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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

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

The U.S Coast Guard and some port-state control inspectors, under the auspices of the Paris Memorand

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

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

GENERAL RE NET INCOMEUP DESPITE PREMIUM SLIDESTAMFORD, Conn. - General Re Corp. said its con

818 (Feb. 3, 1998) Previous day - 834The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursdays

Importers may be missing out on a golden opportunity to reduce their duty liabilities to the U.S. Cu

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

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Good things come to those who wait, but in the case of a California high-tech company that anticipat

A landmark labor confrontation on Australia's Melbourne waterfront may well hinge upon whose firepow

A month and a half after Typhoon Paka slammed into Guam with the highest winds ever recorded there,

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FEBRUARYHarbor Transportation Club. Feb. 5. San Pedro, Calif. Theodore Prince, senior vice p

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South Korea Monday reported its third consecutive monthly trade surplus, but economists said a surge

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

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

American International Group Inc. and Cendant Corp. have moved a few steps closer in their battle to

Freight is on a roll at BAA, outperforming passenger traffic at the company's seven British airports

AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND DIRECT LINEChristine Finney joined the carrier as an account executive