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here's a red-hot underground market among crooks for stolen laptop computers, cellular phones and de

The dry cargo and tanker fixtures listed herewith and compiled in London and New York, include the f

Given the vagaries of jury verdicts, it's diffi- cult if not impossible for employers to pick the

The viaticals business started in response to the AIDS epidemic, but the legal foundations go back t

'We're using Internet tracking all the time.'

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

Canada's Spectra Premium Industries Inc. has completed the purchase of Boston's Northeast Radiator S

Despite evidence of a Brazilian economic recovery, a new financial scandal has emerged that is unset

European Union foreign ministers are scheduled to approve an oil embargo of Yugoslavia today but the

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 189.46 off 1.63

959 (April 23, 1999) Previous day - 941The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

Reliance Group Holdings Inc. has established Reliance Personal Insurance to serve personal auto insu

Trade negotiators from across the hemisphere plan to meet here today, one day before a special panel

Importers could be affected in several ways by a Supreme Court ruling last week that made it harder

April 23, 1999No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 2

COMMERCIAL QUANTITYAluminum ingots_ $1,500-$1,600per to

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

FUTURES - April 22, 1999 OPEN INTEREST AND SALES - April 21, 1999 All life-of-contract hig

Maersk Line and P&O Nedlloyd will continue their Europe-Montreal service on their own when Sea-Land

Like Willie Sutton, the famed bank robber who, when asked why he robbed banks, replied ''because tha

The Downtown Athletic Club, a longtime gathering spot for the trade and maritime industries, took a

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

Key movements in 20-foot ocean container unitsJan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. O

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

Amtrak said it has placed an order with Wabash National Corp. for an additional 129 bimodal trailers

April 22, 1999U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

As of April 23,1999Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

The political squabbling within the bistate agency that operates the Port of New York and New Jersey

International Petroleum ExchangeApril 22, 1999 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

NAC Re Corp. reported first-quarter net income for 1999 of $20.8 million, down from $23 million for

Federal Express Canada Ltd. has opened a call center in Montreal.The facility, which replace

Hyundai Group, the largest conglomerate in South Korea, will drastically slim down, but the liner op

April 23, 1999Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

'We don't have the capability to use rail as we should.'

The Central Bank of the Philippines will reduce its overnight rates by another 50 basis points (half

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore is extending its electronic commerce capability and urg

Currency traders and analysts said they don't expect any major change in foreign exchange policies t

Panama, bidding to become the Western Hemisphere's leading multimodal trade hub, is moving ahead wit

The Puget Sound ports of Seattle and Tacoma are waging a battle against two developments that threat

Canadians are very confident about the prospects for their economy as well as their own financial pr