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Federal officials have suspended indefinitely a plan to expand tests of a system meant to bring more

The leads are classified and listed by their Harmonized System (HS) codes. U.S. firms should note th

How to use:Trade leads are sent to the USDA from U.S. agricultural attaches, counselors and

Sankyo Seiki Manufacturing Ltd. of Japan will build a $100 million information technology support pl

As of November 3,1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from

Russia's Gazprom has started negotiating possible deals with East European countries, including thos

State-owned Airports Authority of India will invite global tenders within a month for private invest

Key movements in 20-foot ocean container unitsJul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. A

The New York foreign exchange rates below are selling rates among trading banks of $1 million and mo

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The river Rhine, which has been closed for shipping due to extremely high water levels on its middle

CSX Corp. and Norfolk Southern Corp. have exercised an option to seek binding arbitration with the B

Chubb Corp. reported lower earnings for the third quarter and first nine months of 1998 because of m

Cargo insurance buyers now have the capability to handle most of their insurance needs via an Intern

Russia's economic crisis has dealt a severe blow to a retail industry that was thriving after decade

The U.S. State Department is seeking private-sector comment on a proposed international convention r

Electronics giant Philips said it would close up to one-third of its plants by 2002 to create a lean

The Indian government has decided to accord export house status to the tourism industry to boost for

829 (November 3, 1998) Previous day - 841The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thurs

ConsecoLawrence M. Coss, 59, chairman and chief executive of Green Tree Financial Corp., a C

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Dec. 24, 1997 - Nov. 3, 1998 (a graph)*

Importers are beginning to cut off steel supplies from Russia, Japan and Brazil, fearing a new anti-

U.S. industrial customers in 1997 paid the lowest prices forelectricity in 17 years, accordi

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Gow & Hanna Incorporated of New York and Gow & Hanna Incorpor

Six months after 58 multinationals presented a 40-resolution manifesto, including a call for supplie

Ministers and senior officials from 180 countries meeting at a conference here on climatic changes w

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

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

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

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

The costly trade imbalance in Neptune Orient Lines' primary market and the huge debt incurred when i

Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway has launched an operation aimed at improving communications

Air Express International Corp. registered third-quarter net income of $13 million, down 3 percent f

The Customs Service offers an instruction booklet on the Web for firms filing paperwork electronical

Industry analysts and importers believe carriers will need every penny of their proposed 30 percent

The logistics industry will continue to expand, but the recent rapid growth may be difficult to sust

European shipping lines won valuable licenses this week to operate logistics services within China.

Tuesday Nov. 3, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

China will have more Internet surfers than any other country in Asia outside Japan by the year 2001,

Since my last column, I exhibited at IKK, a large Nurnberg, Germany trade show. Although this three-