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OFFERS TO SELL* WOOD FURNITURE. Large selection of quality wooden furniture for living rooms

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

837 (July 7, 1998) Previous day - 837The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lond

Expect to do business in Europe after Jan. 1, 1999? The U.S. Department of Commerce wants you at eur

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Rodale Press., Emmaus, Pa., is set to achieve its dual goals of generating $100 million a year from

The privatization of Thai state enterprises will not be rushed, despite pressure to quickly inject f

ATLAS EXPEDITES DELIVERYOF TWO BOEING FREIGHTERSATLAS AIR INC. is speeding up delivery of tw

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Gazprom, Russia's gas monopoly, has finally pledged to pay billions in tax debts after the cash-star

Container cargoes are at risk because ships are sailing too fast across the North Atlantic in bad we

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

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The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending July 1, 1998 as supplied by the bunker fuel de

July 6, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

K'' LINE AMERICA INC.Eberhard Hoerling was appointed vice president-Pacific Southwest and wi

Transportation stocks that make up The Journal of Commerce index were up modestly last week on the s

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* Noon Monday - The U.S. dollar was trading lower despite negative news out of Japan, Russia and Sou

Viewing several current events, and general public reactions to them, leads one to the conclusion th

July 2, 1998U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

Federal Express Corp. is operating again from its Asian hub at Subic Bay, but the dispute over contr

TAIWAN PROBING ALLEGEDILLEGAL CURRENCY TRADETAIPEI - Taiwan is investigating a booming illeg

'The plastics industry has been the worst sticking point throughout the service meltdown.'

CHINA DENIES PRISONERSMAKING ADIDAS FOOTBALLSBEIJING - A Chinese prison official dismissed a

After nearly two decades of running hundreds of trains daily over rattletrap rails with the blessing

The Federal Maritime Commission isn't waiting for House approval of legislation to revamp internatio

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

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Aug. 22, 1997 - July 6, 1998 (a graph)*

July 6, 1998RESELLER RACK UNLEADED MID- PREMIUM-UNLEA

New York Mercantile Exchange - July 2, 1998PREV. LIFE OF CONTR. OPENOPEN HIGH LO

The House has yet to approve a landmark Senate-passed bill to revamp international container shippin

LOWER MISSISSIPPI OPENSTO TRAFFIC AFTER ACCIDENTNEW ORLEANS - The lower Mississippi was comp

Russia's deteriorating economy could force the Kremlin to devalue the ruble as an immediate short-te

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent) is as

As of July 6, 1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

When Air Force One made the first landing of an international flight at Chek Lap Kok Airport, Presid

International Petroleum ExchangeJuly 6, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Monday July 6, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

BRITISH, GERMAN EXPORTCREDIT INSURERS TEAM UPHAMBURG - Hermes, the German credit insurer, wh