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'The $9.07-a-pound compensation (for losses) is a joke when a shoe-box-size container of computer co

OFFERS TO BUY* SEWING THREADS. We require, on a monthly basis, 40/2 20/2 80/2 threads. 40/2:

As of April 17, 1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

US, MEXICO TO CONTINUESUGAR, FRUCTOSE DIALOGUEMEXICO CITY - Mexico and the United States hav

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Matson Navigation Co.'s registered a 23 percent increase in first-quarter operating profit, accordin

Singapore has announced two legislative amendments, one of which permits only registered manufacture

Environmental Remediation Holding Corp. is now part of a joint venture with privately heldDe

California's controversial ergonomics standard has been in place for nearly a year, but it's not cer

A showdown between freight intermediaries and major U.S. ship lines comes to a climax Tuesday as the

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The U.S. trade gap widened in February, as a growing deficit with Japan reflected that nation's deep

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President Saparmurad Niyazov of Turkmenistan will follow a well-worn path for Central Asian leaders

The slowdown in Asia-Pacific traffic resulting from the Asian economic meltdown could put a damper o

The Thai government faces a test of resolve over the International Monetary Fund's package as battle

American Waterways Operators is adopting a zero tolerance policy for substandard barge and tow opera

World economic leaders agreed the global financial system must become a safer place but failed to hi

An April 14 Journal of Commerce article on Page 2A, entitled ''Russian official warns US, IMF agains

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PBB Global Logistics Inc. of Fort Erie, Ontario, said its updated Web site, www.pbb.com, gives globa

The Millennium Bug computer problem threatens to cause chaos for ship lines and seriously disrupt in

The ball is in Japan's court after last week's meeting of the Group of 7 industrial nations. But if

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Heads of state from 34 countries Sunday formally launched talks for a Free Trade Area of the America

For the second consecutive Summit of the Americas, the only country not represented - Cuba - garnere

Heads of state headed home Sunday having launched here the talks to create a Free Trade Area of the

While President Clinton meets privately Saturday with heads of state from across the hemisphere, his

White House aides said President Clinton didn't feel the shaking, but the Washington press corps sur

Argentina's Economy Minister Jorge Campbell confirmed late Saturday that Canada would be the host of

With heads of state meeting in Chile this weekend to formally launch negotiations for a Free Trade A

President Clinton, addressing the opening of the second Summit of the Americas here, vowed Saturday

Opening remarks by President Clinton at the Summit of the Americas in Santiago, Chile, as transcribe

Using the weekend launch of negotiations for a Free Trade Area of the Americas by 2005 as a backdrop

Unum Corp. said Wednesday it has reached agreements with two Japanese companies to sell its insuranc

Restructuring Patrick Stevedore. Co was the first step in an elaborate scheme to allow it to legally

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