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Fierce competition for major customers is forcing Federal Express Corp. to slash prices to compete w

A senior Mexican fisheries official accused a California environmental group of piracy and said its

The U.S. Customs Service, customs brokers, exporters and a coalition of multinational companies agre

A graphic, "US Cheese And Dairy Trade," on Page 1A Tuesday should have indicated millions (of dollar

The U.S. dollar declined in a thin market Tuesday. The deutsche mark rose against sterling,

While Los Angeles tries to return to business as usual, the rioting that left up to $3 billion in lo

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Bosmosco Inc., a year-old venture that sells U.S. goods in the former Soviet Union, said Tuesday it

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Japan's Ministry of Finance will allow insurance companies to enter broad aspects of the banking and

Insurance brokers must be more forthright about their role in contributing to depressed insurance pr

The United States and Russia have signed a new maritime agreement that calls for greater port access

Singapore-based Singmarine Dockyard & Engineering said it won a repair contract to refurbish an anch

A commission organized by the United States, Panama and Japan will analyze the potential costs and b

The recession took its toll on cargo volumes last year for members of a group representing 52 air ca

China has signed several import contracts with Dutch firms in what is openly acknowledged by officia

Wisconsin Central Transportation Corp. reported an 87.8 percent jump in first-quarter net income, as

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The key to the rubber market's current strength is the inability of Thai exporters to meet strong Ch

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Industry must lead the way in fostering economic development without damaging the environment and st

GrainCorp, New South Wales' state-owned grain-handling body, became the first government organizatio

Panama is praying for rain to keep the electricity on. Just when the country was getting its

U.S. supermarkets are expected to continue favoring leaner meat and offering additional nutritional

"Well, what do you think of the conference so far?" asked Peter Feldbrugge, chairman of the ninth an

A solvency bill introduced last month by Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., is ''flawed" and "the worst of

The United States, Canada and Mexico appear to be moving closer to an agreement for a North American

EC Competition Commissioner Sir Leon Brittan should decide "in the next few days" on the EC's jurisd

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Czechoslovak motorists got notice Tuesday that they would have to pay road tax - part of a package o

Boeing Co. eventually will offer its newest widebody as a freighter, the chief of Boeing's 777 divis

Iran expects to become a member of the Asian Development Bank by the end of this year as part of eff

California will go ahead with plans to audit multinational corporations that have opted to exclude m

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Sen. Edward M. Kennedy scolded an audience of health insurers, blaming them for adding to the health

The U.S. business community here is stepping up its efforts to lobby against a controversial expatri

Hundreds of rioters enraged by the Lebanese pound's collapse burned down the finance minister's home