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The U.S. steel industry is defending itself against the greatest import threat of the past decade -

This will be an unprecedented year for the Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriters Society, as

Centris Group Inc. said its net income for the quarter ended Sept. 30 will be lower than expected du

Allstate Corp. said it completed the sale of Pembridge Insurance Services Corp., a property casualty

Technology, investment, local partners and persistence are the keys to landing project business in C

Danzas, an international freight forwarder based in Switzerland, has concentrated much of its energy

Achieving the designation of chartered property and casualty underwriter is a premier professional a

It will take a lot more than volatile financial markets to compel higher property/casualty insurance

When it became apparent that insurance executives in remote locations couldn't attend the continuing

Despite record low oil prices, the outlook for U.S. exports of oil drilling equipment, services and

Exel Logistics and BDP International Inc., which provide logistics services, are entering into an al

U.S.-based shipowner and shipyard associations came out Thursday against international efforts to pu

Crowley Maritime Corp., continuing an effort to consolidate its operations in Florida, is shifting s

Officials said China and Myanmar (Burma) are speeding up construction of an intermodal transport pas

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

Oct. 23, 1998Baltic international Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

Oct. 23, 1998No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 21

Scientists may have stumbled upon a natural remedy against a chemical found in farm wastewater that

Oct. 22, 1998U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

International Petroleum ExchangeOctober 22, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Oct. 23, 1998RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

New York Mercantile Exchange - October 22, 1998Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Lo

October 23, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represe

As of Oct. 23, 1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

Jungbunzlauer International AG of Switzerland and Haarman & Reimer Corp. of the United States have p

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

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 203.49 off 0.21

FUTURES - October 22, 1998 OPEN INTEREST AND SALES - October 21, 1998All life-of-

Nobody has to tell Martin Callery how economic turmoil in Asia is wreaking havoc at forest product p

The JOC calendar is a detailed listing of events in transportation and logistics, regulations, finan

The strong dollar is both an asset and debit for anyone trading in global markets.Exports ar

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

The following business missions are scheduled for the coming months.The Journal of Commerce

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

U.S. breakbulk cargo volumes flowing into Latin American infrastructure projects are great enough th

PERU 8-MONTH TRADE DEFICITincreases to over $2 billionJanuary through August trade deficit w

Access to the ''forward'' foreign exchange market can be a huge help for smaller exporters and impor

Insurance has become more vital in the building of foreign infrastructure projects, demanded by gove

A hearing to determine the future structure of the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York took pl

Another big increase in managed-care enrollment among midsize employers helped keep increases in the