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Swedish-Swiss ABB Group reported Thursday orders received worldwide declined by 10 percent in 1998 t

The close links formed between South Africa and China received a further boost Wednesday with the op

The Port of Bintulu in Malaysia's Sarawak state is adding equipment and studying expansion of its li

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Mar. 27 - Feb. 4, 1999 (a graph)* Annual

What happened to the euro?Europe's new currency was unveiled Jan. 1 to the popping of champa

Emerging as new player in trade politics, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill., this week is trying to spl

Performance was a mixed bag at the major North American railroads reporting service data for the fou

Look for the U.S. government's next report on merchandise trade flows to show a sharp narrowing of t

Need is driving the large American and European food aid programs for Russia this year. But the reci

Under pressure to generate revenue, the Surface Transportation Board announced an across-the-board i

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 190.32 off 0.36

The long U.S. effort to get other nations to stop using unnecessary and distorted health rules as a

France's exports of goods and services are forecast to grow by 4 percent in 1999, a slowdown from la

A headline that appeared on Page 3B of the Jan. 27 edition should have indicated that the Bi-State H

The number of Americans filing new claims for state jobless benefits fell for the third consecutive

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

Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley on Thursday proposed building two more terminals at O'Hare Internatio

Where's the beef? Not in South Korea, the world's cowpunchers reckon, and that's started something o

U.S. fresh fruit and vegetable exporters, bedeviled by both economic and weather problems, appear he

794 (Feb. 4, 1999) Previous day - 794The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lond

The Surface Transportation Board will eliminate the option of using the Federal Maritime Commission'

Brazil and the International Monetary Fund are sending signals that neither side wants to rush a fre

Increased costs of dealing with Year 2000 computer problems resulted in a slight drop in net income

UniCapital Corp. formed a railcar financing subsidiary, UniCapital Rail Group. It will purchase, fin

The 2000 fiscal federal budget proposal released by President Clinton has little good news for insur

Nippon Life will begin selling ''Nissay'' insurance product that covers not only life insurance, but

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

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

A new Russian government report warns the nation may be forced to depend on foreign-flagged vessels

Intermarine, a leading breakbulk and project cargo carrier in the Americas trades, has announced the

Key movements in 20-foot ocean container unitsOct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June Ju

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FUTURES - Feb. 2, 1999 OPEN INTEREST AND SALES - Feb. 1, 1999All life-of-cont

Air Canada on Wednesday reported a fourth-quarter loss and said it would cut staff levels as part of

South African shipping company Safmarine Container Lines purchased the logistics company Roadwing fr

Fritz Cos. agreed to pay a $12,000 civil penalty to settle anti-boycott charges with the Department

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Merrill Lynch expects the downturn in the Philippine economy may be ending as various indicators sho

The EU Commission is examining the likely effect of a limited delay to the abolition of duty-free sa

India's dispute with the European Union over market access for its textile exports has frozen the mo