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SHIPSNYK TO EXPANDBUSAN EXPRESS SERVICESECAUCUS, N.J. - NYK Line will expand

The Commerce Department is trying to find more than 1,100 supercomputers exported since last year, a

It was midnight, in February, in Rugby, N.D., when Tom Downs, the sleeping president of Amtrak, expe

American President Lines Ltd. has quietly slipped a new piece of equipment into the trans-Pacific tr

Thursday, June 26, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by Reuter Money Service, are selling rates among

The U.S. dollar was mixed Thursday with no major economic news or other developments to provide dire

More expensive trucks and diesel fuel, as well as restrictions on trucking, will be the costly conse

Congress is throwing its support behind President Clinton's export funding requests, but administrat

A split has surfaced among influential trans-Atlantic services industry groups trying to get Washing

If you missed the fall of the Berlin Wall and the breakup of the Soviet Union, you can still be on h

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, June 28, 1996 - June 26, 1997 (a graph)*

8 ARAB NATIONS AGREEON COMMON MARKETLATAKIA, Syria - Syria, Egypt and six Gulf Arab states e

The Mexican government may split up the southeast railway to create a port-railroad concession that

An open letter to Tom Downs, president of Amtrak:Sorry to say this, but based on my trip two

''Welcome happily the return of Hong Kong with good traffic order,'' admonishes a large banner on Be

Following is a chronology of major events since Hong Kong became a British colony.1840-42 -

1300 (June 26, 1997) Previous day - 1289The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

1012 (June 26, 1997) Previous day - 1013The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursd

Burlington Air Express announced service improvements in the Reno market with the arrival of a new c

The fate of Eurotunnel PLC could be sealed next week when a group of influential shareholders decide

June 26, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

'Whether the WTO negotiations accelerate depends largely on the Chinese.'

Shanghai, China's largest commercial center and port, is likely to become an increasingly important

JAPAN'S VEHICLE EXPORTSCONTINUE TO RISETOKYO - Japan exported 346,532 motor vehicles in May,

Hoping to capitalize on fears of a European Union crackdown on offshore banking, St. Kitts and Nevis

BIDDING INTENSIFIES FORCELEBRITY CRUISE LINESMIAMI - A bidding war for Celebrity Cruise Line

The United States moved closer Thursday to opening a two-front maritime war.The U.S. Federal

U.S. Aviation Underwriters, the dominant aviation insurer, and its former chairman were sentenced Th

A senior Russian official took a tough stand against freezing import tariffs, but was more conciliat

OFFERS TO BUY* BUTTERFLY V/V. Ref #: 952/97. Validity: 30/06/1997. 10 pcs. 2 in.; 10 pcs. 3

Russian Prime Minister Victor Chernomyrdin has arrived in China's southern city of Shenzhen at the s

The Federal Reserve Board won't raise short-term interest rates next week, but should and will do so

Canada on Thursday called for binding arbitration in its spat with the United States over the West C

EU EXTENDS FREEZE ONCOOPERATION WITH CUBALUXEMBOURG - European Union foreign ministers Thurs

Suing corporate directors and officers has become a not-for-profit problem.A survey by consu

Vietnamese officials are encouraging U.S. companies to substantially increase investment in the Sout