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Poland's treasury ministry said the government will sell a 19.8 percent stake in state-owned insurer

It's been almost four years since U.S. and Mexican truckers were supposed to be moving freely throug

Washington apple growers are heading into their prime harvesting season with mixed feelings.

United Parcel Service Inc. could raise as much as $4.6 billion in its initial public offering set fo

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A federal judge said longstanding legal principles led her to overturn a U.S. Customs decision that

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Federal Express Corp. is realigning its senior management team by creating two new positions that wi

The Department of Transportation will conduct three November meetings to gather more information abo

Oct. 21, 1999CURRENT: 1406 PREVIOUS DAY: 1397 The Baltic International Freight Futures M

Key movements in 20-foot ocean container units (TEUs)July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Fe

Spot price inflation rate smoothed, annualized *1999 High: 95.2 1999 Low: 86.7 1998 H

Oct. 21, 1999Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Most exporters here in the produce district sit in their damp, cramped offices haggling with growers

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

When the first-ever containerload of American apples landed in India this summer, they were probabl

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Internet-based claims administration programs can help employers track workers comp claims, executiv

The specter of federal responsibility for licensing insurance agents has spurred state insurance reg

Hong Kong-based billionaire Li Ka-Shing said on Thursday he had no intention of taking control of th

Oct. 20, 1999U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

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Faster ships, computer-aided trucks and global trade pacts are all reasons the nation's trade in fru

Insurers are writing more professional-liability coverage as demand for this insurance increases fro

Three of Japan's largest insurance companies plan to combine operations into what would be Japan's l

Allianz AG said it will merge First Life Insurance Co. with France Life.The Munich-based Eur

When SwissGlobalCargo was looking for a West Coast stop for its round-the-world air freighter servic

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Negotiators for four Hawaii terminal operators and unionized dockworkers have agreed to resume contr

Major U.S. food importers are helping to drive demand for a greater variety of fresh fruits and vege

E.W. Blanch Holdings Inc. reported revenue for the quarter ended Sept. 30 was $59.0 million, a 7 per

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

'First we're going to tell them what the right thing to do is, and then we're going to start enforce

Canadian Pacific Ltd. said a 26 percent increase in third-quarter net income at Canadian Pacific Rai

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

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Exporters and shipping industry interests awaiting a new way to fund maintenance dredging of U.S. po

West Coast ports in September began to feel the full brunt of the peak holiday shipping season, but