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Alfa Insurance Group agreed to pay up to $70.7 million for a 36 percent share of Vesta Insurance Gro

American International Group Inc. said its subsidiary, AIG Slovakia Insurance Co., received a licens

960 (November 10, 1998) Previous day - 959The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

Singapore's economy shrank for the second consecutive quarter, a sign that the country has slipped i

Efforts by U.S. steelmakers and their labor unions to curtail steel imports are being closely wat

Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) has sold its 20 percent stake in Industrias Clorotec for $30 million to

In another attempt to strengthen its insurance sector, Malaysian regulators are again pushing for me

U.S. forest product exports will finish this year 31 percent lower than in 1997 due to the recession

U.S. banks and export credit insurers have built a growing business with the forest products sector.

The Asian crisis has severely shrunk exports of forest products, especially to Asia, which is expect

The attorney general's office is considering whether to get a court order to force the insurance com

Mutual Life of Canada reported net income for the third quarter of $42 million ($28 million), includ

The devastation wreaked by Hurricane Mitch throughout Central America apparently included a serious

BAX Global has been awarded a multiyear contract to manage the packing and distribution of more than

The conversion of the South African Special Risks Insurance Association was approved by South Africa

U.S. Customs has added 63 more names to the list of Hong Kong companies that have been involved in t

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Jan. 2 - Nov. 10, 1998 (a graph)* Annual

Nov. 9, 1998U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

New York Mercantile Exchange - November 9, 1998Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Lo

November 10, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily repres

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 204.46 off 1.18 wh

FUTURES - November 9, 1998 OPEN INTEREST AND SALES - November 6, 1998All life-of-

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

Talks are scheduled in Washington today when Russian trade representatives meet U.S. Department of C

Swiss-based chemical multinational companies Clariant and Ciba announced Monday they plan to merge t

Dubai's Airport Free Zone is attracting a growing number of high-tech and transport service operatio

The U.S. Export-Import Bank approved a long-term guarantee enabling Bechtel International Inc., San

All roads lead to Rome, but few take you to the Middle East. If you are shipping cargo by air to t

It's young with a dash of panache, not entirely a serious drink, but the only wine in the world that

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

If the third time is the charm, don't tell that to the Mississippi State Port Authority. Bad luck ha

ATLANTIC CONTAINER LINEThe South Plainfield, N.J.-based trans-Atlantic ocean carrier filled

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Jan. 2 - Nov. 9, 1998 (a graph)* Annual

In his first meeting as the chairman of the powerful Appropriations Committee in 1995, when Republic

Government lawyers are bracing themselves for the privatization of Malha Paulista, formerly known as

Operations at international airports, cargo complexes and sea ports across the country are likely to

In the article on Page 1A, on Friday, Nov. 6, ''FedEx strike nears as talks break off'', the descrip

Nov. 6, 1998U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

Experience tells us that obtaining a binding ruling from Customs is not always simple.However, it is

Hanjin Shipping Co. has inaugurated its seventh container vessel with capacity for 5,300 20-foot equ