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The Philippine government will oppose the plan of other member countries of the Association of South

While they may follow different strategies to attract business back to the Mexican rails, Transporta

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 188.27 off 1.22 wh

ederal Express Corp. has spent four years and more than $570 million preparing its current push for

A new restaurant in a waterfront building in Baltimore plans to use what insurance pays for as decor

Oil producers' bold initiative to end a year-long glut and restore sunken petroleum prices stands a

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The United States has poured cold water on the idea that Latin American economies should adopt the d

Shipping lines are bracing for legislative and administrative initiatives on the discharge of ballas

Just try keeping track of a women's size-8, navy blue wool pantsuit, assembled in several Asian fact

vergreen International Aviation is putting up the ''for sale'' sign.''We're available,'' say

North American rail freight traffic is showing signs of a modest recovery as the end of the first qu

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It's high time for hemp, say farmers who are enlisting state legislatures in an effort to legalize c

Chemical giant E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. is paying $7.7 billion for 80 percent of Pioneer Hi-Bre

Most U.S. seaports, if they have any Internet presence at all, have at least a rudimentary Web page.

As U.S. policy toward China comes under congressional fire, trade interests are desperately trying t

FUTURES - Mar. 12, 1999 OPEN INTEREST AND SALES - Mar. 11, 1998All life-of-contra

Eurotunnel PLC, the operator of the Channel Tunnel, on Monday announced its first-ever profit since

The U.S. Customs Service seized more than 1,000 pounds of cocaine hidden in a container arriving at

Mar. 12, 1999U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

New York Mercantile Exchange - Mar. 12, 1999Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

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

Commercial Quantity Aluminum ingots_ $1,500-$1,600per

he JOC calendar is a detailed listing of upcoming events in transportation andlogistics, reg

Global Crossing Ltd. said it will construct South American Crossing, a subsea and terrestrial fiber

Japanese steel companies, in an effort to counter what they call a seriously misleading campaign by

The embattled Brazilian government has announced it will cut import duties as part of its anti-infla

Ericsson UK said it won a contract valued at $11 million from Interoute Telecommun- icaciones, the S

Mar. 12, 1999Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

'I am not prepared to go along with China's entry into the WTO at this time.'

Owners of private yachts can relax now that Britain's Maritime & Coast Guard Agency has said it neve

Mar. 12, 1999No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 20

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FUTURES - Mar. 11, 1999 OPEN INTEREST AND SALES - Mar. 10 , 1999All life-of-contr

Wedged between Argentina and Brazil at the end of the South American continent, Uruguay is bracing i

Like the expected change in seasons, a March custom in Mexico has been a parade of prominent busines

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

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, May 15, 1998 - Mar. 12, 1999 (a graph)*