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The International Monetary Fund's medicine works, but currency controls don't, the two top financial

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

EU Commission Vice President and Trade Commissioner Leon Brittan will seek to negotiate the first Mu

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 203.76 off 1.60

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Sen. Phil Gramm, R-Texas, the main opponent of a major banking reform bill now pending in the Senate

FUTURES - October 8, 1998 OPEN INTEREST AND SALES - October 7, 1998All life-of-co

Nearly 75 percent of U.S. manufacturers and suppliers are either using or considering a third-party

Asian shippers are intensifying their attack on what they perceive as high and unfair terminal handl

Merrill Lynch lowered its earnings estimates for airlines and downgraded its recommendations for man

The U.S. Customs Service will increase penalties late this month for those caught with counterfeit g

AXA Global Risks, the AXA Group Co. for large corporate risks, international risks, marine aviation

International Petroleum ExchangeOctober 8, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)<

October 9, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represen

CIGNA Reinsurance Division is forming CIGNA Re International, a reinsurance unit dedicated to market

Officials at the federal agency charged with carrying out the landmark Ocean Shipping Reform Act of

Railways in Germany, Britain, Italy and other European nations plan to invest billions of dollars in

Atlantic Mutual Cos. and Kibble & Prentice have launched an online facility to provide business insu

Fortis GroupRobert Pollock has been appointed executive vice president, chief financial offi

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Russia's newly appointed Minister of Trade, Georgy Gabounia, called a meeting Friday with Russian st

The Bi-State Harbor Carriers Conference, a group that represents harbor truckers in the Port of New

Japan submitted a list to the United States Friday containing more than 50 deregulatory proposals ai

Bangladesh's trade and industry, frustrated by frequent labor unrest at the main seaport at Chittago

Ocean shipping rates between Asia and northern Europe will rise Jan. 1 and again April 1, the Asia W

Economists in South America's most important market for U.S. trade are welcoming news of a near-agre

The Christian Coalition scored a last-minute breakthrough against corporate interests Friday, as the

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

Gold producers in Zimbabwe would welcome a more efficient official hedging mechanism to replace the

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Russian importers and western traders express confusion and frustration at the spate of import polic

The worst is yet to come in the Asian financial crisis. Pressure will intensify on carriers trying t

Australia-New ZealandDirect LineBill Sheridan was named refrigerated-distribution manager at

Binding Customs rulings have become a key element of U.S. Customs administration. Importers depend o

I haven't seen anything like this in my 30 years in the foreign exchange market,'' one dealer said F

Seven Chilean and foreign financial institutions and consortiums will bid to assist Chile in the par

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

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

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

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent) is as