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Allen R. Wastler, transportation editor for The Journal of Commerce, is resigning from the newspaper

SENATORS WANT FAST TRACKOUT OF THE SLOW LANEFour U.S. senators urged the Clinton administrat

A long-delayed but serious blowup is looming between the United States and France over a pending mul

''You don't tell Wal-Mart your price. Wal-Mart tells you.''

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BULGARIAN POLICE RAIDSELLERS OF PIRATED CDSSOFIA, Bulgaria - Police in the Bulgarian capital

CONSOLIDATED FREIGHTWAYSJoseph J. Schillaci was named executive vice president of sales and

Industry associations representing shipowners and unions will review their relationship following a

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KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, hit hard by high fuel prices and a cost-cutting charge, said Wednesday its

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The General Accounting Office isn't sold on the Clinton administration's plan to spin off the St. La

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Efforts by the Port of Long Beach to build a container terminal on the site of a former Navy station

The U.S. dollar rose Wednesday after the release of better-than-expected U.S. trade data for March a

U.S. exports in March soared to another record high as they outpaced imports and trimmed the trade d

A day after President Clinton imposed economic sanctions on Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, for ''

Not only is the United States a nation of gabbers, but U.S. consumers pay 99 cents a minute - six ti

European Union leaders are gathering here Friday to jump-start talks aimed at preparing the bloc for

The Organization of American States' trade unit has given hemispheric trade ministers a collection o

NEW YORK SENATE OKSLEVIN AS INSURANCE HEADALBANY, N.Y. - The New York State Senate confirmed

Madonna is shaking things up again. No, not that Madonna - Jon C. Madonna, 54, the former chairman o

Domestic life and property/casualty insurers in Massachusetts are hoping they applied to state legis

Transamerica Life Cos. writes life insurance in the United States, Canada, Taiwan and Hong Kong, and

Competition is dropping prices and making it a commercial buyer's market, according to an analysis b

Touching on the struggle homeowners have faced getting affordable coverage since Hurricane Andrew, F

Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin unveiled a plan Wednesday that would allow banks, insurers and secur

We've analyzed the numbers and pulled together lists of the nation's leading waterborne exporters an

Welcome to The Journal of Commerce 100! This is a new special section, designed to introduce readers

SHIPSTACA LINES TO MEETIN GENEVA THIS WEEKLONDON - Senior executives represe

APL Ltd., in its first major service announcement since its acquisition by Neptune Orient Lines was

Most major shippers are reasonably well known, ei- ther for their size or be- cause they deal pub

Freight and passenger railroad officials are huddling today to thrash out details of a grand plan th

Facing dwindling timber supplies and rising demand, the United States may be forced to look overse

A.P. MOLLER PLACES ORDERSFOR MORE SHIPS IN CHINALONDON - A.P. Moller has placed an order for

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