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First came the North American Free Trade Agreement. Then the free-trade talks with the European Unio

The Supreme Court of Texas has ruled that an insurance company doesn't have to pay for damages susta

The French energy group, Total SA, and Pakistan's Atlas Group have formed a joint venture to manufac

An $8 Titanic boarding pass that survived the ill-fated voyage along with its passenger has fetched

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

Brazil's bonded warehouse industry, struggling from the effects of a major devaluation, plummeting i

A Commerce Department decision to ease export curbs against a major Indian supplier of electronics f

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As of April 12, 1999Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

wice in as many years, the Port of Wilmington, Del., is opening a temperature-controlled warehouse

In an unusual move, the California Trucking Association has joined the Citizens for Reliable and Saf

The Russian government has filed a legal challenge to resume control of Avisma, the Russian supplier

Crude output by India's largest oil and gas production company dipped by 6.4 percent in fiscal year

More than a year after it was passed by the Brazilian legislature, a law that would free up U.S. thi

The historic peace treaty signed last October between President Alberto Fujimori of Peru and his

Aon Corp. has acquired Presidium Holdings Inc., Sacramento, Calif., a third-party insurance claims a

Nokia received contracts for its GSM 900 mobile communications equipment from three Chinese companie

Canada's unemployment rate held steady at 7.8 percent in March, as expected, despite a hefty decline

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The euro is forming a base, although it could set new record lows in the week ahead, currency analys

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 187.52 off 1.41

ergers and acquisitions in the insurance industry reached new heights again in 1998, the fourth ye

860 (April 9, 1999) Previous day - 862The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lon

Kazakstan's National Bank issued a ruling requiring exporters to sell 50 percent of their hard curre

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

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

April 9, 1999Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Greek shipowners, widely regarded as the barometer of ocean freight rates, are snapping up secondhan

Natural gas has begun flowing to Shanghai from a large offshore field, giving a boost to the country

he issues of timeliness, predictability and consistency in the clearance of merchandise through cus

Insurers, brokers, agents and industry providers constantly introduce products and services. There a

The American Bankers Association is sponsoring a lunch with Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji and about 30

Florida officials two years ago enacted legislation to help minorities become owners of property/cas

The Romanian government approved a draft law regarding the privatization and licensing of state-owne

Transshipment business is booming at Malaysia's main port, suggesting local shippers and carriers ar

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Overall, it was a flat year for maritime traffic in India, but that doesn't mean there weren't some

Shipping lines that handle U.S. imports from Asia are sticking together and forcing through a large

Challenge Air Cargo is phasing out three Boeing 757-200 freighters over the next 11 months, returnin