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

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

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

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

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

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

International Petroleum ExchangeJuly 13, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

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The leads are classified and listed by their Harmonized System (HS) codes. U.S. firms should note th

HOW TO USE:Trade leads are sent to the USDA from U.S. agricultural attaches, counselors and

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

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

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.

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

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

The shipping industry is bracing for a spate of bankruptcies as Asia's financial crisis drives dry b

Danzas Holding AG's move to form a strategic alliance with Denmark's DFDS A/S transport company is t

Plans are quietly under way by an obscure federal agency to allow new offshore oil drilling along Ca

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

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'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

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

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

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

New York Mercantile Exchange - July 13, 1998Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

July 13, 1998U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

Japan's Mitsubishi Oil Co. said Tuesday that it plans to start crude production offshore Vietnam in

UKRAINIAN CARGO PLANECRASHES AFTER TAKEOFFRAS AL-KHAIMAH, United Arab Emirates - A Ukrainian

SENATORS IGNORE PLEA,BOOST O'HARE FLIGHTSWASHINGTON - Despite a last-minute plea from an Ill

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

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

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

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July 13, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

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U.S., Canadian and European companies that mine and refine bauxite in Jamaica have signed an accord