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Russian statistics showing a 5 percent drop in the economy last year are masking a far more serious

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A 5,000-ton cargo ship lost control and slammed into a pier, the first such event in the 50-year his

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As of Jan 21, 1999Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

The Supreme Court has refused to revive a massive civil rights lawsuit against many of the nation's

Value Prior 2 Mos. 1997 1996Mil. $ Mo. Back Av. Av. Meat

826 (Jan. 21, 1999) Previous day - 791The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lon

Officials of John Deere Corp. are in Russia this week to discuss production of John Deere combine ha

Legal fees and court orders have helped put an accused ''gray market'' tractor importer out of busin

The prospect of billion-dollar budget shortfalls has Alaska's governor making two proposals once con

The Customs Modernization and Informed Compliance Act, five years old in December, has made profound

Newport News Shipbuilding Inc. is joining with Avondale Industries Inc., a New Orleans-based shipbui

A consortium that includes Hutchison Ports Holdings - a major port conglomerate - is acquiring 50 pe

Rejecting calls for an across-the-board increase in tariffs, President Joseph Estrada granted what h

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

A new report, released on the fifth anniversary of the Northridge earthquake, shows that insured pro

The five new members elected to the Council of Lloyd's last week mark a clear shift in power to the

South Korea's higher taxes on U.S. whisky and other liquor violate global trade rules, a World Trade

Hedge funds around the world lost a total of $32.4 billion, or 32.2 percent of their customers' asse

Rewind the tape of last year's debate on the Ocean Shipping Reform Act.Concerns over the l

Shippers pressing for legislative changes to the rules governing rail access and competition will me

Several weeks ago, one top executive in the liner shipping business told me, ''We are all in for one

Sen. Phil Gramm, the Senate Banking Committee's new chairman, said his panel will vote on U.S. banki

Japan's finance chief said Wednesday he is worried that the United States is growing increasingly an

The Customs Service has speeded up the processing of harbor maintenance tax refunds, quieting some e

Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan hailed the ''sparkling'' performance of the U.S. economy, bu

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Mar. 13 - Jan. 20, 1999 (a graph)* Annua

The sudden, shocking devaluation of Brazil's currency has created new problems for the maritime indu

Analysts are bracing themselves for what are expected to be a spate of poor 1998 financial results f

The Indian government will allow a joint venture between state-run Indian Oiland Japan's Marubeni Co

Jan. 20, 1999Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Many in the global trading community on Wednesday hailed President Clinton's call for a new round of

As of Jan 20, 1999Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

Merrill Lynch chairman and chief executive David Komansky urged Congress to enact the financial serv

The Supreme Court rejected two challenges to Prudential Insurance Co. of America's $410 million sett

777 (Jan. 19, 1999) Previous day - 776The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lon

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

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and Enron International, a Houston energy company, formed a joint venture to own

The euro's introduction has provided a mixed blessing for Thai business, with expected export opport