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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

April 15, 1999RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Premium-U

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

Private companies have shied away from investing in the Port of Calcutta, but with tens of millions

Caribbean leaders will hold an emergency summit this weekend to discuss the impact of the World Trad

The World Trade Organization's ruling body Wednesday approved a request by Lebanon to begin entry ta

Not only is the global financial crisis winding down, but there will be a quick rebound in the world

Intercargo Corp. reports a loss for fourth-quarter 1998 of $4.3 million, down from a profit of $17,0

Hermes Credit Underwriters Ltd., part of Germany's Allianz AG, chose Hong Kong for its first office

The agency that regulates Arizona's shareholder-owned electric utilities has approved details of a n

Executives of the athletic club where trade and finance officials often meet, and where the Heisman

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Rail executives, facing sour traffic trends, declining market share and weak earnings, are squirming

The grain farmers of Hungary, the breadbasket of Eastern Europe, could be another casualty from the

U.S. Customs and the Bureau of Census are sending an urgent warning to the hundreds of exporters and

A Korean Air cargo jet crashed after takeoff from Shanghai's airport on Thursday, killing up to seve

As of April 15, 1999Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

The Netherlands is the best location for direct investment in the next five years, according to The

ne great thing about writing this column is that many of you share with me how you are using the Int

April 14, 1999Baltic International Freight Futures Market PREV.CLOSE HIG

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Jim Thurber, who failed in his attempt last year to buy shipping agency Inchcape Shipping Services,

Nevada Gov. Kenny Guinn is sponsoring SB 37, a bill privatizing what is now the state-run Employers

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873 (April 15, 1999) Previous day - 854The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 187.89 off 1.20

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

Savvy companies more interested in doing business than sitting in a courtroom are turning to arbitra

U.S. textile trade officials are using the talks on China's accession to the World Trade Organizatio

Intermarine Inc., a leading breakbulk operator in the South America trades, has reorganized its serv

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