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NO-CONFIDENCE MOTION DEFEATED IN HONG KONGGov. Chris Patten survived an unprecedented no-con

Britain is urging the European Commission to crack down on illegal subsidies to continental European

Moody's Investors Service placed under review for a possible downgrade the ''A3" senior debt rating

TALKS, STRIKE CONTINUE AT S. AFRICAN PORTSLONDON - Operations in the ports of Durban

EU LEVIES DUTIES ON ASIAN MICROWAVESBRUSSELS - The European Commission has applied t

The U.S. government's controversial decision to place restraints on imports of underwear and nightwe

U.S. corn and wheat crops will be smaller than expected this year, the Agriculture Department said W

Bob Clune operates one of the most interesting warehouses in California. On any given day, M

The number of ships lost during the first five months of 1995 was down on corresponding figures for

Thamesport, the heavily indebted container facility near London, has confounded its critics by meeti

Four years ago Thomas DuBose was the hunter, seeking the presidency of the United Transportation Uni

U.S. farm equipment maker Agco Corp. did little business outside of North America until June 1994, b

The best way for foreign companies to do business in Belarus is just that, to simply do business - w

A leading Lloyd's of London insurance analyst is warning underwriters that aviation insurance rates

For quotes on National, Midwestern or other markets, call the CBT trading floor during trading hours

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 230.50 up 0.47 wh

Should insurance companies selling homeowners policies in California continue to be required to offe

LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP. (Fort Wayne, Ind.) - Chris L. Goeglein has been promoted to second vice presi

Transportacion Maritima Mexicana, Mexico's largest ship line, and its partner, Stevedoring Services

Five Japanese shipbuilders are teaming up for the first time to bid on a large containership order -

The Overseas Private Investment Corp. announced that an equity fund it sponsors has made its first i

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Contract talks between Hemlo Gold Mines Inc. and the union representing striking workers at its Gold

U.S. inventories of crude oil fell by 2.8 million barrels during the week ended July 7, compared wit

They pass through the border crossings in cars, vans, buses and on foot. Most of the more than 100 m

Canada made its first major exports of lin- oil, shipping as much as 20,000 metric tons to China the

The owner of two vessels allegedly hijacked by Chinese security forces is said to be unable to colle

Crowley Marine Service recently sent a water barge from Jacksonville, Fla., to Spain, where it will

The land-poor ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles are finalizing an agreement with federal and state

The U.S. dollar slipped against the deutsche mark Wednesday, as hopes faded for a cut in German inte

Aetna Life & Casualty Co. announced Wednesday it will nearly triple its reserves, ready for massive

AMERIJET BUILDS CARGO FACILITY IN TRINIDADPORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago - Ameri

China's onshore oil production reached 69.7 million tons during the first six months of 1995, up 347

There are flying fish, and there are flying fish. Cathay Pacific Airways has a regularly sch

China's strategy for its much-coveted automotive sector is emerging in fits and starts, with Chrysle

Benin, a stable democracy that recently has undertaken sweeping market- oriented reforms, is open fo

World rice stocks are forecast to fall to 42.84 million metric tons in 1995-96, down from an estimat

Dow Chemical Co. has spent years looking for investment opportunities in the former Soviet bloc. But

July 12, 1995 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

House Republicans threatened Wednesday to try to block any Clinton administration effort to promote