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RUSSIA CONFIDENTOF IMF INSTALLMENTMOSCOW - The International Monetary Fund mission to Moscow

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OFFERS TO BUY* PETANQUE BOULET SETS. 200 sets of top quality, competition grade, PB sets. Mu

The item in the Products & Services column that ran on Page 5A on Monday, July 21, should have state

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Shippers are being advised to ensure that goods are stowed correctly in containers in order to avoid

SHIPSPORT AUTHORITY APPROVESDREDGING, PLANNING FUNDSNEW YORK - The Port Authority of

U.S. companies will keep a closer investment eye on Lebanon, now that the U.S. government has lifted

SHIPSCOAST GUARD FREESGROUNDED TANKERSAN JUAN - The U.S. Coast Guard freed a

ONGOINGExport Documentation, Procedures and Letters of Credit. Seminars in August sponsored

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William Fontana has a reply to the companies that set up shop overseas to save on labor costs: balon

The United Nations food aid agency appealed to Western countries Thursday to give more aid to North

''His trial was a farce. He has been treated like a common criminal instead of the hero he is.''

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Tongue River Railroad Co., a fledgling Montana rail operator, is moving toward discussion of trackag

Columbus Line has added a new vessel and new capacity into its East Coast South America Service, com

Following up on the recent surprising announcement that it will lease under long-term contract a con

All life-of-contract highs and lows on all contracts are based on actual transactions, not bid and a

After months of arm twisting, top former officials are cheering the Clinton administration for its e

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After the breakdown of international negotiations to curb subsidies for specialty steel products, U.

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

1280 (July 31, 1997) Previous day - 1283The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

The U.S. auto industry is not seeking trade sanctions to open Japan's auto markets, but it has asked

The Indian government said 23 port projects will be developed by private firms on a ''build operate

Thursday, July 31, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

CHINESE STEELMAKER TOLDTO REIN IN SPENDINGBEIJING - The Chinese government has ordered a maj

July 31, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

British Telecommunications PLC said quarterly earnings rose 1.4 percent. Pretax profit for the three

For years, ports to the south have been able to chip away at the market share of the East Coast's la

In recent months, this space has been absorbed with financial, political and commercial issues, but

Depending upon how it is used, the Internet can be either a ticket to prosperity for freight forward

It was formed to keep people in good physical shape. Now it has hired a newly-formed unit of Cigna t

A historic marketing alliance between U.S. beet and sugar cane farmers to jointly promote their suga

Thursday July 31, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

CONQUEST'S NEW OWNERPLANS TO ADD ROUTESAUSTIN, Texas - Conquest Airlines has a new owner who