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Strong results at trucking company Con-Way Transportation helped its parent CNF Transportation Inc.

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Coca-Cola India has sought the approval of the Karnataka state government to invest 1.165 billion ru

China needs to impose a value added tax on soymeal imports to protect domestic soybean producers and

Tuesday Jan. 26, 1999Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

Retailers and other large importers will try to convince overseas vendors to communicate electronica

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

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NORTH AMERICAThird Industrial Energy Efficiency Symposium and Expo. Feb. 7-9. Washington. Sp

As of Jan 26,1999Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from supp

Atlas Air Inc., the contract freighter carrier, ended 1998 with better-than-expected results.

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. boosted fourth-quarter earnings by 8 percent to $296 million, or

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

In 28 years as chairman of the board of Archer Daniels Midland Co., Dwayne Andreas transformed a reg

The World Trade Organization's dispute resolution mechanism ground to a halt Tuesday after the Europ

The Central Bank of Nigeria issued a directive on measures to gradually phase out the pre-shipment i

Faced with pressure to lower interest rates, European Central Bank President Wim Duisenberg said lab

The 100 years since a Philadelphia man with a bag full of investor's money and a head full of ideas

The prospect for major changes in federal rail regulation is growing more uncertain as carriers and

U.S. grain exports have been lackluster. Unless something more exciting and unexpected happens this

As China again raises tax rebates on a range of exports, officials say the entire trade system is to

Despite the withdrawal of Unocal Corp. as chief sponsor of a $1.9 billion plan to build a gas pipeli

847 (Jan. 26, 1999) Previous day - 848The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lon

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Hvide Marine announced the christening of its newest petrochemical carrier.The HMI Ambrose C

'At this juncture, we will work particularly with the Senate Finance Committee as they put together

Serious traffic management perils in San Juan harbor have prompted the start this week of a special

Weighed down by nonperforming loans and higher provision requirements, Thai banks reported annual lo

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Mar. 20 - Jan. 26, 1999 (a graph)* Annua

Austria's rail system, seeking to exploit the country's central location and its centuries-old polit

The Surface Transportation Board has rejected a bid by Fort Orange Paper Co., to reconsider a decisi

Roadway Express Inc. is adding an air freight option to its expedited service offering.The n

A strong week for domestic transportation companies overcame weakness in the stocks of international

The president of the union representing 18,000 Northwest Airlines non-flight employees believes the

New York Mercantile Exchange - Jan. 22, 1999Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Jan. 25, 1999Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

he Airforwarders Association begins 1999 with a new executive director and a substantially enlarged

Russia's lower house of parliament has approved legislation to limit foreign ownership of domestic i

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