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A recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit (New Orleans) serves as a reminde

A maritime brief headlined "Draft Is Increased at Seaway Section," which appeared Thursday on Page 1

The six-year secret is out in Groton. Electric Boat began building the Seawolf submarine in

The Labor Department recently appointed 15 labor, industry and government representatives to a new M

With U.S. cotton exports approaching a 70-year high and prices topping $1 a pound, exporters should

Wednesday, March 30, 1995 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

In a procedural end run around Speaker Newt Gingrich, a freshman-led faction of House Republicans is

Tapping into Taiwan wasn't easy for Nimbus Water Systems Inc. But the San Marcos, Calif.-based firm,

POULTRY CHIEF RESIGNS AT CONAGRAOMAHA, Neb. - The head of ConAgra Inc.'s independent

This month's strike at the Port of Montreal and a weakened U.S. dollar are cramming North Atlantic c

Marine container-leasing companies went on a buying binge last year, potentially undermining the rec

As the battered Russian ruble nears a psychological barrier of 5,000 to thedollar, Internati

Vietnam needs foreign investors to help pay for $7.8 billion in priority improvements to roads, port

In Quotawatch, which appeared Tuesday, March 28, on Page 3A, the textile quotas to watch were inaccu

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Kuwaiti Oil Minister Abdul Mohsen Medej al-Medej has said the recent 10-day strike by over 1,000 oil

The president of Belarus has dismissed suggestions that the Chenobyl nuclear- power station in nearb

South Africa's state-owned oil and gas exploration company, Soekor, said Wednesday that its first oi

Japan announced this week it will release complete patent records in English on CD-ROM beginning in

Any changes made by Congress to federal banking law this year must keep "the stability, competition

Italy's unemployment rate rose to 12.2 percent in January from 11.9 percent in the previous survey i

German plant and machinery orders rose a real 17 percent in February from the year-earlier month, li

Nigerian women seeking compensation for a recent oil spill have forced the Shell Oil Co. to halt ope

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Ships are again moving in and out of the ports of Duluth, Minn., and Superior, Wis., following sever

Miami's international banking center has emerged from the Mexican peso- devaluation crisis relativel

The United States has informed Turkey that it intends to limit imports of underwear from that nation

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Japanese oil firms, hit by widespread water shortages last year that slashed refinery output and rai

Florida's $45.9 billion in international trade may be surpassing tourism as the state's leading econ

Russia finally may resume economic growth this year and perhaps average more than 5 percent average

The U.S. dollar declined slightly Wednesday, ahead of today's Bundesbank council meeting. Fe

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The New York Mercantile Exchange is still evaluating southern Nevada as a possible delivery point fo

Mar. 29, 1995 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

P&O Containers Ltd., the U.K. liner shipping company, achieved a 50 percent increase in operating pr

PORT OF SACRAMENTO (Sacramento, Calif.) - John Sulpizio, who has been assistant port director for th

Oil-rich Kazakhstan is attracting more long-term foreign investment than any other country in the fo

Paris airports recorded a 14.5 percent growth in cargo traffic last year, according to Aeroports de

The Chinese government has raised the cotton procurement price by 4,000 yuan ($476) per ton to induc