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In 1990, Costa Rica's national assembly passed Law 7210-90, allowing the establishment of free-trade

El Nino breezed into London's ocean freight futures market Tuesday.The lack of rain, blamed

Kansas City Southern Industries Inc. reported a net loss of $116.2 million for the fourth quarter of

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

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

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

The 2,746-gross-ton Gold Star, a tanker that works throughout the Pacific as a ''mothership'' to del

MIDDLE EASTIRANSeyyed Mohammed Khatami, elected president in May 1997, will remain i

JAPANESE FIRM TO DIVESTNEW JERSEY AFFILIATESECAUCUS, N.J. - Tsumura & Co. of Japan said it p

The Department of Transportation plans to ask three airlines to identify their No. 1 priority for ne

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

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

Plans will soon be announced to ensure fair pricing of imports into Brazil through a limited but tho

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

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

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

Absolute exclusions exclude absolutely. Florida's highest court ruled the pollution damage exclusion

Pressure is building on European competition watchdogs to examine the partnership between Continenta

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

Foreign investors bottom-fishing in Asia's beleaguered equity markets are beginning to hedge their c

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The British government is considering forcing electricity generators to sell their unwanted coal-fir

Russia's state-run rail system made revenue gains as a result of cuts in freight charges and passeng

PLANESAIRBORNE EXPRESSSOARED IN 1997SEATTLE - Aided by several events in the

The Clinton administration decided not to appeal a ruling that rejected its claims that Japan is blo

Feb. 3, 1998Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High

First National Bank of New England, Hartford, Conn., announced a new program to assist small and med

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

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

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