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After two years of economic reform, consumer purchasing power is on the rise in EasternEurope as a r

The Port of Vancouver handled 70.71 million metric tons of cargo during 1991, according to figures r

The Singapore Government last week announced a new budget that reduces the corporate tax rate by 1 p

The breakup of the Soviet Union is forcing the European Community to ask itself two basic questions:

Strikes in the German banking sector continued Monday despite an offer from one bank for 6 percent p

Small businessmen here are unprepared for the fierce competition expected with the implementation of

SEA-LAND SERVICE INC. (Edison, N.J.) - Barbara J. Pratt was named director of special commodities fo

CAN BEEF FROM BOTSWANA be turned into South African hamburger sales for a U.S. fast foodoperator?

EXPLORER SET TO REPAIR PIPELINE NEAR HOUSTONExplorer Pipeline Co. said it planned to repair

South Korea's consumer prices in February were 0.5 percent above January's level and up 7.1 percent

The state Insurance Division has approved 1993 medical malpractice rates that hold level a 25 percen

An 11-day-old strike by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters against ConsolidatedRail Corp. te

The Paris Club of Western creditor governments has agreed to reschedule Jordan's interest and foreig

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Feb. 28, 1992 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

Frank Williams figures people who never drink and drive should pay less for car insurance than peopl

Looking for a long-lost uncle or aunt? Want to find out what your grandfather did for a living? Unsu

Never believe your own press releases. That's a favorite saying in the entertainment industry. But i

Fleet Call Inc., Rutherford, N.J., has become the latest company to join a consortium dedicated to e

A member of the Japanese Parliament resigned Friday from the leadership of the major opposition part

Quotations, provided by Citibank/New York, Foreign Exchange Desk, are offered rates of New York City

Formal invitations for bids on a new container terminal here are expected within a few weeks, and at

Feb. 28, 1992 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

PENSION AGENCY SEES NEED FOR BUSH REFORMSThe Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. will need to tri

Owners of the Yankee Rowe nuclear plant, who decided to shut it down last week, now face an immense

Oil refiners in Singapore are struggling to make money because processing most crude grades offers l

In the highly competitive ocean shipping trade between the United States and Australia and New Zeala

Atlantic Container Line is launching a connecting carrier service to Southeast Asia on Saturday with

Rail equipment specialists meeting here last week think they may have detected a small but significa

Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar predicted his state, Chicago and Indiana eventually would reach an accord to

Listening to the rhetoric coming out of Washington or Paris these days may lead one to assume that t

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Customs agencies in North America are reshaping the way they do business as the continent girds for

Chevron Corp. said its newest tanker, the William E. Crain, was christened at Ishikawajima do Brasil

In an effort to reinforce earlier promises made to the World Bank, the government pledged further re

Joseph Pero has been president since 1987 of Motors Insurance Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Ge

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There's no pot of gold waiting at the end of the Eastern European rainbow for the world's coal expor

Kandla port on the west coast of Gujarat state is freezing its cargo-handling charges and working to