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The European Central Bank has appointed Robert Raymond as permanent representative in Washington wit

Standard and Poor's on Monday lowered its credit ratings of nine major Japanese companies, including

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New York Mercantile Exchange - Feb. 8, 1999Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Alvaro Silva Calderon was named Venezuela's next vice minister of the Energy and Mines Ministry, a s

802 (Feb. 8, 1999) Previous day - 800The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lond

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Apr. 3 - Feb. 9, 1999 (a graph)* Annual

South Korean giant Samsung Electronics plans to invest another $100 million to upgrade its productio

India and Pakistan could win early relief from nuclear sanctions against multilateral aid, but there

The Philippines' trade department is planning to conduct a review of the allocation plan for the cou

NORTH AMERICANORTH AMERICACanadian Food & Beverage Show. Feb. 14-16. Toronto. Contac

Northwest Airlines cargo unit is restructuring its westbound trans-Pacific rates in a move that it s

Freightliner Corp. has unveiled on-line driver and maintenance manuals for its equipment.Now

ith Valentine's Day just about upon us, it's time to talk about ''breakage.'' No, not heartbreak -

The German pharmaceutical company Bayer AG plans to invest more than $4.5 billion in Asia by 2010.

As of Jan. 28, 1999Parallel Market Foreign Exchange Rates are based on unofficial, non-docum

ew details, including an alleged sweetheart deal involving the sale of a shipyard, have emerged in a

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 190.25 off 0.25 wh

Old trade associations never die, they just fade away for a while.If there were ever a group

The head of Russian airline Aeroflot said on Monday that the airline made ''a small but definite pro

American Freightways Corp. on Tuesday named Tom Garrison, who currently serves as the company's pres

The 1997 merger of APL Ltd. and Neptune Orient Lines of Singapore has enabled APL to strengthen its

E.I. DuPont de Nemours Inc. has purchased eight acres in Laurens, S.C., for construction of a bulk h

Reinsurer NAC Re reported an increase in net income to $27.3 million in last year's fourth quarter f

The United States is unlikely to approve a sale of farm goods to Iran any time soon, because Tehran

China's principal offshore oil entity said last week a new field operated jointly with overseas comp

Feb. 8, 1999U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

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Clinton administration officials are asking U.S. companies to take advantage of resources emerging i

The inspection station at Wusong, part of the Port of Shanghai, has installed television surveillanc

Ukraine's sea and river ports handled 82.8 million metric tons of cargo in 1998, up 11.8 percent fro

While visiting the United States last week, a team of top-level officials from Romania said the trou

India's apparel exports, which exceeded $5 billion in 1998, are expected to get a further push from

'A lot of port directors are like coaches. I'm a player-coach.'

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

Expeditors International of Washington Inc., a freight forwarder and logistics company, said quarter

Steven R. White has been named vice president, Information Systems Services.Mr. White was wi

The Overseas Private Investment Corp. - a U.S. federal government agency - will provide insurance co

Nearly 240 insurance companies from 35 states have invested $12.5 million to begin the National Asso

Tuesday Feb. 9, 1999Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing