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The Customs Service's approach to the electronic submission of export information has not exactly be

The world's poorest countries are likely to see greater export growth with fruits and vegetables, ra

Eighty-two House members told President Clinton Wednesday that free trade is contaminating the U.S.

Russia's rival maritime unions have agreed to estab- lish a unified bargain- ing unit, a move li

Wednesday, Sept. 24, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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SEPTEMBERWista USA. Sept. 26. Stamford, Conn. Women's International Shipping and Trading Ass

If Aretha Franklin were in the shipping business, she would be a breakbulk operator. Like her, those

As of Sept. 24, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

President Clinton Wednesday took his case for free trade to the AFL-CIO and asked his labor opponent

Norilsk Nickel's Nadezhda smelter will restart on Oct. 1 the second furnace damaged by a molten nick

Hopes are rapidly fading for any early rapprochement between Japan's Suzuki Motor Corp. and the Indi

PLANESAIRTRAN AIRLINES DEBUTSAND UNVEILS ITS STRATEGYATLANTA - ValuJet Airli

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Increasingly, employers are finding that a drug-free workplace pays dividends by reducing accidents

USAAJohn E. Blaha, veteran of five space missions as a NASA astronaut, is joining the insura

Canada won't stand for any unilateral action by the United States against increased Canadian exports

U.S. distillate inventories grew by 1.6 million barrels in the week ended Sept. 19, as compared with

What's described as China's largest, best-equipped and most modern shipyard is beginning to take sha

Virgin Atlantic Cargo and Malaysia Airlines will launch a dedicated cargo operation starting Oct. 1

COLD STORAGE FACILITYDEDICATED IN VIRGINIANORFOLK, Va. - Officials with the Virginia Port Au

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 241.46 up 0.55 wh

J&H MARSH TO BUYDENMARK'S BONNERNEW YORK - Insurance broker J&H Marsh & McLennan said Wednes

Wednesday Sept. 24, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represen

The Chile government plans to reduce its applied tariff rate for most goods to 8 percent, down from

Iran rejected U.S. monitoring of a nuclear power plant Russia is building in the country, saying Teh

Shell Oil Co. agreed to acquire Tejas Gas Corp. for $1.45 billion in a deal that expands the Houston

The rerun of the election for president of the Teamsters union, and the decision about who should be

Sept. 24, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

The United States and the European Union remain far apart in settling their differences over the U.S

'They've made life hard for a lot of people this year.'

VIETNAM, US MOVE AHEADON BILATERAL TRADE PACTHANOI - Vietnam and the United States will take

HAMBURG MESSE UND CONGRESS GMBHBarbara Spector Yeninas Associates Inc. of West Caldwell, N.J

The State University of New York Maritime College is honoring Edward du Moulin and his son, Richard,

Sept. 23, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Use of chemical pesticides in California rose by 31 percent between 1991 and 1995, and spreading of

Sept. 23, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 2

Sept. 23, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

American President Lines Ltd., a liner operator on the Pacific Ocean for a century and a half, says

Cyprus is giving foreign investors a warm welcome.For years, thousands of U.S. and other for