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The People's Bank of China is to meet with a delegation of Hong Kong banks in coming weeks, an offic

Japan is twisting and turning to bring down interest rates, under pressure from the United States to

The House International Relations Committee is set to approve a long-debated Africa trade bill today

Consolidated Delivery and Logistics Inc. has made its first move in a bid to become a major player i

British Airways PLC posted a rare loss of 75 million pounds ($123 million) in the third quarter, bla

Aramex International Ltd., an express and freight forwarding company specializing in the Middle East

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The World Bank approved the release of $400 million to Indonesia, completing disbursements from its

After about two years of delay, the Port of Miami can finally start an important dredging project.

Dow Jones & Co. has launched a global equity benchmark index for investors following Islamic investm

Mexico's December trade deficit was revised, to $886 million from a preliminary deficit of $850 mill

Spain's dominant telecom operator Telefonica has confirmed a report in Wednesay's O Estado de Sao Pa

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

The U.S. Customs Service, bowing to protests from the local trade community, has postponed the plann

Having already resigned itself to a harder sell in China this year, Boeing Co. and its competitors g

New York Mercantile Exchange - Feb. 9, 1999Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

At least two foreign firms expressed interest in acquiring a stake in the Philippines' biggest elect

Seeds of hope or seeds of despair?American agribusiness giant Monsanto Corp. says it has a n

The level of official aid earmarked by the world's richest countries to help poorer ones has decline

Kenya has asked the World Bank to lend it about $290 million to resuscitate its ailing tourism indus

Digital mobile phones' popularity has thrust Nokia past Motorola to take a No. 1 position in the wor

Customs has added nine names to a list of Hong Kong companies that have been involved in transshippi

UPS Worldwide Logistics said it is providing warehouse management and distribution services for the

American Airlines Wednesday sought a federal court order to end a slowdown by its pilots that has fo

For at least a decade, the railroad industry has been testing safety systems intended to prevent col

Target Logistics Inc., formerly Amertranz Worldwide Holding Corp., announced a loss of $632,297 in t

U.S. soybean exports will fall to 810 million bushels this season, the lowest in five years, the Agr

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Prospects for passage of financial services reform and natural disaster legislation were among the t

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Six ocean carriers that collectively make up the Venezuelan American Maritime Association have asked

DXI Inc., an electronic service company specializing in transportation, has announced it received AE

U.S. crude oil inventories declined more than 7 million barrels in the week ended Feb. 5, as compare

Daihyaku Mutual Life Insurance and Canada's Manulife Financial agreed to establish a life insurance

Feb. 9, 1999Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Federal Bureau of Investigation announced a new initiative to h

Venezuela's industrywide vehicle sales are expected to plummet by 44 percent in 1999, an executive a

Rescue teams in Indonesia searched on Wednesday for up to 312 people who were on board a passenger s