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Rupert Murdoch's 20th Century Fox plans to establish a multimillion-dollar international film studio

It's hardly news that relentless competition continues to dominate the shipping industry and that li

Motor carriers nationwide are preparing for a chaotic year as the intrastate trucking markets in som

International talks to liberalize trade in maritime services failed to make any headway Monday.<

The U.S. Supreme Court Monday agreed to hear a shipping case that will clarify the definition of a m

In addition to scrapping their capacity-management program, the 16 shipping lines aligned in the Nor

The Tacoma Port Commission last week opted to take on $10 million in additional debt this year by is

Voters in three Massachusetts towns are expected to back redevelopment plans that include continued

Freightliner Corp. led the heavy-truck industry to the strongest September sales in history, as near

New Hampshire truckers are hailing a state plan to slash tolls in half for six months to lure driver

The Southeast and Pacific Northwest continue to be the magnet areas of the United States for relocat

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd., by virtue of its cost cutting, expects to return to profitability this f

The prospective buyers of the Central Vermont Railway are trying to occupy the middle ground in a br

LIBYA MAY SEEK DEAL ON BOMB SUSPECTSUNITED NATIONS - Libya and the Arab League are s

More than 24,000 trucks have used the Channel Tunnel between England and France since a limited frei

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The days when the Middle East was viewed as an Aladdin's Cave stuffed with easy-to-snatch petrodolla

(1) DAILY INDEX * Annual Smoothed percent +16.2210/11 107.510/12 107.310

Monday, Oct. 17, 1994 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Florida West Airlines should be able to file its reorganization plan under Chapter 11 of thefederal

Indonesia is targeting telecommunications, transport, power generation and water supply in a $53 bil

The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by EAB New York and other sources, are selling r

U.S. Trade Representative Mickey Kantor said Monday that President Clinton was committed to forging

The heavy hand of government in the South Korean banking sector has resulted in impressive economic

Lufthansa German Airlines announced Monday that it will be adding seven moretrans-Atlantic f

The dollar plummeted to a two-year low against the deutsche mark Monday on news German Chancellor He

The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to review a lower court's decision upholding National Labor R

The Hong Kong seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for the three months ended Aug. 31 was 2.1 perce

India's official wholesale price index for all commodities for the Sept. 25- Oct. 1 week rose 8.27 p

A three-member fact-finding board appointed by President Clinton has recommended that members of the

CP RAIL TRAIN DERAILS, SPILLS METHANOLLETHBRIDGE, Alberta - Emergency crews evacuate

In the run-up to the Nov. 15 summit of Pacific Rim leaders in Indonesia, the United States is seekin

Alleghany Corp., which has been involved in railroad proxy fights in the past, said it has increased

Wabash National Corp. said third-quarter 1994 revenue and earnings reached record levelswith a 65 pe

Initial hopes that Finland's decision to join the European Union would boost the pro-EU campaigns in

German Chancellor Helmut Kohl and his conservative coalition held onto power this week, gaining a na

For the first time in 3 1/2 years, Japan's merchandise trade surplus fell slightly in the first six

New York Mercantile Exchange - Oct. 17, 1994 Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Low

International Petroleum Exchange Oct. 17, 1994Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

HUNGARIAN GOVERNMENT PLANS BANK PRIVATIZATIONThe Hungarian government intends to privatize i