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Indonesia's Parliament on Wednesday approved a law allowing state-ownedand private companies to deve

Unless world sugar producers collectively put the brakes on production soon, the price of the sweet

JUDGE REJECTS AIRPORTTERMINAL COST-SHARE PLANMIAMI - An administrative law judge rejected a

The coming decade will bring economic prosperity in the United States and rapid growth in internatio

Kvaerner, the Norwegian conglomerate that owns shipyards across Northern Europe, says the competitiv

Direct shipping between China and Taiwan is a quiet step closer to reality, with Hong Kong playing t

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission said Wednesday that beginning April 14, it will begin retaliati

China is coming under heavy pressure from the United States and the European Union to dramatically i

The Clinton administration is so concerned about the unauthorized sale of an IBM supercomputer to Ru

The United States expects to seal an aviation free-trade agreement with Taiwan Thursday, the latest

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President Clinton renewed his commitment Wednesday to sign a free-trade agreement with Chile and ple

Wednesday, Feb. 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 rose Wednesday and analysts said it could extend its gains if today's durable goods

COLOMBIAN REBELSDYNAMITE PIPELINE AGAINBOGOTA, Colombia - Leftist rebels dynamited Colombia'

The leads are classified and listed by their Harmonized System (HS) codes. U.S. firms should note th

FROM THE UNITED STATES / CANADAOMAN, SAUDI ARABIA. March 7-14. Arab Chamber of Commerce, wit

Since the beginning of its currency convertibility plan in June 1991, Argentina has experienced a st

The Tan Hi principle arose from an early 1946 shipment, later looted, that sailed to thePhilippines

TEAMSTERS UNION SEIZESALLEGED MOB-TAINTED LOCALROCHESTER, N.Y. - The Teamsters seized contro

WEST JAPAN RAILWAY CO.Shojiro Nanya, vice president of the company, will become its new pres

A hard-luck barge that was headed to a Seattle repair yard after capsizing in Cook Inlet last month

Prospects are brightening that a workable commercial agreement can be reached between UnionPacific R

A Tokyo-based human-resources training company, Academia International, will set up a new airline in

Michael S. Starnes, chairman, president and chief executive of M.S. Carriers Inc., was inaugurated M

Lavinia Corp., a Greek shipping outfit involved in maritime trade to the Russian Far East, has acqui

Feb. 25, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

WISCONSIN RAIL SETSROADBED IMPROVEMENTSMILWAUKEE - Wisconsin's largest freight railroad will

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1460 (Feb. 25, 1997) Previous day - 1463The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

Russia's second Siberian railway, the Baikal-Amur Mainline (BAM), is trying to dig itself out of deb

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Officials at financially troubled Monon Corp. are seeking court approval to sell the trailer manufac

Drive more than 70,000 miles a year for over two decades and you learn a few things about highway sa

Johore, the second-busiest port in Malaysia, is rushing to complete its expansion program. At the sa

NORTEL PICKS FRITZAS CUSTOMS BROKERSAN FRANCISCO - Northern Telecom chose global logistics p

This tiny city-state is heavily dependent upon imported resources of all sorts, including people.

Cargo traffic at the world's airports increased a healthy 9.7 percent in November to reach 4.4 milli

British Airways World Cargo plans to crack down on shippers and forwarders who submit shipments that