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STAFF STRIKE EXPECTED TO DISRUPT EC TALKSBRUSSELS, Belgium - European Community staff unions

The World Bank and its affiliate, International Finance Corp., will vote next week to support propos

Ethiopia's main port of Assab is now open to shipping following the refloating of a coastal vessel t

High-tech opportunities in Britain are on the rise for U.S. companies, due in part to the European C

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 216.17 off 0.16 which compares

Brazil's new economic team is concerned about growing indifference toward Brazil among foreign inves

FMC PURSUES LITHIUM RESERVE IN BOLIVIAPHILADELPHIA - FMC Corp. on Wednesday announced that i

A House committee approved a bill Wednesday that would cost the maritime industry $750 million over

Freight rates will rise slightly in the short run following President Bush's approval of $1.5 billio

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National Iranian Oil Co. is competing with trade houses for sales of Iranian Heavy crude oil to refi

State insurance regulators are expected to approve a rule that would require life insurance companie

Despite slumping prices for fed cattle, feeder cattle prices going into the fall were expected to be

Fine print on the back of passenger cruise tickets was again the subject of a recent Supreme Court c

The trade ministers of the United States, Canada and Mexico began negotiations Wednesday for a North

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

A House subcommittee will hold a hearing today on overtime practices for inspectors employed by the

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Grain prices moved sharply higher on the Chicago Board of Trade Wednesd!y following White House appr

Disappointed union officials said a preliminary report by the second of two federal boards in the lo

A federal appeals court here has approved random drug testing for the nation's approximately 150,000

The dropping of global trade barriers should spur insurance regulators internationally to adopt unif

SHELL CANADA TO SELL LINE CREEK COAL MINECALGARY, Alberta - Shell Canada Ltd. signed an agre

Striking dock workers at two major Brazil ports Wednesday continued awaiting a new round of wage neg

Norwegian shipowners won an important victory Wednesday in their fight against higher tax rates when

The Florida citrus industry is wrapping up one of its bigger harvests in years, but the prospect of

The American Sugar Alliance said new U.S. Agriculture Department figures on American sugar productio

Northwest Airlines and its employee unions are lobbying Congress in full force this month to ensure

JAPAN'S TRADE SURPLUS CONTINUES ITS RISETOKYO - Japan's unadjusted trade surplus rose sharpl

Senior British officials said Wednesday that Prime Minister John Major one day may make use of his c

The apparel industry in Central America and the Caribbean is anticipating increased shipments to the

Ocean rate-setting conferences should shift their strategy toward focusing on service rather than ra

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How would you feel if you were planning a big party and your best friend said she might skip it?

They gather in small groups, smoking and talking of tough times in the chill spring breeze as they w

The Illinois Appellate Court overturned a $16.25 million punitive damage verdict and ruled for Monsa

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