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WARM SPELL EXTENDS SEASON FOR LAKES SHIPSCHICAGO - As of Jan. 1, 46 U.S-flag laker v

The oft-delayed sale of the 20-mile Southern Pacific Rail Corp. line connecting the ports of Los Ang

Hanjin Shipping Co., which this week is initiating its long-awaited service between the United State

Official gold sales by federal governments around the world fell dramatically, to just 46 metric ton

Two new drugs that serve as hormone replacements for post-menopausal women have been approved by the

COAL PRODUCTION DECLINES SLIGHTLYCHARLESTON, W.Va. - Domestic coal production totale

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 236.64 up 0.29 whi

At a roadside restaurant on Thailand's eastern seaboard, 60 miles south of Bangkok, a farmer thinks

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"After winning the Cold War with the Soviet Union, the United States can further write the epitaph f

NY TAXI DRIVERS ELIGIBLE FOR BREAK ON PREMIUMSNEW YORK - New York's distinctive yell

Two companies from the Jardine group began trading on the Singapore Stock Exchange Tuesday after rem

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Union Pacific Corp. said Tuesday it has completed the $263 million sale of its USPCI Inc. hazardous

Prospects for tin appear bright, but it remains impossible to predict when the price of the metal wi

American President Lines joined the Far Eastern Freight Conference, the rate- making group for ship

Sweden is still on Moody's Credit Watch list for a possible downgrade, Moody's Investor Services con

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China's 1.2 billion people inhabit a country that is notoriously prone to fire, flood and earthquake

RUSSIAN FORECASTS ON INFLATION QUESTIONEDMOSCOW - Russia's inflation rate, which in

With the world's largest population, rich natural resources and low labor costs, China has been tout

Boeing delivered fewer jetliners in 1994 than in any year since 1987, according to figures released

MGM Grand Inc., the hotel and gaming empire of Las Vegas mogul Kirk Kerkorian, said Tuesday it sold

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Houston Industries continues to get charged up over electric power in South America. Earlier

The North American Free Trade Agreement is not in jeopardy of unraveling as a result of the financia

A recent agreement allowing traffic to flow through Baltimore's Seagirt Marine Terminal during a 17-

Longshoremen at the Port of Milwaukee have won a 15-day extension of their contract with Meehan Seaw

Sharply increased capital goods imports dealt a heavy blow to South Korea's trade deficit in 1994.

Southeastern Idaho farmers and ranchers are pleading for relief from a federal insurance program the

As Congress convened Wednesday under Republican control for the first time in 40 years, House Republ

United Parcel Service upped the ante Wednesday in its battle for dominance in the express delivery b

Russia will repay overdue South Korean loans with aluminum delivered to the government and private i

RESEARCHERS BEGIN WORK AT ROCHE PLANT IN SCFLORENCE, S.C. - Roche Carolina's new pha

Canada's Alcan Aluminum Ltd. will not be able to fulfill the terms of a new 20-year power supply con

NATIONAL STARCH AND CHEMICAL CO. (Bridgewater, N.J.) - H. Walter Moeller was named senior divisional

Jan. 4, 1995 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

The U.S. Coast Guard and its Russian counterpart have combined resources to provide long-range navig

Pennsylvania State Police have mounted a manhunt for a Romanian stowaway whocut a hole in a