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In the latest blow to Hong Kong's ailing economy, Cathay Pacific Airways is reportedly planning to c

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President Clinton acted to restrict European Union exports of wheat gluten, a sticky extract used to

June 1, 1998This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the es

The Journal of Commerce's Transportation stock index fell 3.11 percent, to 4710.65.63 last week as a

Yellow Corp., after enduring years of slim margins, is throwing in the towel on its financially aili

Negotiators from 132 countries have accepted that they will not meet the July 20 deadline to agree o

'I see no reason to recuse myself.'

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

Central America is hoping to overcome corruption, excessive bureaucracy and incomplete infrastructur

Monday June 1, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

The Federal Maritime Commission, in announcing an investigation of trans-Pacific shipping practices,

Large and small railroads, after weeks of closed-door talks, have failed to reach agreement on comme

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VIAGRA CLEARED BYEUROPEAN PANELNEW YORK - Pfizer Inc.'s impotence drug Viagra cleared one of

Britain's trade deficit with the rest of the world shrank to 1.5 billion pounds ($2.4 billion) in Ma

Times are changing for Europe's ''Big Four.''London, Frankfurt, Paris and Amsterdam continue

International Air Transport Association. June 7-9. Montreal. Annual general meeting. Contact: Anne P

India's largest shipping company, bucking adverse market conditions, posted a 6 percent increase in

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May 29, 1998U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

First Microsoft - now the airline industry?The Clinton administration has blazed a bold trus

Ayres Corp. expects to complete a deal to acquire a 93 percent interest in LET, a Czech aircraft ma

The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending May 27, 1998 as supplied by the bunker fuel de

A World Bank mission arrived in Poland on Monday to discuss possible funding for a government plan t

June 1, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

The draft at the Panama Canal appears to be heading back to normal, but the waterway now has a diffe

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

The International Monetary Fund doesn't need any more money to bail out the Russian economy and Cong

''Technology has no quick fix for solving the Y2K problem,'' warned William C. Hartnett, worldwide f

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Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,500-$1,600 per ton lo

OFFERS TO BUY* SKIWEAR AND ACCESSORIES. All kinds. European brands and designs. Please suppl

A state-owned Indian multi-modal operator acquired state-of-the-art container flats capable of opera

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Bob Smith, chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, urged President Clinton last week to exem

As of June 1, 1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

Telecommunications standards organizations from the United States, Europe and Japan have reached an

Europe's smaller airports have finally made a breakthrough in the battle for cargo.Liege Air

Union Pacific Corp. announced Monday that L. White Matthews III, executive vice president for financ