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May 14 (Reuters) - Basis bids for corn shipped by barge to the U.S. Gulf Coast were unchanged to lower early on Tuesday, weighed by weak export demand and a slight increase in spot supplies following a moderate wave of farmer selling a day earlier,...

By Robert Campbell NEW YORK, May 9 (Reuters) - For two years the dominant story in the North American oil market has been a shortage of pipeline capacity, leading to the buildup of gluts of oil as producers cannot get their crude to market. That era is...

Ports like Los Angeles and Long Beach are key to the global economy: crossroads where billions of dollars in cargo arrive and depart each year, floating on board thousands of vessels from all over the world. Increasingly, however, large ports are also...

HONG KONG (Reuters) - About 500 striking workers at a port operated by billionaire Li Ka-shing agreed to a 9.8 percent pay rise on Monday, ending one of the city's longest-running industrial disputes that has diverted traffic from the world's No 3...

* Iran reliant on shipping for many imports * Foreign firms seen fearing for global business ties By Jonathan Saul and Nidhi Verma LONDON/NEW DELHI, May 7 (Reuters) - Foreign container shipping lines are giving up on Iranian business ahead of new U.S....

When giant container ships sail into major ports like Los Angeles and Long Beach, it's not just clothing and cars that they deliver. They also carry critters. The specimens — microscopic algae cells or larger castaways, such as eggs of fish or...

* Grain shippers accuse union of slowing operations * Company has clashed with union over contract * Workers say Columbia Grain never wanted an agreement By Tom Polansek CHICAGO, May 4 (Reuters) - Grain shipper Columbia Grain on Saturday locked out...

(John Kemp is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own) By John Kemp LONDON, May 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. Merchant Marine Act 1920, better known to most people as the Jones Act, may be a protectionist anachronism, but there is no prospect...

* White House seeks biggest change in aid since Cold War * Opposition began work months ago on Capitol Hill * Reforms have mostly detractors, few supporters in Congress By Charles Abbott WASHINGTON, May 1 (Reuters) - A White House plan to modernize...

By Michael Hirtzer CHICAGO, April 26 (Reuters) - U.S. soybean crushers are running at reduced capacities and bidding record premiums for beans from tight-fisted farmers as demand for protein-rich animal feed has shown few signs of slowing down amid...

$459 BOSTON, MASS. May 25-27. Visit this vibrant city that has its place as the very forefront of American history. Stroll Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market, set around a cobblestone promenade where jugglers, magicians and musicians entertain passersby....

Saturday, April 6, 2013 COLLEGE BASEBALL Hagerstown Community College split a doubleheader with Dundalk on Saturday, winning the second game 3-2 after dropping the opener 2-1 in eight innings. In the victory for the Hawks (21-17), Eric...