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The Canadian Auto Workers union is taking its fight with Canadian National Railway to 1,000 of its p

The U.S. government should return every dime of the more than $1.3 billion unlawfully collected from

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The regional arm of Sea-Land Service Inc. is moving some office personnel and systems to the Philipp

When Colombian police, Mexican officials and agents of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration swep

A series of longshore work stoppages over the past few days have interrupted operations at West Coas

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

An agreement to rescue Russia's floundering economy may finally put its biggest tax dodger on the ro

An alliance of three large ocean carriers plans to more than double its capacity on the North Atlant

LOTT SAYS US SATELLITESHELPED CHINA'S MILITARYWASHINGTON - U.S. Senate leader Trent Lott sai

The race to elect a new chief of the World Trade Organization, who will lead the effort to liberaliz

With insurance privatization believed to be just around the corner, Delta Insurance Co. is trying to

* Noon Tuesday - The U.S. dollar fell, as the Japanese yen rose sharply on optimism that a new Japan

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Aug. 29, 1997 - July 14, 1998 (a graph)*

FRONTIER TAKES MAJORITYIN LONDON & EUROPEANROCK HILL, N.Y. - Frontier Insurance Group Inc. a

Taiwan's non-deliverable forwards market, mainly used by speculators, is not seen as viable.

'It's hard to estimate the financial loss, but even worse is the loss of Hong Kong's reputation. Tha

The independent U.S. International Trade Commission ruled Tuesday against Chile over a dispute on it

Orders for new tankers of 300,000 deadweight tons and over are soaring, according to a study.

California Governor Pete Wilson, siding with business organizations, last Friday vetoed legislation

846 (July 14, 1998) Previous day - 844The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lon

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker Rate Schedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Sched

838 (July 14, 1998) Previous day - 848The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursday

July 14, 1998Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High

ONGOINGSeamen's Church Institute. New York. Water Street Gallery exhibits paintings by 20 ma

Goods transported on German waterways in the first quarter totaled 59.2 million metric tons, up 17.3

The next few columns will cover some interesting export-related topics I discovered at May's Globus

It's been three months since the U.S. Postal Service launched a program to help direct-mail and mail

Colombia's music market is so attractive that U.S. music retailer Tower Records plans to open more s

WESTVACO CORP.Mark R. McMahon was named managing director-president of Riesga Ltda., the com

REGIONAL BLOCS2ND ANNUAL FORUM ON SOUTH ASIA LPG MARKETS. July 15-16. Thailand. Contact: Cen

Ah, that piece of real estate on the computer screen . . . the portal, a doorway to bountiful riches

NORTH AMERICAWorld Sports Expo. July 18-20. Chicago. Contact: Charles Suritz, (847) 439-4000

Chile provides a fairly good yet small and competitive market for food processing equipment. The foo

The formal banking sector in Indonesia is crashing, but bankers to the poorest of the poor are findi

As of July 14,1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

PRUDENTIALDr. Jeffrey P. Koplan, currently president of the Prudential Center for Health Car

America's infrastructure has been crumbling for years. In fact, more than 40 percent of U.S. bridges

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

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 209.36 off 1.18 wh