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NEW ALASKAN LAWSTO EXPEDITE OIL PROJECTSANCHORAGE - Alaska Gov. Tony Knowles has signed into

U.S.-sponsored economic sanctions could imperil millions of dollars in American investments in Myanm

Global competition will continue to wear on U.S. chemical producers, who will have to run harder jus

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

NEW YORK ASSEMBLYPUTS COMP DEAL ON HOLDALBANY, N.Y. - Reports of a breakthrough in workers c

1120 (July 11, 1996) Previous day - 1124The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

What is it about the water world that motivates the human spirit? Save the whales. Protect the turt

The insurance industry achieved a major victory here Wednesday when the California Assembly voted 55

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, July 14, '95 - July 10, '96 (a graph)* A

US AIR CARGO GREW4.8 PERCENT FROM MAY 1995WASHINGTON - Total air cargo growth on U.S. schedu

Mixed reactions flooded in Thursday to a framework compromise agreement by U.S. state regulators wit

A 1997 spending bill that delivers full funding for export promotion and sharp cuts for maritime age

China, the world's largest maker of maritime containers, is boosting its capacity in a joint venture

Heavy-truck sales dropped by a dramatic 17.5 percent in June, but analysts said they see signs that

A bipartisan group of House and Senate lawmakers issued an opening salvo in what is likely to be one

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A private company is optimistic about taking over up to 2,000 kilometers (1,240 miles) of CN Rail tr

LAWMAKER: CLINTON SURETO INVOKE TITLE IIIWASHINGTON - President Clinton will fully implement

Tankers approaching an oil terminal in the United States often are required to provide the local por

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

The U.S. dollar fell slightly Wednesday as exporters continued to pressure the Clinton administratio

M.S. CARRIERS' INCOMEIMPROVES IN QUARTERMEMPHIS - M.S. Carriers Inc. pulled off the difficul

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, July 14, '95 - July 10, '96 (a graph)* A

COLOMBIA PAYS BIG PRICEFOR PIPELINE BOMBINGSBOGOTA, Colombia - A guerrilla bombing campaign

JULYS.O.S. Safety on Ships. Through Dec. 30. New York. Exhibit on New York's maritime traged

Jesse Jackson is heading to Asia this week for a ''trade mission'' aimed mostly at pressuring U.S.-b

Despite tough statements against terrorism, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu surprised supp

US CUBA BAN HITSCANADIAN MINING FIRMWASHINGTON - The Canadian mining and energy company Sher

Second-quarter rail earnings to be reported over the next two weeks should show double-digit growth

The government reshuffled a high-level committee so it could clear foreign investment proposals fast

''You could fall asleep watching these guys.''

In between anger and frustration over the long, gradual decline in the amount of beef Americans are

A scandal involving the jailed brother of former Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari has tai

FRANCE MULLS WIDENINGOF BONE MEAL BANPARIS - France is considering an extension of a ban on

U.S. National Security Adviser Anthony Lake on Wednesday wrapped up a landmark trip to China that pu

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,300-$1,500 per ton lots

As of July 10, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

With an agreement in place to fight software piracy in China, Microsoft Corp. is now taking aim at d

July 10, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

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