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Chinese households have been on a nonstop buying binge since the economy took off, but recently impo

International brokerage firm Sedgwick Group PLC will stage its first U.S. river, marine and oil indu

Brian Garraway, chairman of the regulatory board at the Lloyd's of London insurance market, died of

St. Paul Cos. and Rosgosstrakh, the state-owned domestic insurance company in Russia, signed an agre

One of the Port of Boston's oldest cargo routes, the Yankee Clipper feeder service from Halifax, Nov

Friday, Sept. 24, 1993 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Moscow, which plans to rejuvenate its crumbling maritime fleet but continues to have chronic economi

The United States has offered anti-missile technology to Japan in exchange for technology that U.S.

Federal regulators have voted to divvy up a huge chunk of airwaves for the next generation of wirele

A new short line is taking the ball from a major railroad this week on a 354- mile system in Norther

Chinese authorities are ordering intervention in the Shanghai Coal Exchange to rescue it from a coll

The Illinois Commerce Commission has recommended an Illinois Power Co. rate increase to pay for a ga

Parliament rejected construction of a fifth nuclear power plant on Friday, less than a year after it

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

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

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

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

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

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Sept. 24, 1993 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

As we move into the next century and further develop the world's marketplace, today's transportation

L.L. Bean Inc. is relying on Federal Express Corp. to boost business, hoping express delivery servic

Spending on China's railroad network soared in the first eight months of this year, and officials pl

Resource-poor Jordan is alarmed that it may be squeezed out of the multibillion-dollar economic bona

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Sept. 24, 1993Bid AskedCopper_

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Hanjin Shipping Co., South Korea's largest shipping company, has named Agencia Naviera Centroamerica

Deal-making for the upcoming winter fruit season is under way in Chile and it is clear that Philadel

Cabot LNG Corp. has created a new subsidiary, Cabot Trinidad LNG Corp., to facilitate the completion

Codelco-Chile's Salvador division anticipates study results will show its Damiana deposit capable of

There's a basic logic in maintaining the U.S. port system, according to Charles Roberts, executive d

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

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

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

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

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

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