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Moody's Investors Service Inc., one of Wall Street's major credit-rating services, said that the U.S

A new state law that starts Monday will allow people with pre-existing medical conditions to get cov

NAII SEEKS TO BLOCKFREEZE OF LLOYD'S ASSETSDES PLAINES, Ill. - The National Associat

As the number of countries to ban British beef grows to more than 20, the scare over mad cow disease

Faced with rising Russian nationalism, the Clinton administration is minimizing Moscow's bad behavio

With a Sunday deadline looming, the United States and Japan on Wednesday reached an air cargo accord

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The U.S. Labor Department says a new public relations campaign - No Sweat - could help reverse poor

Hundreds of workers shoveled tar balls on a two-mile stretch of Crystal Beach after a shift in curre

PORT OF HAMBURG POSTS37 PERCENT GAIN IN BOX TRAFFICBERLIN - With some help from the trend to

At least three people were killed instantly when a massive explosion roared through a steel mill at

Ocean carriers may be willing to share their ships, but their trains? Never.Or at least, not

Canadian National Railway employees and customers can count on another stiff dose of cutbacks in the

The story headlined ''Stevedore's Chapter 11 filing rocks Philadelphia port,'' which appeared Wednes

The longer term development of Hong Kong's port services will be as a hub for southern China, with f

Norway is accusing the United States of double standards in global trade talks here, saying it is no

Violations of intellectual property rights have grown worse in China since Beijing and Washington re

The government appears to be encouraging shipowners to leave the British fleet and sail under foreig

At cocktail parties in the Southern California maritime community, one of the favorite topics of con

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Mar. 31 '95, - Mar. 27, '96 (a graph)(2)

Wednesday, March 27, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

World Bank President James Wolfensohn praised Egypt's economic reform plan Wednesday and said its pr

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

A fleet of tugs Wednesday began towing the oil tanker Sea Empress, which caused widespread oil pollu

Forget Russia's presidential campaign. Benjamin Franklin is hogging the spotlight here this week, an

The U.S. dollar rose Wednesday on hopes for a cut in German interest rates at today's Bundesbank cou

BEE LINE MOTOR FREIGHTFILES UNDER CHAPTER 7OMAHA - Bee Line Motor Freight Co. and an affilia

SAFETY ON SHIPS. Through Dec. 30. New York. Exhibit on New York's Maritime Tragedies. Seamen's Churc

Canada's industrial product price index measured 129.7 (1986=100) in February, up 1.9 percent year-o

American expertise will help the Philippines move ahead with a plan to link the capital by rail with

The Port of Seattle Commission edged closer to a decision to approve construction of a controversial

Leading German carmaker Volkswagen AG is re-entering the Philippine car market after an absence of m

SENATE CLEARS WAYFOR HAYES APPOINTMENTWASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate has cleared the way for P

United Parcel Service Inc. hopes to have a transshipment hub operating in Taiwan by this fall, havin

Perhaps the only consolation for California this week was that Bob Dole would not declare victory in

The European Commission moved Wednesday to allay international fears about the safety of European be

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 252.66 up 0.22 wh

PACIFICORP SIGNS PACTFOR UNIT TO LEASE POWERNEW YORK - PacifiCorp, a large Western utility,

Rep. Bud Shuster's efforts to take $30 billion in transportation trust funds out of the federal budg

The label ''Made in America'' should mean exactly what it says, according to consumer advocates back