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With half-hearted response to a government-backed program to aid small business, Hong Kong's commerc

China's gross domestic product is expected to grow by between 7.5 percent and 8.0percent in 1999, th

If you call your cargo agent a freight forwarder, you will probably see a pained expressionon his fa

Thursday Jan. 14, 1999Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

Truckload carrier U.S. Trucking Inc. said General Electric Capital Corp. has increased the company's

Continued economic problems in Asia prompted national carrier Singapore Airlines to announce Thursda

The Federal Aviation Administration has questioned the Massachusetts Port Authority on its use of $3

Recent reports of record orders in 1998 for Airbus Industrie are likely to heighten an ongoing EU-U.

Penske Truck Leasing is buying GMI Rental & Lease Inc., a utility truck rental company in Waukesha,

Swift Transportation Co. saw its fourth-quarter earnings rise to $16.4 million, or 38 cents a share,

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

The introduction early this month of 10 percent export duties on a range of Russian nonferrous metal

ROYAL & SUNALLIANCEErnest C. Frohboese has been named chief investment officer of the Britis

Jan. 14, 1999Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

The purchase by Hungary's salami maker Pick Szeged Rt. of paprika producer Szegedi Paprika Rt. has b

Bethlehem Steel Corp. has created an intermodal terminal designed to be an operating hub for rail-tr

Texas-Mexican Railway Co. and Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co. have signed a five-year int

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. acquired selected assets of Skyline Transportation Inc.'s consolidate

Canadian National Railway is selling a 118-mile line to short-line rail operator Quebec Railway Corp

At least 11 flights were delayed Thursday at Paris' Orly Airport in a strike by maintenance staff at

Jan. 14, 1999Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

The Belgian Association of Marine Insurers, in a letter sent to its customers, has clarified its pos

Civil disorder could erupt when the year 2000 begins and electricity grids supplying power to most U

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

Vietnam's textile and garment sector is looking to lift exports in 1999 to $1.5 billion, putting spe

The majority of container lines in the North Atlantic trades will seek approval from U.S. and Europe

North American railroads made the first in a series of weekly performance reports that could signal

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778 (Jan. 14, 1999) Previous day - 780The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lon

The methodology to determine the optimum mix of risk securitization and traditional financing to ena

Centris Group Inc. confirmed the receipt of an unsolicited acquisition proposal from HCC Insurance H

Northern Telecom, Canada's largest high-tech company, said this week it will close plants and elimin

The World Bank believes the Romanian government is now committed to reforms needed for the country's

The Iranian embassy in Azerbaijan issued a statement Thursday complaining that Iranian goods importe

The United States and the European Union appear headed - albeit awkwardly - toward settlement of a n

Progress toward liberalized aviation agreements with three African countries and Argentina is expect

Although far from any market crisis, Mercedes-Benz de Mexico executives in Mexico say that they expe

One of the major sore points in the shaky U.S.-China maritime relationship has been healed.S