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Tuesday May 13, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

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

OFFERS TO BUYLiquor/Cointreau, Grand-Mariner from FranceRef: 10000082 South Korea

The U.S. dollar declined Tuesday on weaker-than-expected April retail sales, which fell 0.3 percent,

Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso stiffened his tone against the United States, as Brasi

Having spent nearly the last six years in Los Angeles and Mexico City, I was glad to accept the task

Citing an economic recession and tight credit, Texas Instruments Inc. is pulling out of joint ventur

The United States is resuming $12 million worth of assistance programs to Albania to help the countr

French President Jacques Chirac will be seeking a political boost and a bigger slice of trade with o

MALTESE FLAG HEADSSHIP DETENTION LISTLONDON - Ships flying the Maltese flag headed the list

1079 (May 13, 1997) Previous day - 1085The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursda

CUBAN SUGAR PLANTSCOULD FACE CLOSUREHAVANA - For the first time in almost 40 years of commun

A top Clinton administration official sought to calm fears here last week that U.S. acceptance of bi

Mexican commerce officials have denied a request by U.S. exporters of crystal polystyrene to lift co

STEVEDORING SERVICESOF AMERICAJohn L. McCarron is retiring as senior vice president and exec

Experienced exporters know that their three best allies are their customers, their bank, and their f

When the Office of Marine Safety was created by the state Legislature in 1991, it was touted as the

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NORTH AMERICAExpo Farma '97. May 14-16. Mexico City. Contact: SABA Pharmaceuticals Inc., (91

Ukraine President Leonid Kuchma arrives here today, braced for a barrage of calls that his governmen

The European Union has filed a request for a World Trade Organization dispute panel to review its co

SOURCES: CHINA WILL SIGNCONTRACT FOR AIRBUS JETSBEIJING - China is to sign a $1.2 billion co

INSURER GROUP PLANS FIRMTO REPLACE FAILED NISSANTOKYO - The Life Insurance Association of Ja

Massachusetts legislators are considering a bill to make major changes in insurance industry practic

International airlines are banding together to pressure African countries into using the money they

A serious fire in the Channel Tunnel exposed fundamental problems with the operators' safety procedu

1281 (May 13, 1997) Previous day - 1279The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

The nation's farmers are set to harvest their biggest soybean crop ever and their second-biggest cor

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A new agreement increases the availability of trademark protection in sub-Saharan Africa, but there

The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending May 7,1997 as supplied by the bunker fuel depa

Arizona Sen. John McCain has been testing the waters in New Hampshire this month for a 2000 presiden

GERMANY LIFTS FORECASTFOR 1997 UNEMPLOYMENTBONN - Germany raised its unemployment forecast f

Mergers are the wave of the future, and shipping lines must accept the idea or founder on the shoals

Right city. Wrong airport.A Continental Airlines pilot misjudged the location of Corpus Chri

The Conservation Law Foundation of Boston has joined a power producer it once fought in a bid to buy

Senior health officials from 191 countries gave the go-ahead Monday for the World Health Organizatio

Business leaders and trade ministers from across the hemisphere begin four days of meetings today in