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As of Mar 24, 1999Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

CRUM&FORSTERPatricia A. Drago has been named president of the property/casualty insurance co

A key antitrust lawmaker has ordered the Federal Maritime Commission to turn over the full report on

The Russian ruble fell 5.4 percent against the U.S. dollar in the afternoon session on the Moscow In

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, May 22, 1998 - Mar. 24, 1999 (a graph)*

Thailand, having hit rough water several times, says it is determined to create a national merchant

NEC Corp. and Siemens AG have reached a basic agreement to form a strategic tie-up in next-generatio

Government auditors have given the Customs Service a clean bill of health for the third straight yea

Tower Group has created Insurance Comprehensive Advisory Service for the insurance industry, informa

The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. received a ''commendable'' rating, the highest designatio

969 (Mar. 23, 1999) Previous day - 974The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lon

With huge stockpiles and oversupply of garments at home, China is making good on promises to spur co

The European Union has filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization over the restrictions imp

he U.S. Export-Import Bank is studying the types of programs, products and marketing efforts that th

U.S. Customs will be offering a sophisticated, fast electronic link later this year to shippers, fre

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A collision early Tuesday between a Conrail train and a Union Pacific Railroad train about 50 miles

Port and border communities continue to be boom areas for the vehicle theft business, according to a

At a time when many of Brazil's ship lines are battered and gasping for economic breath, one small B

Key movements in 20-foot ocean container unitsDec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Se

Computer giant Hewlett-Packard plans to use Brazil as a platform for manufacturing and sales in the

Sony India, the Indian subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corp., will challenge a government order that slap

Faced with declining revenue and spiraling costs, Thailand's government wants to cut bureaucrats' sa

Lufthansa Cargo will increase its freight capacity from the U.S. West Coast to Europe by about 40 pe

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

As merengue music blasts from loudspeakers high above the factory floor, Gavinia Cruz Morillo, 20, a

Faced with a complex array of standards and data systems, Germany's logistics providers are moving t

Former Kentucky Gov. Wallace Wilkinson will pay $10.95 million in cash and property to settle two la

Having hit the billion-dollar mark last year in exports to Mexico, Florida is planning a trade missi

Venezuela's Mantex CA said it will stop producing textiles and concentrate on making acetate fibers

The Polfin Liner Conference operating between Finland and Poland has gained competition clearance fo

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

The European Central Bank wants to limit the risks of the ''millennium bug'' wreaking havoc in the E

How to use:Trade leads are sent to the USDA from U.S. agricultural attaches, counselors and

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

Asia's efforts to eradicate the potentially disastrous computer bug have been hit by the region's ec

The Asian economic crisis is bottoming out, but growth will be slow and spotty.That was the

All the complex issues surrounding the U.S. visit of Russian Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov this we

The European Commission took a step Tuesday to dampen the growing trans-Atlantic dispute over trade