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HOUSE PASSES CUSTOMSAUTHORIZATION MEASUREWASHINGTON - The House passed a two-year authorizat

'There is a cost for us to do business in Buenos Aires. That's why we hire agents. They're to make t

A bid by a lawmaker from Massachusetts to raise tariffs on Indian textile imports to the United Stat

OPEC took another step in rebuilding its reputation this week when Russia agreed to take part in the

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The Indian government has modified policy to allow foreign investment of up to 49 percent in joint v

Offers to buy* LONGITUDINAL WELDED PIPE, FITTINGS, AND BLIND FLANGE AND GASKETS. Contact: D'

It was the best kiss with clothes on. Up there on the rail of the cruise liner, the couple waved. Th

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With the strong U.S. economy continuing to act like a magnet, imports from Asia, Europe and Latin Am

Navieras/NPR Inc. will place orders this week for 1,000 new 53-foot containers it plans to introduce

MARCH 1998 FEBRUARY 1998 CUMULATIVE 1998EXPORTS* IMPORTS** EXPORTS* IMPOR

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Despite economic upheaval in many parts of Asia, the main port in Taiwan and its transshipment area

977 (May 20, 1998) Previous day - 982The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lond

May 20, 1998Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker Rate Schedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Sched

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MAYSeamen's Church Institute. May 22. New York. Commemoration of National Maritime Day. Cont

Customs' latest document has form, but doesn't use paper.The agency's recently launched Nati

Christopher J. Rankin, the sharp-witted chief of P&O Nedlloyd in North America, will retire from tha

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

* Noon Tuesday - The dollar gained 0.21 percent against the yen, as traders mostly were standing pat

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(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, July 3, 1997 - May 19, 1998 (a graph)* A

As of May 19, 1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 219.27 off 2.69 wh

The United States will return some of the $74.5 million deposit Thailand has paid for eight F/A-18 H

May 19, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

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

A study by Thailand's Finance Ministry has calculated the country's financial meltdown at 5.0 trilli

MEXICO JOINS WORKERS INSUING MAINE EGG FARMWASHINGTON - The Mexican government joined 14 mig

From the United States/CanadaJAMAICA. May 24-28. The Heritage International Trade Associatio

Canada has objected to a preliminary U.S. Customs ruling that says exports of predrilled studs - lum

May 19, 1998RESELLER RACK UNLEADED MID- PREMIUM-UNLEA

Indonesia's deepening financial crisis should result in a 11 percent drop in oil demand this year fr

Nearly half of Union Pacific Railroad train crew workers - perhaps exhausted from month after month

New Jersey Gov. Christie Whitman unveiled a ''strategic transportation plan for the 21st century'' M

FORTIS TO BUY GENERALEBANK FOR $11.1 BILLIONBRUSSELS - Belgian-Dutch banking and insurance g

That Panama has a canal and Nicaragua does not is often put down to a devious Frenchman, a 1 cent st