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Relations between Russia and the European Union continues to chill over steel trade quotas.T

Mexico's commerce ministry has announced the implementation of a compensatory duty on imported U.S.

China's aviation sector has been the world's fastest growing in the last several years, but official

Stinnes AG, which owns Germany's largest freight forwarder, Schenker AG, on Monday bid to buy the re

Feb. 1, 1999This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the es

An aide close to the House leadership said Republicans setting the floor schedule are looking for ''

Centris Group last week said it will sell its USF Re Insurance Co. to Folksamerica Holding Co., a su

Foreign investors are likely to stay in Russia, which remains a huge untapped market, said Scott Bla

One of Russia's leading aluminum producers is calling for production cuts, export limits and an end

Although trade has boomed in many sectors in the five years that the North American Free Trade Agree

Japan's trade surplus with the world rose 40.1 percent in 1998 from the previous year, the governmen

apan's struggling banks - burdened with bad debts - are not making new loans, but the country's mult

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China's exports of textiles to the United States jumped 7.6 percent over those of 1997, and official

The University of Chicago Graduate School of Business said it will establish a permanent campus in S

A year ago, four armed robbers boarded the British-flagged liquid petroleum gas carrier Isomeria as

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

The swarm of tar balls that threatened San Juan's tourist beaches last week has receded, baffling Co

European and Japanese ocean carriers are heaping additional criticism on China's plan to increase go

As of Jan 29, 1999Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

FUTURES - Jan. 28, 1999 OPEN INTEREST AND SALES - Jan. 27, 1999All life-of-co

827 (Jan. 29, 1999) Previous day - 835The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lon

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

*Jan. 28, 1999Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Lo

he U.S. dollar climbed to ''historic'' highs against the euro last week, if one month can be conside

Mediterranean Shipping Co. executives confirm what has long been rumored, that they are in discussio

Eight senators have renewed a push to limit U.S. trade embargoes, using bipartisan legislation that

Amer Reefer Co. Ltd. purchased an 11-year-old refrigerated cargo ship for $13.9 million, giving it a

U.S. railroads, in a bid to defeat a legislative push by shippers to boost competition, have won the

''SwissGlobal'' is expected to be the name of a joint venture to be announced this month by two majo

U.S. Xpress Enterprises Inc. said fourth-quarter earnings rose 19 percent to a record $5.9 million,

Jan. 29, 1999No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 20

Jan. 29, 1999Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

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

The Indiana Legislature is considering a bill to bring needed improvements to the state's commercial

CIGNA CORP.H. Edward Hanway, 47, has been elected president and chief operating officer. He

GenAmerica Corp. plans to convert from a mutual holding company to a publicly traded stock company i

Kazakstan is working on a project to upgrade the Port of Atyrau on the Ural river to receive oil tan

Key movements in 20-foot ocean container unitsOct. Nov. Dec.Jan. Feb.March Apr May Jun Jul

The Federal Maritime Commission will hold a public meeting on Wednesday at 10 a.m. to review comment