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NUMEREX CORP.John J. Reis stepped down as president and chief executive and as a director of

Taiwan's giant shipping to airline conglomerate, Evergreen, will put pen to paper on Thursday in an

Insurers, brokers, agents and industry providers constantly introduce products and services. There a

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 206.5 off 0.93 whi

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This week's column is for those of you who skipped Accounting 101 in college or slept through those

As Congress careens toward its August recess, lawmakers are rushing to complete work on a $47 billio

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In a recent study by the consulting firm of A.T. Kearney, senior executives indicated the Internet a

As Cote d'Ivoire enters its third consecutive year of growth, many U.S companies find the time is ri

In a bid to keep out cheap goods from crisis-ridden Asia and Eastern Europe, Mexico's commerce agenc

* Noon Tuesday - The dollar remained lower at midday Tuesday, after declining in Asian trading on a

In less than six weeks, U.S. Customs will start testing a quota preprocessing system for textiles an

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

Helicopters, Chinese medicine and latex gloves are just a taste of the eclectic mix of products that

Frequent readers may recall from previous columns that District Export Councils are the Commerce Dep

Mexico's Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) is working to increase natural gas production and supply, both

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

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

U.S. and British officials are studiously avoiding any discussion about the future of sanctions agai

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BAA, the world's biggest airports operator, Monday reported a 3.7 percent rise in second-quarter pre

CROWLEY AMERICAN TRANSPORTMatt Devine was named controller, with responsibility for financia

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

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

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

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Two years after the bankruptcy of Germany's biggest shipbuilder, Bremer Vulkan Verbund AG, court-app

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

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

Vietnam's air cargo industry has run into turbulence just as it was beginning to take off.Th

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July 27, 1998This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the e

Truckers say they're getting a bum rapIndependent truckers say law enforcement agencies are