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792 (Feb. 5, 1999) Previous day - 794The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lond

''The (Argentine) government must do something to defend its local industries and overall economy.''

An international trade data users conference will take place on March 5 in Washington.The fo

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Apr. 3 - Feb. 5, 1999 (a graph)* Annual

The dry cargo and tanker fixtures listed herewith and compiled in London and New York, include the f

U.S. importers of European scarves believe the quickest relief from a long-simmering trade dispute c

International Petroleum ExchangeFeb. 4, 1999 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

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The bistate team scrambling to keep a major container terminal at the Port of New York and New Jerse

Dallas, Garland and Northeastern Railroad, a subsidiary of RailTex Inc., has started operations on a

The Panama Canal Commission and its pilots were scheduled to meet over the weekend to negotiate a co

Four trade associations that represent rail shippers of bulk cargo asked the Surface Transportation

Domestic oil and natural gas industry officials are welcoming the Clinton administration's decision

Feb. 4, 1999U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

Feb. 5, 1999No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 20.

Feb. 5, 1999Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

Imagine yourself traveling in Asia on business. You have just closed that big deal and now you are

Federal Express Corp. pilots have approved the first collective-bargaining agreement in thecompany's

The Commerce Department is tightening its export controls and enforcement procedures with a program

Three crewmembers were killed, and at least four were reported missing following an explosion aboard

Manhattan Associates Inc., which makes and markets consumer supply chain execution systems, has anno

eMarketplaces Inc., a software company specializing in products that aid in electronic commerce, has

Consolidated Delivery & Logistics Inc. said it has raised $15 million in a previously announced priv

Generous concessions are being dangled by the government of Guyana to woo the world's largest produc

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

U.S. ports and shipping lines have given qualified support to a Clinton administration initiative to

Having made inroads into the insurance market in Korea, foreign insurance companies could pick up on

At least four boxcars loaded with bombs derailed Friday just outside a naval weapons center southwes

Swiss Life says it is in exclusive negotiations with one of France's largest private insurers, Lloyd

Feb. 5, 1999Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High

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

When Brazil floated its currency rate in mid-January, the resulting slide in value was a nightmare f

Surprising its shipbuilding-industry rivals, Germany's Preussag AG wants to sell its Kiel shipyard t

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The Port of Los Angeles' containerized business soared last year, pacing the southern California gat

China said it will redraw some boundaries in nearly 30,000 square miles of the Pacific asan exclusiv

Friday Feb. 5, 1999Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

The U.S.-Brazil orange juice war continues after the International Trade Administration again refuse

fter a slow start, Hong Kong is pick- ing up speed in doing business the 21st-century way with mor