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Britain's hopes of overturning the EU's worldwide ban on its beef exports hung on a knife edge Monda

A leading Hong Kong businessman is urging U.S. government officials to ''trust'' - perhaps even ''pa

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Harold Thaxter ''Harry'' Lumsden, who survived two world wars to become a maritime labor leader know

Asparagus. Consider the word, which seems to fit the vegetable's appearance perfectly. And the appea

''Our sense is that the Saudis have felt very handicapped in their dealings with the cheaters. A quo

Thailand's growing thirst for corporate funds and its concerns over its balance of payments has led

A broad coalition dominated by regional parties took office over the weekend with Prime Minister H.D

NEW FIRM TO TAKE OVERFAILED TAIHEIYO BANKTOKYO - Japanese banks unveiled plans to set up a n

Mexican commerce officials are weighing whether to extend to other nations the benefits given to U.S

The United States said ''it was too early to tell'' whether a 9-month-old trade pact with South Kore

As Michael R. Haverty sees it, if the largest railroad merger in history goes through, Kansas City S

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Seen the hit film ''Twister''? Folks in the Midwest are living with the real thing, as malevolent we

The expansion of the world's bulk carrier fleet is forecast to outstrip cargo space requirements for

STB WON'T RECONSIDEROVERCHARGE PROTESTWASHINGTON - The Surface Transportation Board dismisse

Federal Express Corp., which has never had a crash, is having safety problems, according to the chie

June 3, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

Commissioners for the Port of Brownsville, the closest Texas seaport to Mexico, this week are expect

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Machinists at McDonnell Douglas Corp. rejected the aerospace company's latest contract offer and thr

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OFFSHORE RIG COUNTRISES FOR GULF OF MEXICOHOUSTON - The number of offshore rigs drilling new

Increased sales of paper and pulp have some producers hoping the worst is behind them.''We t

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The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 254.07 up 1.82 whi

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When Cecilia E. Norat receives the 1996 Woman of Year award from APIW tonight, it will be three days

NORTH KOREA SEEKSUS GRAIN ASSISTANCESEOUL - In a new appeal to the United States, North Kore

Allianz Life Insurance Co. of North America has agreed to settle allegations by the California Depar

Further implementing an unprecedented opening in Mexico's energy sector, Energy Ministry officials M

Domtar Inc., a huge forest products firm that few people south of the Canadian border know, is still