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Squeezed between a quota that was nearly saturated and eager U.S. apparel buyers, Egyptian exporters

*Nov. 30, 1998Baltic international Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Lo

NORTH AMERICAAmericas Food and Beverage Show. Dec. 2-4. Miami. Contact: Gary Fountain, Forei

With a focus almost exclusively on sales to Latin America and the Caribbean, the Miami-based Florida

World Trade Organization has set a Dec. 11 deadline for reaching an agreement on tariff cuts for sev

The United States has challenged European Union proposals on hush kits, designed to reduce noise in

Deutsche Bahn, Germany's state-controlled railway, wants a stake in Europe's largest container termi

Thirty-two U.S. Customs Service forms related to international trade and travel are now available on

Tampa Airlines Cargo will introduce a MD-11 freighter into its Latin America service.In a st

Socialist International, an umbrella group of more than 100 social democratic, socialist and labor p

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December 1, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represe

As of December 1,1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 195.42 off 1.55 wh

A federal court here has ruled against a major insurance company that refused to recognize the right

RLI Insurance Co. plans to buy Underwriters Indemnity Holdings Inc., a Houston provider of surety bo

Investment recommendations of five property/casualty insurers - Allstate Corp., Cigna Corp., Relianc

The European Union said it asked for a World Trade Organization dispute panel last week over the Uni

Intermarine Inc., a leading breakbulk carrier, has announced plans to restructure its Asia service m

781 (December 1, 1998) Previous day - 789The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thurs

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

'The IMF has got to stand tough (on Russia). It's the only leverage we now have.'

An agreement to promote investment between U.S. and South African companies was signed in Cape Town

Japan's finance minister said Tuesday he backs tax cuts, such as those that promote housing, to help

Key movements in 20-foot ocean container unitsAug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

While a slew of European directives aimed at high technology have been in the news (not to mention

Importers can't expect a court to throw out a fine they incurred when they broke a pledge to stop in

German carmaker Volkswagen AG will invest 330 million Deutsche marks ($195 million) to modernize and

Canadian grocer Loblaw Cos. Ltd. won its bid for Quebec's biggest supermarket chain Monday with a sw

Less-than-truckload carriers are finding a gold mine of opportunities in the cross-border trade with

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Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,500-$1,600 per ton lo

FUTURES - November 30, 1998 OPEN INTEREST AND SALES - November 25, 1998All life-of

The International Monetary Fund said Cameroon is on track in fostering its economic recovery.

Consolidation of Europe's railroads - and in particular, the growing any's national railroad, Deutsc

Azerbaijan has all but eliminated Russia from the competition for a main export pipeline to carry Ca

The Russian government decreed the resumption of state guarantees for foreign credits to domestic ex

Two of Europe's largest drug makers, Hoechst of Germany and Rhone-Poulenc of France, are merging the

Brazilian lawmakers are racing to approve social security and tax reforms under the watchful eye of

A study of the world's busiest air cargo routes showed that U.S.-Japan remained dominant even though