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Federal Express is setting up a bigger shop on China's doorstep.FedEx Tuesday signed an agre

Tuesday, Jan. 7, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K

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

Japan's Fair Trade Commission plans to ease regulations on mergers as early as next year as one of J

The U.S. dollar declined, particularly against the yen, Tuesday following a second straight day of b

Congress will grant new negotiating authority to President Clinton, helping him to pursue freer trad

Joan Yim, deputy administrator of the Maritime Administration, announced Monday she is leaving the a

AEI, solidifying its presence in the Netherlands, has completed the purchase of Muller Air Freight B

DELTA TO EXPANDOPERATIONS AT JFKATLANTA - Delta Air Lines plans to increase its operations a

Marlene D. Daniels, an internationally known maritime lawyer, died Sunday at Mt. Sinai Hospital of p

Canadian Pacific Railways has started to reroute freight traffic to the west coast after a derailmen

Evergreen Marine Corp. on Jan. 24 will begin serving Australia with a weekly service from Singapore.

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Jan. 12, '96 - Jan. 7, '97 (a graph)* An

Newly named Speaker Rep. Newt Gingrich, R-Ga., said Tuesday the Ways and Means Committee will hold h

BRITAIN WANTS TO MAKETRADE WITH MEXICO EASIERMEXICO CITY - Britain is planning to underwrite

The Customs Agency's highly publicized effort to automate the export system and gather more accurate

Fresh off a powerful year that featured major acquisitions and record orders, Boeing Co. is looking

''With the rush into new markets, companies aren't thinking all the issues through. There's a lot of

Economic growth will slow this quarter, according to a survey of chief executives of fast-growing, m

Sirhan Bucavit saw his chance for profit more than five years ago, when the sales of consumer person

A history buff is throwing water on the theory that Mrs. O'Leary's much-maligned cow kicked over a l

Hong Kong may have been slow in getting electronic trade documentation in place, but China has been

PRU IS FINED $1 MILLIONOVER DESTROYED PAPERSNEWARK, N.J. - A federal judge has fined Prudent

One small impediment to consumers obtaining automobile insurance discounts is likely to be lifted if

Insurance industry advocates told state regulators that proposed regulations requiring hearings for

A coalition of insurance companies, state regulators and law enforcement officials issued wide-rangi

International Petroleum ExchangeJan. 7, 1997 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Gov. Angus King says a 12.5 percent across-the-board drop in workers compensation rates approved by

Unemployment insurance costs will decrease by an average of $300 for many of New York's employers du

GREEK SHIPPING FACESMORE STRIKES, SAYS HCSATHENS - Greece's marine sector faces the prospect

GROUNDED FREIGHTERWILL BE MOVEDNEW ORLEANS - Crews were working Monday to refloat and move t

SHIPSOIL SPILL OFF JAPANMOVES CLOSER TO COASTTOKYO - A major oil spill from a sunken

The Surface Transportation Board is missing one member as the new year starts, but the absence of hi

A brief walkout Friday by vessel planners at the Matson Navigation Co. terminal in Los Angeles remin

The Siberian cold front that has gripped central Europe over the last two weeks has played havoc wit

Stewart International Airport is the small airport that thinks big.Back in 1971, New York Go

SHANGHAI PORT HANDLESRECORD NUMBER OF BOXESSHANGHAI - The Port of Shanghai handled a record

The folks at MTV have an interesting idea - they want internet service providers and online services

The Baltic Exchange launches a new shipping index today based on an imaginary tramp vessel carrying

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