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Revised figures for August show that Brazil's gap between imports and exports totaled $643 million,

The U.S. Maritime Administration is asking the marine insurance community, shipowners and brokers fo

Senate confirmation proceedings for the congressional aide whom President Clinton has chosen to run

U.S. Customs has added a computer to its Automated Commercial System in an attempt to stay abreast o

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American International Group Inc. has engaged in false advertising, according to a complaint filed b

Argentina's poor ranking on an international watchdog organization's corruption index has hurt the c

The European Commission is fine-tuning its general system of preferences, which offers a string of d

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Several major channel-deepening projects probably will be delayed if Congress fails to authorize tho

The Commerce Department will expedite anti-dumping cases filed by U.S. steelmakers and workers again

Malaysia's trade surplus surged in August, giving the nation more breathing room as it uses capital

Russia's Rail Ministry has introduced so many cargo tariffs in the past month that shippers say they

The U.S. trucking industry, although hoping for an end to a provision of U.S. immigration law that c

The McLane Distribuica Ltda. subsidiary of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will be handling supply management f

Sounding part Winston Churchill and part the concerned father, newly re-elected President Fernando H

A joint undercover investigation conducted by the state insurance department's frauds bureau and the

Large volumes of trade over the Internet between the United States and Europe can be lost if differe

Asia's media is urging Australia to focus on the region's economic woes now that Prime Minister John

Confirming through the docks what economists have been putting on paper, traffic through the Port of

Zambia is losing more than $600 million annually through the illegal export of gemstones, especially

From time to time people ask me (and, I'm sure, many of my colleagues): ''What is the size of electr

Con-Way Transportation Service Inc. said it will not institute a general rate increase through the r

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 205.36 up 2.43

Oct. 8, 1998No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 21.

State Insurance Commissioner Deborah Senn fined the Legion Insurance Co. $75,000 for continuing to m

Iranian forces clashed with Afghanistan's Taliban religious army Thursday on Iran's northeastern bor

Two decades and $180 million later, a strategic rail link in New York's South Bronx will open Monday

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Some 1.2 billion people live in China, but only about 1 in every 100 has Internet access, according

The largest private rail operator in Mexico is putting the finishing touches on an intermodal servic

An article headlined ''Consolidators face uncharted waters of reform'' on Page 1 of the Oct. 7 editi

Oct. 7, 1998Baltic international Freight Futures Market PREV.CLOSE HIGH

Panama's shipping registry received a vote of confidence at the Fourth World Maritime Conference - a

International coal trade is projected to grow, pumped by strong demand in the Asia-Pacific region an

Open markets and free trade are the best remedies for the economic storm pummelling Southeast Asia,

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As of October 07, 1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from

The United States and Canada today will exchange protests about farm and ranch subsidies as talks to