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Like the widely different autos the companies produce - from family-friendly Dodge Caravans to high-

Mexico hopes to begin the first formal round of free-trade negotiations with the European Union this

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982 (May 19, 1998) Previous day - 985The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lond

925 (May 12, 1998) Previous day - 917The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursdays

May 19, 1998Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

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

Amid accusations from abroad about unfair exports, China says it will allow the market to play a gre

MAYHazardous Materials Training. May 20-21. Dallas. Sponsored by NIT League and Regulations

Last time we began to examine the Shipper's Export Declaration, discussing how to complete it for fi

BARBADOS INVESTMENT& DEVELOPMENT CORP.Ezra A. Catwell was named business development officer

REGIONAL BLOCSNafta Auto Products: Light Duty Vehicles - Series II. May 20, Detroit. Contact

In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash.'' While this 1966 book by humorist Jean Shepherd is about grow

The U.S. Export-Import Bank selected Metro Bank, Houston, a minority-owned bank that specializes in

OVERVIEWThe market for medical equipment in Costa Rica has been volatile over the past three

NORTH AMERICAMedical Design. June 2-4. New York. Contact: Diane O'Connor, (310) 392-5509.Hig

* PHARMACEUTICAL MATERIALS. 1) Sulindac BP93/USP23, 10 kg net/cardboard drum. 2) Indomethacin JP12 2

The U.S. Customs Service's efforts to carry out the mandates of the Customs Informed Compliance and

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

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 221.96 off 1.83 wh

The Surface Transportation Board is testing rail carrier and customer sentiment about a proposal to

As of May 18, 1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

May 18, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

Japan is not meeting an October agreement to stop discriminating against U.S. cargo vessels at its p

TRUCKSGOP LAWMAKERS AGREEON KEY ROAD BILL ISSUESWASHINGTON - Republican lead

China and the United States finish the first round of talks Wednesday that could bring an added meas

For customs agents, cargo handlers and other airport workers, making friends and greasing palms has

Three weeks ended May 9, 1998, vs. similar 1997 periodCARS CARSLOADED LOADED

Singapore Airlines is adding cargo capacity despite concern about immediate prospects and flat profi

Redwood Systems Inc., the third-party logistics management company, has signed a seven-year contract

President Clinton on Monday called for a new round of global trade talks to be launched in the Unite

As Congress focuses on the CIA's ''colossal failure'' to predict India's nuclear plans, a second, an

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

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Brazil's surprise lifting of all foreign investment restrictions on Latin America's largest telecomm

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, July 3, 1997 - May 18, 1998 (a graph)* A

USTR PROBES MEXICANHIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUPWASHINGTON - U.S. Trade Representative Charlene B

A hotel room in Moscow will set you back quite a few rubles. On average, Moscow hotels are the most

CHINA PLANS TO TAP MOREFOREIGN INVESTMENT FUNDSBEIJING - China will use more foreign investm

Canada and the Mercosur customs union have exchanged documents that will allow them to review this w