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As you are all probably aware, the 18th Winter Olympic Games were recently held in Nagano, Japan. At

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent) is as

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

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DON QUIJOTE ADDEDTO WALLENIUS FLEETSTOCKHOLM - Wallenius Lines took delivery of its new ship

BRAZIL AUTHORIZES GETO BUY DOMESTIC BANKBRASILIA - Brazil's National Monetary Council author

After two weeks of delay, analysts are growing increasingly skeptical about Russia's reasons for blo

The world is arguably a safer place than it has been in decades. Yet where there is economic turmoil

Mexico's commerce agency, Secofi, has published a decision imposing 108 percent duties on all Canadi

PLANESTAIWAN PREMIER ORDERSSELL-OFF OF AIRLINE SHARESTAIPEI - In the wake of

FLORIDA SENDS DELEGATIONTO WIN LATIN DESIGNATIONMIAMI - Florida Democratic Gov. Lawton Chile

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Mar. 4, 1997 - Feb. 20, 1998 (a graph)<

As of Feb. 20, 1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

Feb. 20, 1998RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

German exports and imports reached record levels last year, but the nation's whopping $70 billion tr

'We call the Caribbean the black hole of money laundering.'

A major freight consolidators group charges it has been excluded from compromise negotiations here a

The new private operators of Mexico's Pacific-North railroad took control last week with little fanf

Swiss freight forwarder Danzas Group has launched a five-year strategy with the aim of achieving a 3

International Petroleum ExchangeFeb. 19, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

The United States is the largest investor in Pakistan, but policy reviews and changes - particularly

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U.S. importers are discovering that the financial and customs implications of the Asian economic cri

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

An article, ''Emons earnings rose in quarter,'' which appeared in the Briefs column on Page 12A, Feb

Mike Porcelli, chief of security for Western Digital Corp., is holding his breath.Since Ju

The Port of Rio de Janeiro, spurred by surging imports, posted a 20 percent jump in cargo volume for

North Korea, commonly known as the hermit kingdom, appears to be trying to foster more outside trans

Go west, property/casualty insurer, to find gold in commercial lines.A new study by Conning

The Asian financial crisis has left U.S. export growth ''dead in the water,'' and will produce a $90

Nearly 10 months after the Senate ratified the Chemical Weapons Convention, manufacturers and arms-c

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 230.22 up 0.61 w

German freight forwarders, squeezed by hefty competition - both from within the European Union and f

A proposal from India's Tata industrial group to start a domestic airline cleared its first bureaucr

FEBRUARYWestconn International Trade Association. Feb. 24. Darien, Conn. Topic is CSX-Norfol

OFFERS TO BUY* COTTON SHEETING AND BED LINEN ''OFF CUTS.'' Off cuts and end runs of cotton s

The Persian Gulf buildup is starting to squeeze commercial air shippers to Europe.The U.S. g

Friday Feb. 20, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

Your method of transporting seafood may not be a space rocket, but space-age technology has prompted