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Wednesday Jan. 13, 1999Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 196.62 off 2.01 w

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

The United States, from Texas to Florida and north to New England, faces the threat of hurricanes ca

U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky and other top officials pressed Argentina this week to

The Russian government has reduced the amount of money allocated for servicing foreign debts this ye

The finance ministers of Germany and France on Wednesday laid out a sweeping common agenda to promot

Growth doesn't come cheap.The critical nature of dredging was highlighted on Wednesday when

The pilots who sail vessels through the Panama Canal are warning of safety risks after the United St

Sea-Land Service Inc. confirmed Wednesday that it is giving serious thought to dropping its service

The global chemicals industry has not escaped the ravages of the Asian flu, and expects to see only

Israel's Transport Ministry is investigating reports that El Al Israel Airlines has been flying carg

Container volume through the Port of Singapore last year was the equivalent of 15.1 million 20-foot

International Petroleum ExchangeJan. 12, 1999 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

After more than two decades under the shadow of asbestos litigation that sent more than 15 building

Aegon USA Inc. will sell Worldwide Insurance Co. and its property/casualty units to American Financi

In a victory for importers, a federal appeals court has reversed a Customs Service decision that str

European Commission President Jacques Santer has threatened to quit if the European Parliament ''per

NORTH AMERICACanadian International Farm Equipment Show. Jan. 19-22. Toronto, Canada. Contac

American Freightways Corp. will expand coverage to Pennsylvania and New Jersey April 12.The

US Airways Group Inc. is defending its recent airport security performance after a newspaper detaile

A Hong Kong vessel and its seven crewmembers, seized last week by armed Chinese customs officials, r

MSAS Cargo International is now MSAS Global Logistics.MSAS, the logistics arm of Ocean Group

Taiwan's Yangming Marine Transport Corp. and China's giant China Ocean Shipping Co. have agreed to s

Jan. 11, 1999U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

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The strategic investment by Sweden's SEB Bank in Lithuania's Vilniaus Bank, and plans by other Scand

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

t's a pretty safe bet that most stars in the National Basketball Associa tion did not spend time du

Moody's Investors Service cut the senior unsecured debt rating of APL Ltd. Tuesday to ''B3'' from ''

Despite a major promotional effort, Germany's exports to Japan last year fell victim to the deepenin

Tuesday Jan. 12, 1999Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

Continuing its expansion into central and eastern Europe, Danzas Ltd. is acquiring the remaining 25

McHugh Software International, which develops and markets supply-chain management execution software

Most U.S. foreign-trade zones are run by freight forwarders or other business people whose interests

International Petroleum ExchangeJan. 11, 1999 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Maritime and metal workers' unions said on Tuesday they would back efforts by Greenpeace to prevent

700 (Jan. 7, 1999) Previous - 703The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursdays pu

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

Just weeks ahead of his Feb. 2 inauguration, former coup leader and president-elect Hugo Chavez has