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HOMES EVACUATED AFTER MINN. DERAILMENTPERHAM, Minn. - Forty to 50 homes were evacuat

Aramco, Saudi Arabia's national oil company, has raised its May price formulas for its medium and he

A severe six-month-long drought in Pakistan has damaged the wheat crop, threatens cotton and sugar i

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When the corporate history of Motorola Inc. is written, 1974 likely will receive a great deal of att

GTE CORP. (Stamford, Conn.) James J. Jacobs, 54, was named director of international development.

Australian business investment is not expected to increase significantly in 1994 even though investo

What do you do with an old marine container? The question is becoming an important one for c

U.S. regulators Tuesday recalled 740,000 boxes of crayons imported from China over the past four yea

Inventories of U.S. wholesale merchants rose 0.8 percent in February to a seasonally adjusted $218.4

New York Mercantile Exchange - Apr. 5, 1994 Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Low

The 0.1 percent dip in U.S. February leading indicators reported Tuesday was an aberration caused by

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 226.02 off 1.65 which compares w

Most recommendations to improve conditions for companies working in export- processing zones and tho

HOECHST, COURTAULDS LINK FIBER OPERATIONSFRANKFURT, Germany - German chemicals giant

7 FILIPINO BUSINESSMEN KILLED ABOARD SHIPZAMBOANGA, Philippines - The bodies of seve

A company that provides cost-control services to 8,000 motor carriers has begun offeringproperty and

Whether a $1.8 billion federal crop insurance reform program sees the light of day now depends on la

Hammered by sharp declines in grain transport business through the St. Lawrence Seaway, five Canadia

With talks for a new National Master Freight Agreement hopelessly deadlocked, the Teamsters union an

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A push by the United States and Australia to make the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation group into a

PRE-DEADLINE ORDERS EXPECTED FROM CHINABEIJING - China is expected to place hundreds

Yangming Marine Transport Corp., Taiwan's second-largest container carrier, often suffers from being

Shipowner Ole Skaarup said Tuesday he will order the first commercial petroleum tanker to be built i

This seems to be a good time to change traditions. Consider that Major League Baseball, whic

Tokyo $4.58 Amsterdam,Netherlands $3.43Brussels $3.14Mexico Ci

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Back in 1978, when Jim Martin started a business buying and selling waste plastics, he never thought

Commercial Quantity Aluminum ingots_ $1,100-$1,150per ton lots &

Apr. 5, 1994 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

The Bangladesh government intends to accelerate the sale of 74 state-owned companies in several sect

A graphic on Page 1A Tuesday, on the market share of Navieras de Puerto Rico, was printed inadverten

The modern interstate gas pipeline industry was born in the 1920s with the development of welded, pr

NORTH AMERICA International Jeanswear Show. April 8-10. Miami Beach. Contact: Blenheim, Anni

Virtually all air freight shipments start and end on a truck, but for many years motor carriers were

Major truckload carriers in the fourth quarter of 1993 generated double-digit volume increases, whic

U.K. industrial production growth slowed in February after jumping 0.8 percent the month before, ana

An innovative program in its second year of operation in nine Appalachian states is helping small bu