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

ABF Freight Systems Inc., in a bid to overcome hurdles in cross-border shipments of consolidated goo

Transatlantic Holdings Inc. reported that its net income for 1998 increased 33.4 percent to $247.5 m

International Petroleum ExchangeFeb. 11, 1999 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Friday Feb. 12, 1999Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

Feb. 11, 1999U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

hipping lines in Asia and Europe are increasingly branching out into air transportation, a trend som

'We always wanted to leverage our large volumes, and now deregulation makes that leverage more impor

verybody seems content - for the moment - in the protracted battle over high and rising charges

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

Transportation Secretary Rodney Slater has invited maritime groups and shippersto join a national ta

Europe is about to be hit with a wave of rail mergers similar to the one that has streamlined the U.

AXA Global Risks has formed FInancial Risk STrategies (First), which is designed to enhance its abil

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

Rosgosstrakh, Russia's leading insurer, suffered a 16 percent loss in premiums in 1998, the new chie

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The Clinton administration is ordering a halt to road construction in more than 33 million acres of

It's lonely at the top. And it can be especially lonely when things go horribly wrong and you're sud

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

The following business missions are scheduled for the coming months.The Journal of Commerce

The Clinton administration and the Federal Reserve Board continued last year'stug of war over how

On Page 6A of the Feb. 8. edition, the story headlined ''Foreign insurers could take over Korean fir

Allstate Foundation has donated $5,000 to the Florida Stay Alive From Education (SAFE) Corp.

Alberta Energy Co., which pleased investors Thursday by reporting large, low-cost additions to its o

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Noise poses a potential problem for air freighter capacity.When tougher noise regulations in

he dangers of perfume are legendary. A whiff of the right scent on the right person at the right

Jim Poon is brimming with confidence when he talks about the future of Orient Overseas Container Lin

A group of Americans providing credit to Russian vegetable farms has discovered the best way to get

The North American Free Trade Agreement's environmental watchdog agency, the Commission for Environm

The U.S. Export-Import Bank named Sandra Stevens Jackson vice president of the Office of Congression

ining up trade credit insurance for sales to Brazil is a formidable challenge these days, but some

Key movements in 20-foot ocean container unitsNov. Dec. Jan. Feb. March April May Ju

The head of Swiss transporter and freight forwarder Kuehne & Nagel says he wants his company to stay

The U.S. Navy, after failing in an initial attempt to use explosives Wednesday night, tried again Th

Queensway Financial Holdings Ltd. has agreed to purchase the commercial lines business of American S

The European Union said aspects of the amended United States Copyright Act don't conform with global

The Asian Development Bank will proceed with plans to establish a $3 billion guarantee fund as part

The Port of Vancouver, British Columbia, overcame the economic anguish along Canada's west coast to

or many shippers who can't commit thousands or even hundreds of containers to ocean carriers, the wa