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The Asian crisis and its impact on the global economy this year has drawn mixed reactions from polit

London's Heathrow was Europe's fastest-growing major freight airport last year with traffic surging

Computer disk-drive maker Seagate Technology (Thailand) said it has laid off 900 Thai workers as par

Canadian and U.S. labor unions are turning the white light of publicity on companies that move to Me

Late last year, I described in this column a controversy about ocean bills of lading. Alone among tr

Explosions at Tokyo's main international airport at Narita slightly injured one person and prompted

'Japan is on the verge of open crisis, staggering from near-recession tonear-recession.'

James Tufenkian, an attorney turned entrepreneur, attributes his success to the application of moder

WORLD TRADE CENTEROF NEW ORLEANSF. Walker Tucei Jr. was named president of the World Trade C

REGIONAL BLOCSExporting to Latin America, Feb. 4. Los Angeles. Contact: Tower Group Internat

The Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce wants to take 10 midstate companies overseas on its first tra

Recent riots and economic woes have tarnished Zimbabwe's international profile, but Africa experts a

OK. As an avid reader of this column, you built your hot new Web site, registered it in the search e

The Canadian market for medical equipment, currently valued at US$1.1 billion, should grow despite b

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SOUTH AMERICA/CARIBBEAN1998 Expo Tela Show. Feb. 24-26. Mexico City. Contact: Expo Tela, (80

Motorola inaugurated its first South American pager factory in southeastern Brazil. The company inve

How to use:Trade leads are sent to the USDA from U.S. agricultural attaches, counselors and

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

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

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There is growing concern among high-tech companies like Microsoft that the international standards p

Tuesday Feb. 3, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

With the Clinton administration poised to impose sanctions this week against oil development in Iran

In a case being closely watched by motor carriers in port regions around the country, a federal cour

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 235.11 up 0.72 whi

With Asia seen consuming less U.S. cotton this year because of financial turmoil, the U.S. cotton in

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

Feb. 3, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

International Petroleum ExchangeFeb. 2, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

The U.S. dollar declined against the yen Tuesday, amid talk that Japanese institutions are beginning

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Feb. 3, 1998No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 24.

A new study said the economic turmoil in Asia will hurt U.S. feed grain exports, but the markets sho

New York Mercantile Exchange - Feb. 2, 1998Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High

US SUPPORTS TURKEY'SASIAN OIL PIPELINEISTANBUL, Turkey - The United States fully supports Tu

Feb. 3, 1998U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

One partner seems to think the job is in the bag, but Royal Dutch/Shell isn't popping champagne cork

US-IRAQ TENSIONS SEENHURTING WHEAT IMPORTSCHICAGO - A U.S. military strike on Iraq would sta

The dust has hardly settled on the 56K modem wars, and we find ourselves immersed in another battle