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India's southern port of Tuticorin, which has gained some container traffic because of troubles at t

'When the chips are down, you remember those who took care of you. Anyone can sell price.'

A senior Russian trade official said moves are under way to reach an agreement to allow resumption o

Oct. 30, 1998U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

Crawford & Co. reported its third-quarter net income decreased to $8.9 million from $14.9 million fo

Emery Worldwide said new technology being deployed at its hub in Dayton, Ohio, will dramatically spe

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Central American trade with the United States is expected to be nearly shut down for weeks following

Monday Nov. 2, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

The U.S. government has agreed to improve checks on meat sold to the European Union, after EU veteri

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State Insurance Commissioner Linda Ruthardt must decide by Friday whether she will honor the state a

A recent survey shows how pervasive chiropractic treatment is in the United States, and that most gr

The fate of France's leading ocean shipping line is caught up in a fierce family feud that has cast

The challenges facing French life insurers should be spurring them to find new areas of business gro

Feeling the pinch from the relentless competition of Asian shipyards, the former East German yards o

An agreement between Brazil and the International Monetary Fund to ease South America's financial cr

Colombia plans to purchase sophisticated X-ray equipment to locate narcotics hidden in export car

The new administration of Colombian President Andres Pastrana is moving quickly to join other Latin

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

Three weeks ended Oct. 24, 1998, vs. similar 1997 periodCars CarsLoaded Loaded

Nov. 2, 1998This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the es

A United Nations proposal would make U.S. exporters of hazardous materials pay to clean up the mess

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

Russia cut back sharply on its plans to print new and nearly worthless money Monday after the Intern

Malaysia came under the spotlight of intense international scrutiny Monday as foreign media and inte

More than a pipe dream, less than a port. That's the confi- dential assessment of a major Wester

Day after day, tempers flare at the Swiss-Italian border crossing at Chiasso, where southbound rail

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Aeroports de Paris has everything going for it, including the most valuable asset any European airpo

Import specialists who work in Caribbean offices of the U.S. Customs Service will be wearing badges

Current Textile Quotas:Where the average recent utilization rate indicates full quota utiliz

Showing some sympathy amid the Asian economic crisis, the European Commission will continue allowing

Joseph F.H. Cutrona announced Monday he will resign as executive director of the National Small Ship

No other state, except possibly California, has moved as fast as Massachusetts has to bring competit

A landmark global agreement championed by the United States to outlaw shipbuilding subsidies is like

November 2, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represe

More than 26 million American households, or one in four, have no life insurance coverage, a new Rop