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When Bill Heriegel was hit by an oncoming truck at work last month, he thought he was going to die.<

The consensus among key United Nations members on a basis for Iraqi oil sales will weaken prices, al

Michael C. Hagan is the new president and chief operating officer of American Commercial Lines Inc.

FRANCE POSTS DEFICIT IN CURRENT ACCOUNTFrance posted an estimated current account deficit of

Quotations are offered rates of New York city banks relating to currency transfers of $1 million or

Bank and government officials hustled to quash rumors of liquidity problems Thursday as notoriously

William DiBenedetto is a maritime reporter in the Washington bureau of The Journal of Commerce.<

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Stopping at a roadside cafe in this dusty Cape Verdean town, a visitor ordered a meal of rice from t

South Africa said Thursday a marine court of inquiry with disciplinary powers would investigate Sund

No matter how Mexican oil ends up figuring in a North American Free Trade Agreement, one thing is cl

Japan's Matsushita Group, set to make Malaysia the world's largest exporter of room air conditioners

BRITISH GAS TO FUND EXPLORATION IN THAILANDBANGKOK, Thailand - British Gas will spend more t

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Aug. 8, 1991Bid AskedCopper-G

Thousands of Barrels Week Week WeekEnded Ended Ended8-2 7-26

One of the colony's largest bulk carrier operators, Wah Kwong, is adding two oil product carriers to

A South African navy diver said the captain of the sunken Greek liner Oceanos pushed past elderly pa

McDonnell Douglas Corp. officials said they hope LOT Polish Airlines will agree on a $350 million pa

Aug. 7, 1991 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Canada's largest oceangoing operator and a Texas shipping firm have joined forces to expand their in

Transportation News Ticker The dry cargo and tanker fixtures listed herewith and compiled in

Mayor David Dinkins is planning to ask New York state to reconsider a $17 billion, 21-year contract

The Massachusetts Attorney General may challenge in Superior Court another state agency's conditiona

End-users of soybeans, soymeal and soyoil are taking a cautious approach to dramatic gyrations in fu

Aug. 7, 1991 JAPANFinancial FuturesJapanese Gov't BondsPer 10-year, 6% bond,

This year's grain harvest in the Soviet Union will be smaller than last year's record crop but there

Aug. 7, 1991 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley

Canadian Pacific Ltd., the Montreal-based transportation and industrial conglomerate, reported disma

Wed., Aug. 7, 1991 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

China has accepted a U.S. request for market-opening trade talks later this month in an attempt to a

British Airways pretax profits plummeted 95 percent during its fiscal first quarter ended June 30. T

Railroad police employed by Southern Pacific Transportation Co. have voted to oust the Transportatio

A strike committee representing Aeroflot pilots in the Soviet Union on Wednesday declared that a "pr

k .S.-made bras are big in Kamchatka. Apparently, they are also much better.A buyer from the

A federal judge sentenced an executive of an Indian ship demolition company to 30 months in jail for

GRAIN SUBSIDY WAR CALLED 'OUT OF HAND'CANBERRA, Australia - The grain subsidy war is now "co

CONTRACT TALKS SLATED AT MEXICAN MINEMEXICO CITY - Union-management negotiations on a new co

Carriers serving the lucrative Asian air freight market say they will forgo the usual round of autum

Aug. 7, 1991 Copper Total, 36,427. Gold Total, .1,848,204.Silver Total, .27