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The Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Mexico passenger train creaks and clatters its way through the heavy

Hours before reaching a tentative pact with the Teamsters union on Monday, United Parcel Service was

An unprecedented gathering of African heads of state, and Southern U.S. business and government lead

SUGAR, COCOA IMPORTS DECLINE IN JAPANTOKYO - Japan's customs-cleared imports of raw

Singapore and India moved toward strengthening business and investment ties Tuesday with the visit h

American Cyanamid Co. announced Monday that Dr. Marinus Los, director of crop sciences discovery in

More than 4,000 European actors and film directors urged the European Community Tuesday to stop the

The results are in and what many have guessed is official: The National Association of Professional

Cyprus Minerals Co. and Amax Inc. are weighing the sale of a portion of their molybdenum assets in o

Surplus lines brokers that sell specialty insurance products are hoping to spur the National Associa

Germany's metals industry will cancel labor contracts with its workers by the end of the year in a b

The Russian government, in a further step to curtail budget spending, has decided to stop the monthl

A subsidiary of Praxair Inc. has acquired two Brazilian air-separation plants previously operated by

Procter & Gamble Co. Tuesday said it has agreed to acquire the assets and business of SmithKline and

With Congress returning to Washington this month, excess and surplus lines underwriters are waiting

Transportation News Ticker The dry cargo and tanker fixtures listed herewith and compiled in

U.S. government regulations, primarily strategic, foreign policy and non- proliferation controls, co

The Interstate Commerce Commission asked the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday to review a lower court ruli

With a tentative wage pact expected to win the favor of the 165,000 Teamsters that workfor United Pa

America's railroads and their unions have marked their respective calendars,circling Oct. 20

A story on Page 2A of some editions Tuesday concerning a General Accounting Office report on Amtrak

Alliance Shippers Inc. is bidding to increase its market share and boost the supply of trailers and

Tuesday, Sept. 28, 1993 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The European Community faces a winter of chilly negotiations with four nations seeking to join its r

The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by EAB New York, are selling rates among trading

Atlanta's airport is so near capacity that airlines may have to turn passengers away by the 1996 Oly

In early afternoon trading Tuesday between the German mark and the Japanese yen, the U.S. dollar los

In a surprise decision, Cargill Inc. announced it no longer is interested in building an export-orie

The World Bank signed an agreement Tuesday to provide Mexico with up to $1.8 billion in loans for en

The Bankers' Association for Foreign Trade (BAFT), a group of more than 200 banks dedicated to foste

The Swiss international freight forwarder Danzas group reported a 37.7 percent drop in consolidated

Consolidated Rail Corp. said its Toledo Sequence Center at Stanley Yard here opened this week to ser

Ministers of Southeast Asian nations will seek ways to jump-start a plan aimed at forming a free-tra

1419 (Sept. 28, 1993) Previous day - 1424 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

Michael Wilson, special representative of the Canadian government, held talks this week with Saudi b

A leading official at the Port of San Francisco is spearheading an effort to create a new internatio

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China's trade deficit amounted to US$5.72 billion in the first eight months of this year, up from US

Foss Maritime Co. has completed the previously announced acquisition of a Columbia River tug-and-bar

JAPAN STEEL INDUSTRY CONSIDERS LAYOFFSTOKYO - Japan's steel industry is examining la