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Young Asian women are being lured into sweatshops in a U.S. territory with glittering promises, only

New York Mercantile Exchange - Jan. 12, 1999Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

A story on Dec. 16 on Page 12A, ''Thai Airways faces $10 million liability payout in Airbus crash,''

As of Jan 13, 1999Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

Equitas, the vehicle set up to pay off Lloyd's insurance market's pre-1993 losses, has reported ''st

The following tradeleads appear exclusively in print in The Journal of Commerce. The leads are curre

Mexico's large maquiladora industry has successfully fended off proposed changes in the tariff struc

Vietnam has launched an aggressive program to boost rice exports to 3.9 million metric tons in 1999,

Cuba expects to host about 1.7 million tourists in 1999, 21 percent more than the 1.4 million foreig

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Global fund managers view the euro as the strongest currency for the year ahead and forecast it will

Key movements in 20-foot ocean container unitsOct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. March April May June

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

House lawmakers from steel producing districts are preparing tough new legislation that would roll b

Turkish Cargo Line said it chartered two full container vessels for its service from the East Coast

Jan. 13, 1999Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

20th Century Industries recently filed suit against a Glendale chiropractor and his clinic seeking $

The Slovak government will offer tax incentives for foreign investors that it hopes will boost flagg

The World Intellectual Property Organization, the global intellectual property watchdog agency, has

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Mar. 6 - Jan. 13, 1999 (a graph)* Annua

Japanese leaders lined up behind the dollar Wednesday, calling for exchange rate stability after a m

The Clinton administration's harbor maintenance tax replacement plan is dead on arrival in the House

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Conferences will offer valuable services to shippers after deregulation begins May 1, said Brian M.

EVA Airways Corp., Taiwan's No. 2 international carrier, on Sunday will launch the first direct air

The Philippine government will sell its 40 percent share of debt-ridden Philippine Associated Smelti

'There's no question that imports are subsidizing exports.'

The Philippine government expects to secure $1.7 billion to $1.9 billion from a $30 billion Japanese

Economic problems in East Asia have taken their toll on Pakistan's exports, which fell by 12.4 perce

Global trade in refrigerated products will grow by 1.7 percent a year until 2005, with the seaborne

Consolidated Freightways Corp. said it has become the first national less-than-truckload carrier to

Federal highway officials are expecting a stampede of requests for $140 million in funds from state

Jan. 13, 1999No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 20

Low corn, cotton and soybean prices will dog farmers throughout this year, possibly forcing Congress

Denmark's export performance is expected to weaken due to high wage costs, the strength of the krone

INLAND MARINEUNDERWRITERS ASSOCIATIONRonald Thornton was elected president of the IMUA.<

The search has been called off for three crewmembers lost when the Athenian Fidelity oil tanker expl

Since Fadi Saab took charge of Trans Mediterranean Airways at the end of 1996, the Arab world's only

Consolidated Freightways said it has become the first national less-than-truckload carrier to receiv

Unocal Corp. will move forward development plans for an oil and gas field off Indonesia to second-qu