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The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending May 20, 1998 as supplied by the bunker fuel de

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

Marjory E. Searing says there's room for the unconventional in the world of trade missions.T

Depending on whom you ask, it could take Africa decades to become a world-class exporter ofmanufactu

TELECOM STANDARDSGROUPS REACH ACCORDGENEVA - Telecommunica- tions standards organizations fr

The Commerce Department's controls over the export of U.S.-owned satellites to China for launch are

Friday May 22, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

OFFERS TO BUY* PIG IRON. Urgently seeking 1,500 metric tons of pig iron ingot, , c.i.f. Duba

An undercover money laundering sting mounted by U.S. authorities against Mexican and Venezuelan bank

May 21, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

A U.S. company and the government of the eastern Caribbean island of Grenada have agreed on a truce

New York Mercantile Exchange - May 21, 1998Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

CSX CORP.Three executives were appointed to new positions.Thomas E. Hoppin was named senior

When Europe's top antitrust cop comes to Washington next week, he'll have a hard sell with U.S. offi

Builders Transport Inc., a truckload carrier based in Camden, S.C., will be charting a new commercia

The Cargo Truckers Association will recommend its members nationwide go on strike two days before th

SHIPSTWO KINGS POINTINSTRUCTORS GET AWARDSKINGS POINT, N.Y. - The U.S. Maritime Admi

Three weeks ended May 16, 1998, vs. similar 1997 periodCars Cars Loaded Loaded

In a temporary move to add capacity on routes through the Panama Canal, Maersk Line and Sea-Land Ser

AIG BUYS MAJORITY SHAREIN EL SALVADOR INSURERNEW YORK - American International Group bought

Auto insurance premiums could drop by one-quarter if legislation is approved that would allow people

U.S. negotiators say they see another open-skies deal on the horizon - this time with Italy - but so

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

Air cargo charters can indeed rescue those in need. They're also expensive, but shippers who shop wi

UNITED PULLS OUT OF FRANCEBIDDING, CLEARS WAY FOR UPSUnited Airlines has withdrawn its reque

Two ports on opposite sides of the world caught their first glimpse of the world's biggest commercia

The failure of several companies in Jamaica's financial services sector has hurt other Caribbean cou

In a Thursday, May 21, article on Page 1A, ''US proposal could cut trucking costs north of the borde

Financing sales and investments in sub-Saharan Africa is not easy, but more resources appear to be o

Pity the European business executive. He has job security, but he's stressed out.European ex

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, July 11, 1997 - May 22, 1998 (a graph)*

The directors of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are boldly assuring importers that their po

Karen Hanson, air export manager at forwarding giant Danzas Corp., arranges for the shipment of 40,0

The Clinton administration delayed imposing sanctions on Russian companies that sold missile technol

Lost in the hoopla over the record U.S. trade deficit in March was the fact that Germany's trade dat

'From where I sit, they're already a nuclear weapons state. I'm not so concerned if they can hit the

Africa's textile and apparel sector will be fighting more than the U.S. textile industry ifit wants

Russia has proposed a detailed market access offer in its negotiations to join the World Trade Organ

Some two weeks after 1,400 union members fired by Patrick Stevedore Co. won a temporary court order

Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman said he was ''led to believe'' by European officials there will b