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The number of unemployed in Japan rose to a new all-time high in April, while the jobless rate among

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Shippers of hazardous goods on European highways may face additional restrictions after last weekend

Sea-Land Service Inc., a leader in the efforts among large ocean carriers to secure dedicated termin

Fresh talks between India and Sri Lanka to revive a tottering trade agreement have ended in failure

May 28, 1999U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

Currency conversions issued by New York Federal Reserve, valid for Customs purposes under federal st

Recovering from last year's El Nino weather phenomenon, Peruvian agriculture is showing signs of gro

The EU Commission Tuesday cleared Ford Motor Co.'s proposed acquisition of British car maintenance a

Union Pacific Railroad opened its rebuilt railyard at Roseville and named it after Jerry Davis, a re

Canadian Pacific Railway released more details of its 48 million-Canadian-dollar (US$34 million) inv

The U.S. Department of Transportation reported a 1.3 percent decline in total highway traffic fatali

Canada on Monday signed a trade deal with the five-nation Andean Community in the presence of Colomb

AT&T Corp. said Tuesday it completed a $5 billion purchase of the IBM Global Network in Japan from I

India on Tuesday signed an agreement to repair Iraq's battered oil production and refining facilitie

June 1, 1999This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the es

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Russia's Parliament is reconsidering details of legislation to restrict operations of foreign insure

Importers are seeking further refinements to a U.S. Customs program that allows them to reconcile di

The U.S. government will meet with Macedonian officials to discuss an easing of apparel quotas, acco

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

The clock continues to tick for auto haulers and the 12,800 Teamsters they employ.On Tuesday

Avondale Industries Inc. continues to study the acquisition proposals it has received from Litton In

How to use:Trade leads are sent to the USDA from U.S. agricultural attaches, counselors and

For further information:These trade leads are supplied by WTCA On-Line, a service of the Wor

TradeCard, the electronic commerce system launched by the World Trade Centers Association, unveiled

Direct investment by foreign companies in Japan more than doubled to a record high of $10.95 billion

CNA International has created a WorldPass that provides U.S. companies doing business abroad with on

The Chubb Group of Insurance Cos. increased its capacity for its various political-risk products.

Monday: Botanicals-Spices, Balsams-Gums, Waxes, Naval Stores.Tueday: Aromatic Chemicals, Ess

BRIDGE NEWS The dry cargo and tanker fixtures listed herewith and compiled in London and New York, i

Since it made front-page headlines in October 1997, most people have forgotten about the U.S.-Japan

The transportation industry was swept up in the stock freefall last week, as all seven sectors of Th

All the recent news focus on American and European Union jousting over tariffs and quotas has been m

A leading California wine producer has worked out a groundbreaking deal to become the first foreign

The German unit of General Motors Corp., Adam Opel AG, plans to cut 4,000 of some 10,000 jobs at its

A major offshore pipeline project across four west African countries has received the go-ahead, Agen

As the peak shipping season approaches in the eastbound Pacific trade, importers are finding vessel

June 1, 1999CURRENT: 975 PREVIOUS DAY: 982 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market