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China's trade volume topped $100 billion in the first five months of the year, powered by continued

From a telecommunications perspective, the Group of 7 summit beginning today in Canada is roughly eq

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Argentina's Central Bank imposed a new authorization system Wednesday for banks to open branches, en

A bill aimed at repealing Glass-Steagall act restrictions against banks was voted out of the House C

A People item that appeared June 9 on Page 11A should have said that Jim Dowd has resigned as chairm

Two major broking groups have pointed to serious falls in premium rates, particularly in the London

ASSIGNED-RISK CHANGE GETS NOD IN TEXASOfficials of the state's assigned-risk plan for auto i

GENERAL STAR MANAGEMENT CO. ( Stamford, Conn.) - William F. Murray was promoted to vice president. K

ITT Corp.'s plans to spin off ITT Hartford Insurance Group into a publicly held company won the cond

The Swiss-based Zurich Insurance Group completed its takeover of the Home Insurance Co. Monday after

It's a sales pitch often too seductive to refuse. Manufacturers, you can downsize or elimina

There was a time when no steamship line would have dared do it. But when Dole Ocean Liner Ex

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The battle against congestion in Asia is spreading to Indonesia. Indonesia's Ministry of Tra

Six months after the devastating Kobe earthquake in Japan, the Port of Kobe's recovery from the rubb

The San Francisco Bar Pilots, upset that their request for a large increase in pay was turned down b

Atlanta may be the capital of the South, but a little more than a year from now it will be the queen

COURT RULING LIKELY TO END BRAZILIAN STRIKESAO PAULO, Brazil - A Brazilian labor cou

Norwegian shipowners, who control one of the world's largest tanker fleets, are angry about U.S. pro

France's gross domestic product increased by a preliminary 0.7 percent in the first quarter of 1995

The National Labor Relations Board dealt a significant setback to Overnite Transportation Co. in its

Consolidated Rail Corp. is working on a quiet deal to sell another portion of its secondary track as

PILOTS PROTEST, DISRUPT INDIAN AIRLINES FLIGHTSNEW DELHI, India - Flight schedules o

A House subcommittee is moving to relax U.S. laws controlling the export of satellites and computer

Placing increased pressure on its rivals, United Parcel Service will offer the industry's first 8 a.

The Federal Aviation Administration moved a step closer to modernizing its air traffic control syste

Banco Portugues do Atlantico, an international bank based in Lisbon, said its New York branch has de

Lufthansa Cargo AG said it has added Baku, capital of Azerbaijan, to the network of cities it serves

A rainy spring is slashing the nation's corn crop and hurting wheat, the Agriculture Department said

FORD TO BUY STAKE IN KIA MOTORS UNITSEOUL, South Korea - Kia Motors Corp., South Kor

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Even though the guerrilla bombing that left 28 dead in Medellin Saturday was not directly aimed at t

"Japan would not mind that, because we are convinced that an objective solution will be found within

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U.S. exporters to Africa have been forced to resort to a variety of creativefinancial arrang

CHINA RISES TO NO. 1 AMONG COTTON IMPORTERSWASHINGTON - China has surpassed Russia a

Computer engineer Kazuo Ogawa decided three years ago to introduce U.S.-style gourmet coffee to Japa

Most executives of U.S. telecommunications companies back the Federal Communications Commission as t

Like many container shipping lines serving the African trade, Safbank Line has had it too good for i