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U.S. firms doing business in Latin America are likely to face higher ocean shipping bills as ocean c

Trade and economic officials in the Mercosur customs union have returned to their respective capital

* Noon Monday - The U.S. dollar maintained early gains against the yen in midday trading Monday on w

Union Pacific Railroad is pulling out all the stops in its effort to convince the Surface Transporta

The world's two largest economies pledged major efforts to lift Asia out of its current financial do

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Sept. 12, 1997 - July 27, 1998 (a graph)

The South Korean economy will grow slightly next year, thanks to stronger domestic consumption, but

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

SANYO LICENSES IBM'SCOPPER TECHNOLOGYTOKYO - Japan's Sanyo Electric Co. said Monday it has a

The Mercosur customs union and the Andean Community next week begin negotiations that could pave the

Offers to buy* EQUIPMENT FOR MANUFACTURING (POTATO, ETC.) CHIPS. Need full processin

An increasingly alarmed business community at the Subic Bay free port appealed to the government and

CURRENT TEXTILE QUOTAS:Where the average recent utilization rate indicates full quota utiliz

'We are in the mood for a regional focus because we cannot advance elsewhere. We can't just do nothi

IBM POSTPONES PLANTPROJECT IN PHILIPPINESMANILA - IBM temporarily dropped plans to build a $

SWISS RE BUYSLIFE RE CORP.ZURICH, Switzerland - Swiss Reinsurance Co. has reached an agreeme

As of July 27, 1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

Importers and developing countries that make textiles and apparel for American consumers are satisfi

Individual Names will not disappear from Lloyd's, because it would be legally impossible for the 300

ACE LTD. REPORTS RISEIN QUARTERLY EARNINGSHAMILTON, Bermuda - ACE Ltd. reported net income f

Massachusetts-based property/casualty insurers see a legislative conference committee as their last

German insurer Gerling AG last week said it plans to acquire New York-based Constitution Reinsurance

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

Supporters of a new Internet standard known as eXtensible Markup Language (XML) claim that it could

Would you ask the company that built your premises to run your business for you? In a way, that's

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 207.43 off 0.08 wh

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Work on building a new container terminal at the Port of Colombo will begin next year in what is bil

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German trucking executives, already angered with high taxes and fuel costs, say a European Commissio

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Three weeks ended July 18, 1998, vs. similar 1997 periodCars Cars loaded loaded<

Contship Containerlines Ltd. plans to expand its service offerings between Australia-New Zealand and

If you want to sing sea chanteys aboard the giant Regina Maersk, learn first to yodel. The tiny crew

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837 (July 24, 1998) Previous day - 841The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lon

Skyway Freight Systems Inc., a provider of integrated logistics and supply chain management services

Marine Terminals Corp. has received ISO-9002 certification for its operation of the Ben E. Nutter co