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OFFERS TO SELL* CEMENT AND CLINKER. From six plants in China and two plants in Mexico. No br

The use of creative financing to extend attractive credit terms to foreign buyers is an excellent to

The leads are classified and listed by their Harmonized System (HS) codes. U.S. firms should note th

For years, the business community and the U.S. Customs Service squared off over the issue of when du

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Ship lines operating on the Pacific are slashing freight rates for cotton moving to Asia, but say th

Major coal shippers are turning up the heat in hopes of securing broader service options under a mul

Global trade moving in and out of Europe was thrown into chaos Monday not by ships or planes, but by

Some major chemical and paper shippers want far more new competition than the proposals presented by

Monday, Nov. 3, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

Dozens of intermodal sales and trucking companies have backed the CSX-Norfolk Southern plan to buy C

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

The U.S. dollar rose along with the stock market Monday but gave back a large portion of its advance

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

PETROBRAS SUSPENDSEUROBOND SALESAO PAULO - Brazilian state-owned oil firm Petrobras said Mon

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Nov. 22, 1996 - Nov. 3, 1997 (a graph)*

U.S. manufacturers wrote more export orders and raised their materials imports again in October.

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

As of Nov. 3, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 240.56 off 0.52 wh

International Petroleum ExchangeOct. 3, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Nov. 3, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

'Airbus' current structure was probably suited for its first 25 years, but most observers see a need

CHINA TO CURB LUXURYREAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENTBEIJING - China aims to cut construction of high-

Three weeks ended Oct. 25, 1997, vs. similar 1996 periodCars Cars Loaded Loaded<

A state telephone operator announced plans Monday to enter businesses like cellular communications,

PLANESUS AIRWAYS ORDERS400 AIRBUS PLANESNEW YORK - US Airways Monday said it

To the relief of many mid-Atlantic rail shippers, a potentially crippling strike by Amtrak track mai

Amerijet International announced Friday it will start air cargo service between Miami and Belize on

China Airlines has been so pleased with the business it has attracted since beginning freighter serv

Executives at Tropical Shipping hope they can count on President Clinton as an ally in reversing the

The Journal of Commerce index of transportation stocks took a hit last week, but not quite as bad as

1314 (Nov. 3, 1997) Previous day - 1318The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

Nov. 3, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High

TRAINSUP WILL HONOR BOARD'SOPERATING RIGHTS RULINGWASHINGTON - Union Pacific

''It's always easy to tell cargo people by the way they stack their plates. We aim for high density,

SHIPBUILDER IS AWARDEDCONTRACT FOR MAINTENANCESAN DIEGO - National Steel and Shipbuilding Co

Malaysia insists it's not trying to bully exporters into using its own ports instead of Singapore, b

Hvide Marine Inc. is buying two offshore energy businesses based in the United Arab Emirates for $56