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A new Massachusetts law aimed at strengthening a financial pool to pay for medical care for the poor

DECEMBER1997 Connie Award. Dec. 10. New York. Containerization & Intermodal Institute presen

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Chinese trade officials and business leaders, scouting software programs to manage their burgeoning

DRESDNER KLEINWORT BENSONDenis Parisien was named Latin American strategist within the equit

OFFERS TO SELL* POLO SPORT BY RALPH LAUREN. Full line available with authorization to distri

Solectron Corp. in Milpitas, Calif., is riding high.The production lines are running at full

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MIDDLE EASTEGYPTThe government pledged to put export growth at the center of its eco

Treasury Decision 97-91 amends Customs regulations on an interim basis in order to implement two sta

A number of European Union officials are waging a campaign to inject accountability - what they call

In 1997, the market for stand-alone photocopiers and fax machines was worth $1.25 billion, and is ex

Led by container equipment companies and railroads, The Journal of Commerce's stock index advanced 1

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Thailand's cash-strapped exporters could see some relief within three months, following measures tak

With a $17 million bond issue, Trailer Bridge Inc. is financing construction of three new vessels th

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 235.79 up 0.91 whi

NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE - DEC. 5, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Lo

Dec. 8, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

WEEK'S US COAL OUTPUTUP VS. YEAR-AGO PERIODCHARLESTON, W. Va. - Domestic coal production hi

Plans to expand the state's only underground coal mine have been put on hold because of railroad con

December 8, 1997This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and th

Monday Dec. 8, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

NATURAL GAS CLEARINGHOUSENatural Gas Clearinghouse - Posted prices for Dec. 1997 (see Note 1

The Customs Service's $13 million experiment in computerizing export trade data isn't likely to succ

AIR CARGO TRAFFICCLIMBED IN OCTOBERWASHINGTON - Air cargo traffic rose 10.7 percent in Octob

FIRST FLEET CORP.Halden J. Booth was appointed senior vice president at this Fort Lauderdale

The nation's largest intermodal gateway is already making plans to prevent gridlock in the 1998 peak

A highly critical study from the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey predicts ''operational para

How does a coffee trader in Miami know if his monthly shipment from Colombia contains coffee bean pa

Shippers facing a Jan. 1 deadline to sign contracts to ship goods across the Atlantic by ocean are s

Unionized truckers who consolidate small shipments are optimistic they can agree on a multiyear labo

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

The U.S. dollar rose to another 5.5-year high of 130.83 yen Monday, with market participants saying

The Star Alliance, a worldwide partnership among six airlines, is beginning to bear fruit on the car

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Dec. 27, 1996 - Dec. 8, 1997 (a graph)*

The growth in world trade next year will depend on whether the turmoil in Asian currency and equity

PLANESUS AND ROMANIA SIGNOPEN-SKIES AGREEMENTWASHINGTON - The United States

The Clinton administration will continue to work with the World Trade Organization to open Japan's p

EU LIKELY TO PROBEBIG SWISS BANK MERGERBRUSSELS - The European Commission probably will have