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Airbus Industrie, the four-nation European aircraft manufacturer, celebrated a major victory Tuesday

ASIA-PACIFICTHAILANDOne consequence of the region's currency and economic crisis is

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

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

A state-run Web site highlighting Chinese exports has attracted more than 10 milion hits since it wa

Consumer price pressures are expected to ease further this year, with the official 1998 forecast of

A two-day international conference starting today will press for a speedy opening up of India's pote

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 200.54 off 2.54 wh

Michael Navaroli was named president of Envirotainer Inc., a distributor of temperature-controlled a

The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending Aug. 17, 1998 as supplied by the bunker fuel d

Vietnam has decided to end the U.S. dollar's widespread use in transactions across the country, but

Japanese network has reported that food shortages are gripping North Korea's free economic and trade

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Argentina, the world's second-largest lemon grower after the United States, is anxiously awaiting a

J.C. Penney Insurance Group Inc., one of the four core businesses of J.C. Penney Co., has announced

Russian exporters, taking advantage of the devaluation of the ruble by maximizing exports of fuel oi

Members of the Transpacific Westbound Rate Agreement will reduce the currency adjustment factor on c

Battered by huge losses in the trucking and bulk shipping sectors, The Journal of Commerce Stock Ind

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CROWLEY AMERICAN TRANSPORTDeborah Pearsall was appointed director of human resources. Ms. Pe

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

Analysts welcomed the first major overhaul of Indonesia's banking sector as a good start but warned

Poland must prepare itself for weaker exports to Russia and the former Soviet Union due to the crisi

Romania's privatization will be accelerated by sales at symbolic prices, said Privatization Minister

FUTURES - August 21, 1998 OPEN INTEREST AND SALES - August 20, 1998All life-of-co

South Korea's Financial Supervisory Commission said the restructuring plan for the domestic insuranc

Taiwan is set to overtake Japan to become the world's largest notebook computer producer by the end

The Massachusetts Port Authority opened a cargo building at Logan International Airport on Thursday.

Lufthansa Cargo, Japan Airlines and SAS Cargo are jointly setting up direct freighter services betwe

With China and the United States negotiating market access in maritime services this week in Beijing

When Challenge Air Cargo decided to open a regional hub at Dallas-Fort Worth Airport, the move ra

Crowley American Transport has launched a weekly, fixed-day service between the United States and Ma

Centris Group Inc. said it will buy VASA North America Inc. and Seaboard Life Insurance Co. (USA) fr

South Korea is to extend 10 trillion won ($7.5 billion) in credit guarantees to small and medium-siz

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Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi will send his predecessor and the foreign minister to Russia ne

Cigna International Property & Casualty has formed Cigna International Consulting Services, an integ

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