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Three gunmen shot and killed Greek shipowner Constantine Peratikos, 42, Wednesday as he was leaving

Gazing at mounds of garbage and the countless tires strewn along his railroad tracks, George L. Ster

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The United States and the European Union resumed negotiations Tuesday on a series of agreements to r

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

The U.S. dollar rose Tuesday as strong economic data revived talk of a possible rise in interest rat

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While House Democratic Leader Richard Gephardt Tuesday gave a speech criticizing U.S. trade policy w

Canada and the European Union proposed modifications to the global accord that sets the rules on how

OFFICIAL: CHINA'S STATEFIRMS NEED TO DOWNSIZESHANGHAI - China's ailing state-owned enterpris

The United States has launched proceedings with the World Trade Organization against South Korea's d

Last Friday, Hamid Dabashi voted in an Iranian presidential election for the first time. Next month,

Nearly a dozen U.S. exporters of cut bond paper face potential trade sanctions in Mexico after the M

'It's a herd mentality. People here say exciting things happen in Asia, but exciting things don't ha

While it is 98 percent Chinese, Hong Kong has welcomed expatriates to its work force for generations

COCA-COLA ENTERPRISESTO BUY CANADIAN STAKENEW YORK - Coca-Cola Enterprises said Tuesday it h

Despite recent huffing and puffing between European and U.S. officials over the proposed merger of B

A struggling microchip venture, claiming it has the promise of government backing, is eyeing a new U

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An umbrella union organization representing 20 million metalworkers around the world is to approve t

US CAR SALES IN JAPANDROPPED 45 PERCENT IN APRILWASHINGTON - U.S. car sales in Japan were do

Companies that use bribery as a sales tool abroad will soon be treated like drug traffickers and thi

Russia on Tuesday traded military muscle for economic clout.After President Boris Yeltsin si

SHIPSCROWLEY PICKS NICHOLSTO BUILD TRACTOR TUGSOAKLAND, Calif. - A unit of C

APL Ltd., the Oakland, Calif., parent of ocean carrier American President Lines, confirmed Tuesday i

Passengers on Hong Kong's flag airline may be having a grisly time of it, but most cargo is getting

United Parcel Service, facing a one-two punch from unions representing pilots and sorting and ground

RYDER SYSTEM SELLINGUNITS TO ALLIED HOLDINGSMIAMI - Ryder System Inc. is getting out of the

Norfolk Southern Corp. and CSX Corp. have taken the next step in their acquisition of Conrail Inc. b

Many of the planes are weary hand-me-downs. Radio and radar coverage are nonexistent over huge areas

PACIFIC EXPORT CARRIERSLOWER SURCHARGESSAN FRANCISCO - Lower bunker fuel prices and a strong

The 6 percent surge in rail-truck traffic during the first few months of 1997 has prompted TTX Co.,

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May 27, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High

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