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

OFFERS TO SELL* TURKEY MEAT. Tom turkey necks, $0.21, 1 load, North Carolina, 5 25-30-lb. Po

Last April, 58 multinationals - among them the ''Who's Who'' of the high-tech, telecom, aerospace an

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The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 208.54 off 1.72 wh

Tuesday June 16, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

EVA Airways Corp., a unit of Evergreen Group, last week launched its service to Los Angeles, the fir

U.S. importers will be forced to lay out cash to pay duties on products that traditionally enter the

As Saudi Arabia's information-technology industry booms, U.S. computer hardware and software supplie

The United Nations is preparing a uniform law to address problems on at national level that involve

Los Angeles pilots have initiated legal action against the port, raising the specter of labor tensio

Anyone following the harbor maintenance tax litigation, even on a cursory level, is aware that the t

EGYPT TO PURCHASECARGO X-RAY MACHINESBILLERICA, Mass. - Customs officials in Egypt have agre

June 16, 1998RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead

The Justice Department said Aluminum Co. of America could complete its proposed purchase of Alumax I

MEXICO INVESTIGATESPOLYSTYRENE DUMPINGMEXICO CITY - Mexico has started an anti-dumping inves

Allstate Insurance Co. has filed suit against a Los Angeles consulting firm, accusing Building Permi

It's summertime! The birds are singing, fish are swimming and, in the distance, we can hear: GOOOOOO

The French government has announced that France's No. 1 mutual insurer, Groupama, and Switzerland's

People are increasingly using retired shipping containers as affordable housing on the Western Pacif

OVERVIEWIndian demand for plastics packaging material increased from $1.1 billion in 1996 to

Americans using new mobile satellite phones would be protected from having them confiscated or payin

International Petroleum ExchangeJune 15, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

New York Mercantile Exchange - June 15, 1998Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Canada has filed a grievance against the European Union, asking the World Trade Organization to exam

Greyhound Bus Lines Inc. began an express package service for Florida business shippers looking for

* Noon Tuesday - The U.S. dollar fell on profit-taking after climbing to eight-year highs regularly

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Aug 1, 1997 - June 16, 1998 (a graph)* A

RUSSIAIndustry: Medical equipmentDisposable surgical instruments from polymeric mate

Following in the footsteps of its Bremen counterpart, Hamburg's biggest port operating firm - the Ha

Determined to stop U.S. consumers from buying goods made overseas under abusive child labor conditio

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

921 (June 16, 1998) Previous day - 925The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursday

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

Trade representatives from 34 countries meet in the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires today to grapp

ANOTHER TOP OFFICIALRESIGNS FROM MASSPORTBOSTON - For the second time in a week, a top Massa

Richard Huang, the former president of Evergreen America Corp. who went on to head the group's fast-

HEALTHY RETURNS SEENFOR US LIFE INSURERSPALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. - Life and health insurers

Ship lines belonging to the Trans-Atlantic Conference Agreement should be fined for antitrust violat

Sometimes it's helpful to put aside the big technology concerns in your business for just a moment a