold in foreign markets with the help of fed

A $34 million expansion project is under way at the Port of Port Arthur. A contract to build

China, again in need of crude imports, is calling on overseas help in developing oil resources.<

Dwayne Andreas has always known the right people. As a young boy in Illinois in the 1920s, he went s

Relentless pressure from shippers for faster, time-definite service has created trucking's newest pa

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 232.27 off 0.02 wh

Brazil's government on Tuesday boosted tariffs on 13 textile products to 70 percent from the previou

Will gum chewing, a staple for American kids and the bane of school teachers and floor-cleaners ever

To outsiders, the bitter three-month strike against Toys "R" Us stores in Sweden might suggest that

U.K.-based insurance company Commercial Union, in the wake of a major review of its operations here,

The National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America said it awarded its annual scholars

ALEXANDER & ALEXANDER INC. (New York) - Jeffrey S. Fieldson was named national director, U.S. proper

Companhia Maritima Nacional, known as Nacional Line, is beefing up its service between the United St

The Interstate Commerce Commission, in a major victory for shippers, unanimously declared as an unre

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Canada should expand its trade and other economic links with Cuba as part of a push into southern he

NY TUG GOES TO RESCUE OF SHIP NEAR BERMUDANEW YORK - The Alexandra, a tugboat from N

FAA FINDS NO FLAWS IN HELICOPTER TESTSWASHINGTON - Preliminary results of a safety i