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Intercontainer-Interfrigo, Europe's largest container rail operator, will attempt next week to quell

Having won tax and other incentives in Singapore, one of Britain's biggest underwriters is now eyein

The United States and Canada expect to announce a package of agreements on agricultural trade intend

The conflict in the neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo has contributed to a decline in Zam

A special meeting of the International Grains Council here this week was characterized by finger-poi

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

The European Union and the United States remain deadlocked on a timetable for an accelerated panel t

Taiwan firms just won't quit when it comes to building petrochemical installations in China, despite

After several years of discussion, Venezuela is ready to implement a customs law designed to moderni

Hutchison Port Holdings' said it expects to accelerate redevelopment of the Port of Balboa because o

The largest aircraft maintenance and repair firm in Hong Kong is trimming its work force, saying tou

US Airways agreed Wednesday to pay $390,000 in back pay and salary adjustments to women managers who

Dec. 2, 1998U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

An Italian business delegation wound up a visit to Baghdad with a business cooperation agreement sig

More and more small companies in Japan are posting losses, underlining the nation's slumping economy

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As West Coast ports take on billions of dollars of new debt, they will come under increasing pres

Growth in global trade by volume is expected to slow to 4 percent in 1998, and will stagnate or even

Schneider Logistics Europe BV has won a contract to distribute auto parts for TRW Automotive in Euro

The $76 billion merger between Exxon Corp. and Mobil Oil Corp. promises to put back together at the

International Petroleum ExchangeDec. 2, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Dec. 3, 1998RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Prem

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

To survive, financial services companies must make dramatic improvements in understanding and meetin

Guy Veronneau knows he can cut costs and improve efficiency along the St. Lawrence Seaway until the

Canada's international trade minister vows there will be ''no blinking'' in an increasingly acrimoni

The Department of Commerce has imposed stiff anti-dumping duties of 149 percent on imports of certai

Japan's economy shrank for an unprecedented fourth quarter in July through September, data showed Th

The International Monetary Fund's governing body, the Interim Committee, may hold a special meeting

Novorossiisk, Russia's leading port and Black Sea oil gateway, is promising to clean up criminal man

New York Mercantile Exchange - Dec. 2, 1998Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

The United States and Mozambique signed a bilateral investment treaty aimed at promoting the free fl

Dec. 3, 1998Baltic international Freight Futures Market PREV.CLOSE HIGH

917 (Dec. 3, 1998) Previous day - 925The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lond

Two years ago, an International Longshoremen's Association local and employers decided to make peace

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Federal officials began counting votes Thursday in the election of a new Teamsters president.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit upheld a default judgment in favor of Sea-Land Service

The U.S. Postal Service is poised to award its final contract for extra airlift to carry holiday mai

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