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Makro Atacadista S.A., Brazil's leading cash and carry wholesaler, this month opened its second stor

Caribbean leaders said they want to improve youth education standards in a region where illiteracy i

July 8, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

The supply of new loans to emerging economies in the second half of 1996 reached a record $77.8 bill

New York insurer American International Group has asked a California appellate court to overturn a l

July 8, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

Hong Kong people usually line up by the thousands to buy new-issue postage stamps but this week they

A pilot was seriously injured and his passenger was slightly hurt Wednesday when their plane clipped

Exporters have been required to file Shipper's Export Declarations (SEDs) for longer than I can reme

Competition is intensifying in wiring up China with itself and the rest of the world.U.S.-ba

This is turning out to be a blockbuster decade for global logistics information deals.Caterp

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, July 12, 1996 - July 8, 1997 (a graph)*

Rita Hayes, the U.S. government's chief textile negotiator, may be taking her negotiating skills to

Tuesday July 8, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

The European Union is expected to seek fresh political support from its member states to block a pla

Shareholders of Coeur d'Alene Mines Corp. have filed a class-action suit alleging the company violat

United States clothing has begun carrying five kinds of new laundry care symbols.The symbols

OFFERS TO SELL* WOMEN'S SPORTSWEAR. 50 percent poly cotton, individually poly bagged. 50,000

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

EPA PROPOSING RULEON DIOXIN EMISSIONSSALT LAKE CITY - The Environmental Protection Agency is

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

Tuesday, July 8, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

International Petroleum ExchangeJuly 8, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Intermodal marketing companies continued to post double-digit volume increases this year over 1996 b

Roadway Express Inc., in what is likely a precursor to a very strong quarter for the trucking indust

Minnesota is the featured state this year at an exhibit in a Japanese theme park based on the Americ

Brazil will follow a rigorous privatization program to increase economic efficiency, reduce governme

The gold market will remain in turmoil until central banks crystallize their policies on holding gol

OFFERS TO BUY* SACKS AND BAGS (PLASTIC). Sacks and bags (including cones) of other plastics

The Commerce Department is about to issue a series of new export control rules, some of them further

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New York Mercantile Exchange - July 7, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

BANK, HARTFORD GROUPTO SELL INSURANCEWASHINGTON - First Chicago NBD Corp. and The Hartford F

REGIONAL BLOCSHow To Export To, Import From & Invest In The Caribbean Basin & Latin America.

SHIPSILWU ANNOUNCESELECTION RESULTSSAN FRANCISCO - Brian McWilliams was re-e

The sale of the nation's largest car haul carrier to the second-largest car haul carrier has cleared

Russian nickel and copper producer Norilsk Nickel Monday made an 8 billion-ruble payment to its excl

Howard Industries Inc., a Laurel, Miss., company that exports products to 114 countries, is Mississi

The United States and Jordan signed an accord for joint promotion of investments in the two countrie

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