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(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Mar. 6 - Jan. 12, 1999 (a graph)* Annua

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

The Federal Aviation Administration has slapped new cargo weight limits on converted Boeing 727 frei

Hit by the economic slowdowm triggered by the Asian crisis, global yarn production fell by 4.7 perce

One of South Korea's export powerhouses is scaling back shipments to ward off complaints by overseas

Jan. 12, 1999Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

China's Port of Ningbo handled the equivalent of 350,000 20-foot containers in 1998, up 37 percent o

FUTURES - Jan. 11, 1999 OPEN INTEREST AND SALES - Jan. 8, 1999All life-of-con

The following trade leads appear exclusively in print in The Journal of Commerce. The leads are curr

Disappointed at President Clinton's refusal to take stronger action to block cheap steel imports, th

The two-tier rate structure that has defined the trans-Atlantic ocean tradessince 1993 is dead, acco

They fell short of their target, but South Korea's shipbuilders nevertheless set a record for comple

U.S. Customs has such little faith in the ability of its automated system to clear imports that it i

A national public health agency has released a report identifying work-related stress as ''a threat

An empty oil tanker exploded southwest of Puerto Rico, leaving two people dead, two injured and thre

European aircraft consortium Airbus Industrie reported a sharp rise in aircraft orders and total sal

India, faced with stagnant domestic oil production and rising demand, is seeking joint ventures with

Russia's crime rate last year was 7.7 percent higher than the previous year, Prosecutor General Yury

Enterprise resource planning may be the latest rage in some places, but in much of Asia, ERP sou

In one of the boldest and potentially most disruptive reforms to date, China is introducing a medica

786 (Jan. 12, 1999) Previous day - 787The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lon

ACE Ltd. of Bermuda has agreed to acquire the domestic and international property/casualty insurance

Governors loyal to President Fernando Henrique Cardoso meet today in an attempt to defuse a growing

The U.S. dollar rallied back from a 28-month low against the Japanese yen Tuesday on intervention by

Freight forwarder Air Express International, saying it suffered from a decline in air freight revenu

Financially-troubled Philippine Airlines will try to convince major foreign creditors to approve a p

Asiana Airlines, the No. 2 international carrier of South Korea, is now operating the country's firs

A consortium led by Britain's Transport and Communications International Corp. has won a tender to e

As pressure grows for easing sanctions against Iraq, hard-pressed oil producers and Arab neighbors m

With a whirling lion dance and whirring espresso machines, Starbucks is introducing cappuccinos and

Direct insurers in 1997 ceded business to reinsurers totaling $124 billion globally, with nonlife bu

Twelve health insurers and health maintenance organizations have been fined $72,200 for violations o

Safeco Property and Casualty Insurance Cos. has joined the National Association of Independent Insur

'They wanted to know where the buttons were formed and where the thread came from.'

The United States on Tuesday renewed its threat to ask the World Trade Organization to authorize pun

German tire maker Continental plans to invest about 100 million Deutsche marks ($59 million) in a pr

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There is no workable model that can predict the true effects of boosting rail competition, said four