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A key House panel has endorsed a measure to encourage the use of soybean-based diesel fuel by includ

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

It started as a relatively low-key effort to give local customs authorities a greater say in how the

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Seeking a balance between oil development and the environment, the Clinton administration has drawn

Canadian canola exports to China in 1998-99 (August-to-July) could be sharply higher than 1997-1998'

UPS scraps delivery vansat Stuttgart's requestFRANKFURT - United Parcel Service couriers are

Expansion spending by Chicago-based American Classic Voyages Co., which owns American Hawaii Cruises

Nearly all of the final details for an end to Australia's bitter dockworker dispute fell into place

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. said it suffered a loss during the first half of 1998, the first time th

Thursday Aug. 6, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

The International Tank Container Organization, at a meeting of its board of directors this week, sai

Asia's financial crisis has created a double-edged sword for shippers: While prices have plunged for

Caliber Logistics Inc. and MSAS Global Logistics have formed an alliance aimed at serving shippers a

Consolidated Delivery & Logistics and its SureWay Worldwide air division said they have launched its

The only aviation maintenance firm in Hong Kong saw interim earnings slump nearly 22 percent as air

In a continuation of what has become a long-standing battle in the Pacific, the government of Guam h

In a telling sign of where international trade stands on Bill Clinton's agenda, the president met wi

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The Bangladesh government has unveiled a clutch of incentives in a new trade policy with the objecti

RICHMOND'S SMOKING,NO THANKS TO TOBACCOFor years, Oriental tobacco from Turkey and Greece wa

A top Chilean legislator said Thursday that lawmakers and the government have definitely discarded t

763 (August 6, 1998) Previous day - 774The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursda

798(August 6, 1998) Previous day - 808The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lon

Aug. 6, 1998Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

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

Mexico will break its six-year cycle of serious economic problems at the transition between Mexican

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CENSUS ISSUES EXPORTPAPERWORK RULINGWASHINGTON - The Census Bureau on Thursday issued an exp

Spurred by strong exports and strengthening business investment, Germany's economy is forecast to gr

ONGOINGAssociation of Ship Brokers and Agents. Applications for home study course, the ''Bas

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Sept. 19, 1997 - Aug. 6, 1998 (a graph)*

'The bill provides authority for American businesses to keep their ocean transportation costs confid

The Russian government has agreed to slash import duties on 300 items from the current levels of 30

Russian steelmakers and traders are fulminating against the inscrutability of the Chinese, as offici

The narrow defeat of an anti-trade amendment in the House late Wednesday signals how slim congressio

SONY FINED $1 MILLIONFOR HIDING 1994 LOSSESWASHINGTON - The Securities and Exchange Commissi

India has opened proceedings at the World Trade Organization against the European Union over its con

AON'S NET INCOME JUMPS65.7 PERCENT IN QUARTERCHICAGO - Aon Corp. reports net income of $139.

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