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The Chicago and North Western Transportation Co., in its continued fight against Wisconsin Central T

Sales of new single-family homes in the United States increased 1.3 percent in April, led by a 22.5

The presidents of Central American nations are expected this week to endorse the passage of laws to

Ukraine, pressing its claim to a share of former Soviet property, asked foreign governments Tuesday

Oil production should begin in three fields in the Bohai Sea this year, with one expected to begin p

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp Ltd. Tuesday revised its offer to buy U.K.'s Midland Bank to UK3.

A new initiative by vessel classification societies to broaden their inspection services should redu

The commodity futures trading operations of Shearson Lehman Brothers Inc. will concentrate on energy

The standoff between rich and poor countries over an international treaty on biodiversity could enco

After navigating the stormy seas of petroleum prices, some chemical makers are venturing into largel

REFORMS SEEN CUTTING EC GRAIN EXPORTSThe European Community is unlikely to remain a net expo

DANES APPEAR READY TO ACCEPT EC TREATIESCOPENHAGEN, Denmark - Less than 24 hours bef

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Several members of the White House task force on maritime policy are calling for reforms that would

Participation at the U.S. Air and Trade Show in Dayton, Ohio, which opens June 16, will be short of

Britain moved swiftly to block assets of Serbia and Montenegro Monday after the United Nations voted

Aircraft manufacturers are poised for an era of unprecedented growth and prosperity, according to a

Lockheed Support Systems Inc. said Monday that it was awarded seven contracts worth a total of $73 m

A divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that states cannot adopt guidelines to restrict or control

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The World Bank has approved two loans for Iran totaling $134 million, the Iranian news agency IRNA q

Hokan Cederberg believes some American-made products are of the best quality in the world. To prove

The United States and Japan must make concessions in negotiating agriculture and other areas of trad

Private insurance companies will absorb a heightened share of the underwriting risk for crop insuran

The United States and the European Community still are at odds over the openness of the process of h

CRUDE BASKET PRICE RISES, OPEC SAYSLONDON - The price of OPEC's basket of seven crud

When Russian president Boris Yeltsin announced Saturday that oil minister Vladimir Lopukhin had been

Three years after the Exxon Valdez disaster thrust their industry into the harsh spotlight of public

AUSTRALIA TO CURB BEEF EXPORTS TO USSYDNEY, Australia - Australian beef exporters have agree

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The telecommunications industry looked in vain for a clear signal from Paris on Monday as allied nat

Farrell Lines Inc. is urging the Maritime Administration to reject Lykes Bros. Steamship Co.'s reque

European airlines are battling a plan to introduce sales taxes on tickets for intra-European air tra

The barge industry is worried about falling water levels and the threat of drought on one of the key

A Ministry of Finance official said Monday the Group of 7 agreement to favor the U.S. dollar falling

Japan will push for creation of a special forum for regular dialogue with Canada, the United States

Argentine traders, shipping agents and farmers welcomed the government's decision to deregulate mari

China is expected to ease certification standards, which serve as de facto non-tariff barriers to Ja

Foreign investors in China should be granted "the same treatment" as domestic companies, a senior of