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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

Increasing the amount of debt relief available to the poorest countries will be at the top of the Wo

Homeowners should take the precaution of filling their heating oil tanks for the upcoming winter bef

The leads are classified and listed by their Harmonized System (HS) codes. U.S. firms should note th

Monetary policy and bank supervision in Macau will go on as they do now after the December handover

Having just completed an insurance joint venture in the Philippines, Jerneh Asia Bhd. of Malaysia sa

April 22, 1999Baltic International Freight Futures Market PREV.CLOSE

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, June 26, 1998 - Apr. 23, 1999 (a graph)*

With the world economy recovering, can an increase in commodity prices be far behind?A rise

The story ''BTA pushes narrow border agenda before Congress,'' which appeared April 22 on Page 1A, s

Southeast Asian economies, flush with coal, are seeking ways to jointly develop and market their vas

Malaysian national oil company Petroliam Nasional Bhd., known as Petronas, plans to invest a minimum

New York Mercantile Exchange - April 22, 1999Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

A terminally ill woman has filed suit against utility Commonwealth Edison, saying the company's fail

Santos Brasil, the busiest private container terminal operator in Brazil, has signed a letter of int

A surge in steel imports in March is triggering new complaints from U.S. steelmakers of dumping.

Poland is lagging behind in its progress toward joining the European Union, compared with other coun

CSX Corp. reported poor first-quarter results, but promised investors that things would improve once

Friday April 23, 1999Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

Barbados' sugar industry is threatened by high production costs and is losing money on every ton tha

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

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

n March, following a judicial order, Customs' most recent effort to make its gray market regulation

he viaticals industry, which buys life insur ance policies from ill individuals for invest- ment,

Reform of the dispute settlement process within the World Trade Organization is a key objective in t

Mexico registered a preliminary trade deficit of $294 million for the month of March, with exports u

Rail shippers, fighting to get an ever-growing amount of cargo to the market in a timely, cost-effec

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Compania Minera Santa Luisa, a Peruvian subsidiary of Mitsui Mining & Smelting, Tokyo, is exploring

hile much of Asia is still reeling from two years of economic crisis, Singapore is expanding its co

The European Commission has cleared the takeover of France's Lloyd Continental by Swiss Life.

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Union Pacific Corp. on Thursday posted sharply improved first-quarter results as its railroad contin