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German shipyards are likely to stop reducing their work forces in the coming year for the first time

The number of Americans without health insurance rose to 43.4 million last year, up 1.7 million from

Russia's dominant state-owned insurance company, Rosgosstrakh, warned the government last week that

Russia's economic crisis has badly bruised the nation's tourism industry, with many travel agencies

Trism Inc. said its operating results for the third quarter of 1998 will fall below expectations.

In an age when shippers complain about trucks being stuck in traffic jams, rail service being too sl

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As of Sept. 29,1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

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

Southampton Container Terminals is about to make its entry into the trans-Atlantic market by securin

The span once dubbed the ''Bridge to Nowhere'' is finally going somewhere, but now this crossroads c

The U.S. Department of Commerce's point agency on trade promotion and development is calling for hel

How to use:Trade leads are sent to the USDA from U.S. agricultural attaches, counselors and

Regional blocsNafta 101. Oct. 1, Phoenix; Oct. 15, St. Louis, Mo.; Oct. 20, Hamilton, Ontari

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, BUREAU OF EXPORT ADMINISTRATIONDexter M. Price was named direct

Reviewing the floor plans of IMEX's new offices, I realized the plans included almost no bookshelves

The U.S. Commerce Department's Trade Development Office of Finance has organized a series of worksho

Bulls and horses are dying from mosquito attacks, sugar cane is falling down in the fields, and soyb

The European Union will make its latest bid Thursday to persuade member governments to give it a man

While companies engaged in the marketing and sale of goods to U.S. consumers were busy importing the

Tuesday Sept. 29, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

Airline net profit could slump 50 percent to about $2.5 billion in 1998 under the impact of Asia's e

Baan Co. NV, a provider of supply chain planning software, has agreed to acquire CAPS Logistics Inc.

FUTURES - September 28, 1998 OPEN INTEREST AND SALES - September 25, 1998All life

836 (September 28, 1998) Previous day - 826The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thu

The shipbroker's survival in an increasingly competitive industry will depend on his ability to offe

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

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Nov. 21, 1997 - Sept. 29, 1998 (a graph)

Hong Kong's dominant handler of air cargo is suing the government's airport authority over the disas

As an incentive to the U.S. manufacturing economy, importers who enter certain components for use in

Neptune Orient Lines, blaming the Asian economic crisis that has slashed imports to the region, lost

924 (September 29, 1998) Previous day - 924The Baltic International Freight Futures Market i

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

The point man against the bug that is threatening American woodlands and unsettling imports from Chi

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The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered more inspections of Boeing 737 wiring around fuel ta

Union Pacific Railroad posted its best operating performance in more than a year, according to the c

NORTH AMERICATaitronics '98: Components and Equipment. Oct. 9-13. New York. Contact: Taiwan

New York Mercantile Exchange - September 28, 1998Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High

Unable to rely on its traditional industry of mineral mining, Uzbekistan is rapidly changing its for