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Current Textile Quotas:Where the average recent utilization rate indicates full quota utiliz

INTERNATIONAL PETROLEUM EXCHANGENov. 10, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

November 10, 1997This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and t

When the North American Bison Cooperative wanted to turn Europeans on to bison meat, it turned to th

OFFERS TO SELL* PACKAGING MACHINES. Vacuum packing, machine family; spout-, closet bag vacuu

MIDDLE EASTELEBANONRegional political tensions are drying up capital inflows. The co

Customs is considering a change in regulations that would require all 100 percent paper entry docume

Luis Picasso has a tough road ahead and he knows it.The French, Italians, Chileans and Austr

Monday, Nov. 10, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

COMPANY PERFORMANCEPERCENTYEAR CLOSING CHANGEHIGH/ PRIC

For the last several years the big question in quality circles has been whether the Big Three automa

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

The Paris-based International Chamber of Commerce has issued guidelines for ensuring trustworthy tra

The Journal of Commerce's index of transportation stocks made a slight rebound last week, rising 0.6

A recent Washington court ruling seems to conflict with a state law requiring property insurers to c

Jordan Industries in Deerfield, Ill., one of a growing number of U.S. companies investing in the Cze

One of the two recipients of the U.S. maritime industry's highest honor unveiled a radical proposal

The U.S. dollar was little changed Monday in quiet trading with no significant economic data to be r

962 (Nov. 6, 1997) Previous day - 968The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursdays

Nov. 10, 1997BALTIC INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT FUTURES MARKET Prev.Close High

BAA PLC, the operator of London Heathrow and six other British airports, Monday posted a 2 percent i

The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending Nov. 5, 1997 as supplied by the bunker fuel de

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FROM THE UNITED STATES/CANADAINDIA. Dec. 6-13. The International Trade Administration is org

TAIWAN DROPS BARRIERTO US BRANCHES THEREWASHINGTON - Taiwan dropped a capital reserve requir

My friend Paul Christie at the Department of Commerce's StatUSA (http://www.statusa.com) tells me

In another effort to protect foreign companies and enhance its reputation in the world of commerce,

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

Getting information on doing business in the Middle East is becoming easier, thanks in part to the r

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 243.92 up 0.42 whi

Three senators have introduced legislation that marks the formal beginning of a fight on Capitol Hil

European Union governments will consider calls Thursday to end shipbuilding subsidies even if the Un

Malaysia is moving to change rules designed to promote its citizens in hopes of attracting more ship

The Panama Canal has budgeted $527 million in toll revenue for fiscal year 1998, with an additional

Dwayne Poteet probably speaks for many U.S. manufacturers of hospital equipment when he reflects on

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OFFERS TO BUY* BLEACHED CLOTH. Bleached cloth for Angola market. Contact: Marek Sekular, Sou

FEWER DISASTERS TRANSLATESTO INCOME GAIN FOR ROYALCHARLOTTE, N.C. - A dearth of catastrophe

A new rule requiring reinsurers to deliver written contracts to insurers within nine months has been