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China faces a costly task reforming its economy while protecting the environment and dealing with 23

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

The Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 1998 will have a pro- found impact on importers, exporters and

April 16, 1999Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Last month's devastating Mont Blanc tunnel fire is helping to forge more rail links among Italy, Fra

Developing a loss control program for a specific company begins with determining what the costs are

The Bank of France said its March monthly survey of business executives showed industrial activity h

Japan's top steel maker Nippon Steel Corp. will invest 100 billion yen ($830 million) over the next

Matson Navigation Co. reported lower container and automobile volume in its mainline Hawaii service

The effects of the Yugoslavia bombing could last through the summer, blocking the river Danube and d

Japan on Friday prepared to lodge a formal complaint with the United States over a report by the U.S

he euro slumped to a record low of $1.0632 in Asian trading Friday amid escalation of the war in Kos

No regular reader of The Journal of Commerce could have missed many changes to the newspaper over th

Friday April 16, 1999Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

Union Pacific Corp. is moving its headquarters to its third city in barely two years.The hol

Shippers in the Europe-to-South America trades soon may have to pay more for ocean transportation, e

Canadian industries are preparing to make reductions of up to 90 percent in the pollution they gener

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 188.99 up 1.10 w

The fires began on Memorial Day weekend last year along Florida's eastern Palm Coast.By the

Koukei Higuchi, chairman of the Marine and Fire Insurance Association of Japan, said the outlook for

''Substantial differences'' still exist after a fourth round of trade negotiations between Mexico an

Almost $10 million in suspected drug money was seized from a truck stopped for traffic violations la

he JOC calendar is a detailed listing of upcoming events in transportation and logistics, regulation

International Petroleum ExchangeApril 15, 1999 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

New York Mercantile Exchange - April 15, 1999Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

elations between Customs and the trade community are at their lowest point in years. Importers are

A new Customs Service report, intended to help importers comply with trade laws, may indeed help the

The European Commission is trying to determine whether the Coca-Cola Co. broke competition rules by

Water levels in the Great Lakes are falling to levels not seen in 30 years, opening miles of newly e

A war of words has erupted between China and South Korea in the wake of Thursday's crash of a Korean

April 15, 1999U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

COMMERCIAL QUANTITYALUMINUM INGOTS_ $1,500-$1,600per to

Flanked by executives from some of the nation's largest multinational companies, Secretary of Commer

The Downtown Athletic Club has claimed a ''major legal victory'' over creditors who have fought a pl

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

any American ports, already on the defensive because of competing rail and road links, are facing an

The Federal Maritime Commission has taken its first legal actions to counter allegations of widespre

A mild winter is heaven-sent for most people. But for utilities and energy companies, warmer weather