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The U.S. dollar will rise this week because of the political turmoil in Russia, which is hurting the

Officers from the International Longshoremen's Association late last week unanimously approved a two

Stronger demand for new cars and aircraft pushed orders for manufactured durable goods higher in Aug

HAPAG-LLOYD (AMERICA) INC. (Staten Island, N.Y.) - Juergen Pump was appointed senior vice president

Minutes before the Sunset Ltd. rocketed off the tracks and into an Alabama bayou, the captain of the

Pacific Northwest port executives returning from a Vladivostok trade conference said Russia's presid

The story on Page 3A Sept. 20 headlined "Singapore Told to Pay Duties on Its Exports of Typewriters"

A senior U.S. Trade official denied Friday that the United States had agreed to drop its goal of a t

Bremer Vulkan AG, the giant German shipbuilder, is leading the pack of European shipyards into the C

The Clinton administration got a symbolic shot in the arm Friday when a federal appeals court ruled

SENATE VOTES TO LIFT S. AFRICAN SANCTIONSWASHINGTON - Acting just hours after an app

The European Community has hardened its stance in trade negotiations with the United States concerni

Whether the Port of Tacoma should focus its future plans on maritime projects or regional economic d

Popping champagne corks, sighs of relief and a bit of skepticism were the order of the day Friday as

Commercial Quantity Aluminum ingots_ $1,230-$1,260per ton lots &

BRISTOL-MYERS OFFERING EARLY RETIREMENT TO 530EVANSVILLE, Ind. - Early retirements m

Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Friday reached a decision to import rice thi

Several key software vendors soon will offer U.S. exporters and importers an opportunity to begin us

The Journal of Commerce Industrial Price Index fell 0.2 points last week to 94.4 following a sharp d

Sept. 24, 1993 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represen

The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization gave warning Friday of food shortages across Africa due t

As debate heats up over the pending and controversial North American free- trade agreement, the U.S.

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 217.49 up 2.31 which compares

A subsidiary of Norfolk Southern Corp. has purchased options on property near here that could become

Sept. 24, 1993 Copper Total, 91,226. Gold Total, .2,413,946.Silver T

Ordinary Brazilians can expect some relief next month after the Central Bank announced Thursday that

Faced with a possible strike by Thursday, United Parcel Service scheduled negotiations with the Team

Boosted both by long-term transport trends and flood-spurred temporary demand, railcar leasing and c

Although the shortest distance to profitability for truckers lies in driving a relatively straight l

Call it a bad sign of the times. As larger insurance companies pour their considerable resou

Small mutual insurance companies that have survived more than 100 years of competition are concerned

U.S. ports are in the middle of every major maritime legislative debate, including this year's effor

Insurance companies, which have long held that discrimination based on an applicant's race, age, loc

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Ports and shippers are upbeat but uncertain about the prospects for their new campaign to curb colle

In the last three years, employees of just 400 of the National Association of Mutual Insurance Compa

Legislative efforts seeking to modify the way insurers are regulated is being scrutinized by several

Despite problems with purchasing key segments of railroad track, the Alameda Corridor, the nation's

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