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

Despite questions over its finances, one of the largest mining companies in the Philippines says it

AFTER JULY'S SHARP DOWNTREND with better crop weather, corn futures fell to new lows in early August

The Canadian government, worried that the massive Hibernia oil exploration project has stalled, is t

Domestic coal production totaled 19.9 million short tons during the week ended Aug. 19, up slightly

FFE SAYS ITS FLEET MEETS STANDARDSDALLAS - FFE Transportation Services Inc. said its refrige

The U.S. Postal Service's recent adoption of a uniform contract rate for domestic airmail has result

More than 150 Teamsters officials earned over $100,000 in salary and expenses last year, with convic

Two Kansas airports no longer will have federally subsidized airlineservice after Sept. 30, unless C

Papua New Guinea's Ok Tedi gold and copper mine reopened Monday after being shut down since Wednesda

Saudi Arabian Commerce Minister Adbulaziz Solaim on Sunday told Australian Ambassador Alex McGoldric

Claude Bebear, head of French insurer Axa-Midi Assurances, said he sees "no reason to traumatize Far

KOREAN GNP GROWTH IS SLOWEST IN 8 YEARSSEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's gross national pro

If the mood in Washington these days is a little more upbeat about the European Community's drive fo

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The Japanese government is about to propose joint development with the United States and European co

A public stock offering for Accordia Maritime Corp. has been called off due to fears by Hong Kong in

Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu plans to tell President Bush Friday that Japan is ready to discuss its

Coffee futures rallied to trade up 168 points at 82.70 cents a pound, basis active December, followi

The Florida Association of Insurance Agents will hold seminars in Florida on personal auto insurance

GERITECH INKS PACT WITH JAPANESE FIRMGeritech Inc. of Northvale, N.J. signed an agreement wi

The government announced Monday a plan to restructure the country's shipbuilding industry, including

The Federal Maritime Commission has scheduled a Sept. 7 preliminary hearing on a complaint alleging

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

BANK LEUMI TRUST CO. OF NEW YORK (New York) - Christopher Miller was named a vice president. He is m

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Polysar Inc.'s plastics plant in Copley, Ohio, ranked 162nd among the nation's top polluters by a gr

INDIA NOT PLANNING TO IMPORT WHEATNEW DELHI, India - The Indian government does not plan to

Trading volume in the U.S. dollar index futures has doubled in the past 12 months, largely as a resu

A poster worthy of military recruiting beckons from below McDonald's Golden Arches on a busy Honolul

The number of working oil and gas rigs in the country increased slightly last week, climbing by six

LANDSTAR SYSTEM INC. (Stamford, Conn.) - Donald A. Lucchesi was named group vice president, planning

The Federal Maritime Commission's probe of unfair foreign shipping practices in the U.S.-Taiwan trad

A former chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission is buying one of the largest freight brokera

The U.S. dollar was mostly weaker Monday except against the yen, with dealers looking to the Canadia

COAL EXPORTS INCREASED IN FIRST HALF OF '89U.S. coal exports for the first six months of 198

NORWEGIAN YARD GETS ADDITIONAL STOLT ORDERGREENWICH, Conn. - Stolt Tankers and Terminals (Ho

The government will inject 400 million French francs ($61.5 million) into the French shipping indust

A number of court cases are changing the way companies account for premiums paid to captive insurers