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Toy exports from Hong Kong should remain strong in the coming year despite regional economic turmoil

Singapore is beefing up its protection against damage from severe oil spills, after being stung by t

MASSACHUSETTSPORT AUTHORITYRalph CoxPort directorWe in Boston are ge

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,500-$1,600 per ton lo

The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by Reuter Money Service, are selling rates among

Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Linda Ruthardt has begun insolvency proceedings for Electric Mu

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker Rate Schedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedul

Jan. 8, 1998U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

U.S. textile issues may be temporarily handled in Washington and Geneva, as budget constraints at th

Air cargo and inland waterway rates shared in a surprise December dip in producer prices that helped

South Korea raced against the clock Thursday to clinch a deal with foreign banks on rolling over or

WHIRLWINDS HIT PARTSOF ENGLAND AND FRANCESELSEY, England - A small tornado raced through the

GRYPHON HOLDINGS INC.Mark S. Sioma was appointed vice chairman of the New York company's Gry

Thursday Jan. 8, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

An oil barge spilled an estimated 1.2 million gallons of fuel oil into busy Persian Gulf shipping la

Determined to impose new product-label rules on a wide range of products, Mexican commerce officials

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Before the sheen wears off the New Year, let's identify 10 prominent trends for 1998.1. Rail

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Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway cannot gain access to additional shippers in the New Orlean

An unusual coalition of liberals and conservatives is coming together to demand changes in the Int

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ENERGY PACIFIC SIGNS PACTWITH FRONTIER UTILITIESLOS ANGELES - Energy Pacific has signed an a

The Association of Lloyd's Members Thursday slammed the Lloyd's Corporate Capital Association for it

The Comptroller of the Currency calls it a risk management tool that should be sold by banks. But th

In a bold step into important new service, the Celadon Group Inc. is launching a new flatbed service

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The Pakistani government has approved the reduction of an import duty on completely knocked-down kit

TRUCKSTRANSPORT GROUPS JOINFIGHT AGAINST PHONE FEEALEXANDRIA, Va. - Four tra

Jan. 8, 1998Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Jan. 17, 1997 - Jan. 8, 1998 (a graph)<

An initial round of dredging has attracted deeper draft containerships into two berths at the Port o

Firm scientific evidence must decide trade disputes between Europe and the United States or the farm

Iranians may be in for a shock if they think that their country will get a windfall of unfrozen asse

In a potential break for trade interests, officials of the powerful American Israel Public Affairs C

The energy industry's quest for ever-stronger strategic alliances took another step forward recently

Continental Airlines and Taiwan's EVA Air will launch a partnership between the United States and As

The California Supreme Court has rocked the insurance industry with a ''landmark decision'' that cou

U.S. officials are pushing hard for an aviation treaty with Vietnam that would restore service for t

CANADA'S MARCHI HOPEFULON MERCOSUR TRADE DEALOTTAWA - Canadian Trade Minister Sergio Marchi