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Third-quarter results indicate Lloyd's syndicates will lose an estimated 94 million pounds ($149.9 m

Dec. 2, 1999PREV.CLOSE HIGH LOW VOL. CLOSEDec. 1275.0

Orders for U.S. manufacturing goods fell in October for the second consecutive month, albeit at a sl

The following tradeleads appear exclusively in print in The Journal of Commerce. The trade leads are

Canada is preparing legislation to amend its shipping law to resemble U.S. policy under the recently

Mexico canceled the opening of technical and financial bids for a short-line railroad package that w

Ireland's state carrier Aer Lingus said it was formally elected the ninth member of the Oneworld glo

For the three weeks ended Nov. 27, 1999, vs. the similar 1998 periodCARS CARS

Dec. 3, 1999CURRENT: 1269 PREVIOUS DAY: 1272 DOLLARS/DESCRIPTION

CIGNA HealthCare has bought certain operating assets of Diversified Prescription Delivery, a mail-or

A surge in Canadian full-time employment in November prompted a surprise drop in the unemployment ra

The New York foreign exchange rates below are selling rates among trading banks of $1 million and mo

When Estella Lopez-Baum pitches her customs brokerage firm's services to clients, she offers statist

using joc chemical pricesMonday: Botanicals-Spices, Balsams-Gums, Waxes, Naval Stores.<

ROUTE SIZE TIMECHARTER TRIP WEIGHT $ DAILYNO. 1 43,000 Contine

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The U.S. Customs Service has delayed the expansion of a program that allows pre-processing of visas

Federal inspectors tried ''several dozen times'' to slip by guards and locked doors at New York's Jo

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent) is as

The 1999 Atlantic hurricane season cost insurers operating in Florida about $250 million in claims,

Increasing use of anti-fraud databases and closer liaison with police forces have led to a fall in t

Japanese automakers Isuzu Motors Ltd. and Hino Motors Ltd. agreed Friday to integrate their bus oper

'This will finally be the step that will push rates back up.'

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots $1,500-$1,600 per ton lots & in warehouse

The Mormon church has grounded its 60,000 missionaries the week surrounding New Year's Eve because o

Last night, while you were sleeping, did you hear it?The slap of thick, black conveyor belts

Dec. 3, 1999Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

While the strong yen has dented shares in Japan's major export-driven companies, investors are caref

Energy-hungry Turkey appears eager to seek bids by the end of this month to build its controversial

U.S. Customs added two names to the list of Hong Kong companies convicted of illegal textile and app

U.S. Customs is accepting public comment until Dec. 13 on a controversial proposal to require tradem

A United Nations agency reports that more investment and private ownership are needed to reduce tran

USF Processors, the logistics subsidiary of USFreightways Corp., has signed an agreement with Value

The organization representing Europe's airports welcomed a European Commission proposal for coordina

Privatization of India's nationalized insurance industry is expected to be approved this week by the

While President Clinton promoted trade at the World Trade Organization meeting in Seattle last week,

The single European currency fell to parity with the U.S. dollar for the first time last week, but t

Key movements in 20-foot units (TEUs)Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June

Anyone wondering how a company's supply chain and logistics functions can affect its bottom line sho

A private charter company launched regular, direct flights between New York and Havana for the first