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(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Dec. 6, 1996 - Nov. 18, 1997 (a graph)*

Canada's desire for a new approach to the northern U.S. border is unlikely to include an end to intr

U.S. officials put heavy pressure Tuesday on Kazakstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev to stop his de

When dentists around the world open packages of 3M Dental Products' crowns, pit and fissure sealan

Flush with cash from rising profit and resilient stock prices, many U.S. and foreign companies are s

Companies concerned about labor issues in overseas markets where they sell products or maintain offi

Tuesday Nov. 18, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

Logistics means never having to be alone.Because in the future, more and more shippers and l

Shippers attending the annual conference of the National Industrial Transportation League told railr

In a bizarre twist to air cargo theft, a free-lance journalist and radio talk-show host says a Dell

The European Commission is jeopardizing its own efforts to encourage seamless cross-border rail tran

A year ago, all that stood in the way of International Logistics Ltd.'s plans to join the ranks of g

Mexico's ''$50 rule'' that limits the amount of goods Mexicans can bring back to their country is de

The proliferation of new trade agreements, laws and regulations has created scores of new regulatory

When Mercedes-Benz AG started stamping its world-class autos ''Made By Mercedes'' instead of ''Made

CEREAL FARMERS OVERPAIDIN EUROPE, COURT FINDSSTRASBOURG, France - The European Union paid it

The United States has threatened to retaliate if Japan fails to implement international rulings that

LIFE AND HEALTH CAPITALGROWS 12.6 PERCENT IN QUARTERPALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. - Capital and s

Experience tells us that obtaining a binding ruling from Customs is not always a simple procedure. H

BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI LTD.Satoru Kishi, 67, now vice president, was named the new preside

Croatia is on the road to recovery.In an effort to raise the war-weary country's internation

China's economy is booming, but a trip to the country's interior can provide a quick reminder that i

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

The threat of a breakdown in the global payment system forces banks to cooperate while they compete

OFFERS TO SELL* GLUCOSAMINE SULFATE. Glucosamine sulfate-sodium or glucosamine sulfate-potas

MIDDLE EASTEGYPTThe Southern Valley Project, expected to cost some $88.5 billion ove

Heavy-truck buyers pushed sales into the fast lane in October, giving the industry its biggest month

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

Congressional watchdog groups are a calling for the appointment of an outside counsel in a pending H

TAIWAN TRADE SURPLUSWITH US AT 5-YEAR HIGHTAIPEI - Taiwan's trade surplus with the United St

The nation's most powerful transportation union appeared Tuesday to be suffering from a power vacuum

Nov. 18, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

As of Nov. 18, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

International Petroleum ExchangeNov. 18, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

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NORTH AMERICAAmericas Food & Beverage Trade Show. Dec. 2-4. Miami. Contact: John McLaughlin

Nov. 18, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

Nov. 18, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High

PEGASUS GOLD TO SHUTAUSTRALIAN MINEDARWIN, Australia - Plummeting prices on world gold marke

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 241.10 off 1.42 wh