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U.S. officials meeting last week with their Japanese counterparts in San Francisco pressed Japan to

Nov. 3, 1998No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 20.

November 3, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represe

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 204.12 up 0.84 whi

Motorola signed an agreement in excess of $100 million with South Korea's SK Telecom that includes t

Indian Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha said Tuesday he will appoint a senior official to ensure ''fa

Trans-Pacific shipping lines plan to hit U.S. importers with substantial rate increases next year on

Mexico's leading chemical trade association has renewed calls for deregulation and privatization of

Expeditors International of Washington Inc. said its third-quarter earnings rose 21 percent to $14.2

Harleysville Group Inc. reported third-quarter net income of $14.2 million this year, down slightly

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

The drive to create a free trade area in the Pacific could be derailed unless Japan is more willing

Portugal's government should cut its budget deficit to help cool the pace of economic growth and to

The World Bank will give Uzbekistan $130 million in credits in the first half of 1999, the bank's Uz

Wisconsin Central Transportation Corp. reported that its third quarter income fell to $19.4 million,

Several container ships now docked at West Coast ports arrived with damaged containers or containers

An unusual special risk coverage aimed at providing Texans who legally carry a concealed handgun wit

Centre Reinsurance Holdings Ltd., the parent of the Centre Solutions companies, plans to acquire Mas

NORTH AMERICAThe Americas Food & Beverage Show. Dec. 2-4. Miami. Contact: Gary Fountain, For

Chilean state-owned copper producer Codelco said its Radomiro Tomic mine, which came on line late la

American Re-Insurance Co. and its parent, Munich Re Group, have consolidated and integrated their ex

Wanted: a seamless software system to solve tricky logis tical dilemmas.''Companies like

In just two months, the euro will become the common currency of much of Europe. Are you ready?

'The whole thing started because the U.S. brought the tomato cases.'

Manufacturing contracted for the fifth straight month in October, as new orders tumbled and exports

The federal government began distributing ballots Monday for the controversial election rerun for pr

The United States and the European Union are in a new race, for the hearts, minds and purses of Br

Foreign investors, especially from the United States and Britain will be prime targets when Bangkok'

A seminar on the Automated Export System will be held on Nov. 19 at John F. Kennedy International Ai

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

New York Mercantile Exchange - November 2, 1998Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Lo

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The United States, seeking to diffuse nagging criticism of the World Trade Organization at home, has

The British government on Tuesday signaled a significant warming to the idea of joining Europe's sin

There's trouble in paradise for third-party logistics providers.While the North American log

Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways was considering taking over management of Philippine Airlines, an

W.R. Berkley Corp. said its net income for the third quarter of 1998 was down to $10.4 million, abou

Russia and the De Beers diamond cartel agreed in Moscow on Tuesday to renew their diamond marketing