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949 (Feb. 17, 1998) Previous day - 943The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lon

From the shoppers in posh department stores around Munich's main square to the consumers along Berli

Before Lebanon's civil war, Beirut was considered the Paris of the Middle East, its streets lined wi

The leads are classified and listed by their Harmonized System (HS) codes. U.S. firms should note th

Despite the Asian economic turmoil that has clouded prospects for European exports to the Far East,

Feb. 17, 1998Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High

Slow transit times and high tolls are discouraging some shippers from using the Suez Canal.B

OFFERS TO SELL* COPPERTONE PRODUCTS. Coppertone Sport 12/case 110 ml, $30.00/cs. Coppertone

NATIONWIDE INSURANCE ENTERPRISEDonna A. James was elected vice president of human resources

Mike Pawluk, then a director of Pepsi World Trade, wanted to move into Chengdu, China, but the Chine

International Petroleum ExchangeFeb. 13, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 231.62 off 0.04 wh

Tuesday Feb. 17, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

Malaysia's main air carrier says it will not cancel orders for Boeing Co. aircraft, but is discussin

President Suharto fired Indonesia's central bank governor Tuesday over what banking sources said wer

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Three weeks ended Feb. 7, 1998, vs. similar 1997 periodCars Cars Loaded Loaded

The Teamsters union has reached agreement with two remaining trucker members of the Motor Freight Ca

The dollar rose Tuesday following rallies in the U.S. stock and bond markets.Traders said th

New York Mercantile Exchange - Feb. 13, 1998Prev. Life of Contr. Open High Low Clo

As of Feb. 17, 1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

Feb. 17, 1998RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

A three-day U.S. trade show in Dhaka last week provided an opportunity for U.S. Ambassador John C. H

The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending Feb. 11, 1998 as supplied by the bunker fuel d

Hello, I'm Mike and I'm (sob, cough, cough) a computer junkie! I can't help it. Every time I see an

Mexico's transport ministry has awarded a short-line railroad concession to two large Mexican compan

For one week in January, much of the industrial world, especially the high-tech world, held its brea

Feb. 17, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

'The idea of exporting safety is not new. It is common sense.'

FEBRUARYMaritime Association, Port of New York and New Jersey. Feb. 23-24. New York. Year 20

The heady days of growth at the world's busiest containerport are over.An official governmen

A House committee is expanding its investigation of irregularities in the 1996 re-election of Teamst

Air cargo in January was more than 118,000 metric tons in Hong Kong, a drop of 2.6 percent from Janu

3 US AIRLINES CLEAREDFOR NEW JAPAN SERVICEWASHINGTON - Three U.S. airlines got clearance to

China's bid to join the World Trade Organization - one of the most critical commercial issues tradin

Encouraging safe working conditions has become increasingly important for risk managers given recent

One of Sir Isaac Newton's laws of physics is that what goes up must come down.But if Sir Isa

Since writing my last column, I have attended two huge trade shows catering to entirely unrelated in

Germany's Aluminium Essen will raise primary aluminum production this year with the restart of the s

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