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Deteriorating trading conditions have had an increasingly strong impact on the profitability at Lloy

Port of New York and New Jersey executives Tuesday announced a string of deep cuts in traditional ch

As of Dec. 16, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

After conversations with several export executives, Managing Exports, a monthly newsletter published

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 235.41 off 0.45 wh

President Clinton Tuesday downplayed his differences with congressional Democrats over trade policy

PROTECTION MUTUAL BUYSTSB LOSS CONTROLPARK RIDGE, Ill. - Protection Mutual Insurance Co. has

From the UNITED STATES / CANADAISRAEL. January 1998. The government of Israel is organizing

Members of the nation's largest maritime officers' union plan to picket the Coast Guard Marine Safet

SHIPSECT TO OPEN TERMINALIN ROTTERDAM IN '98LONDON - Europe Combined Termina

Groundbreaking and construction will begin this month for a high-speed rail system linking northern

The only way to know for sure that a company's assets exist and that they are what they are purporte

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For most of 1997, the case of United States ex rel. American Textile Manufacturers Institute (ATMI)

Importers that file substantial numbers of entries may want to consider taking their brokerage funct

World merchandise exports are forecast to grow by 7 percent next year, down from the 9.4 percent pro

FARMERS PROTESTBRITAIN'S BEEF BANLONDON - Britain's ban on T-bone, oxtail and rib roast cuts

Dec. 16, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

International Petroleum ExchangeDec. 15, 1997 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Dec. 16, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 29

OPIC TO SPEED COVERAGEON 2 SUB-SAHARAN NATIONSWASHINGTON - The Overseas Private Investment C

When all the figures are in, Russia's timber exports for 1997 will likely follow a slowing trend, pr

915 (Dec. 16, 1997) Previous day - 915The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursday

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Jan. 3 - Dec. 16, 1997 (a graph)* Annual

The U.S. dollar rose against the Deutsche mark Tuesday and held steady against the yen in another sl

The dollar will weaken next year, contributing to a modest rise in inflation, according to economist

Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Massachusetts is talking with its hospital providers hoping to resolve a h

I'm annoyed, and I'm not going to take it anymore! Thank goodness the folks at O'Reilly and Associat

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Tight credit policies by banks and top computer makers are holding back sales growth in Latin Americ

With Christmas nearly upon us, can New Year's resolutions be far behind? Those promises made every

Just as relations are starting to warm up between the United States and Iran, a battle has erupted o

New York Mercantile Exchange - Dec. 15, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High

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

Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sep. Oct.96 96 96 96 97 9

Dec. 16, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High

Philippine exports remained strong in October, growing 23 percent from a year earlier, to $2.32 bill

Big changes taking place at the British Standards Institute - the grand dame of national standards b

The new alliance of some of the world's biggest ship lines is raising the stakes in the trans-Pacifi

TRANS WORLD AIRLINESWilliam Compton was named president and chief operating officer. A membe