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More developing countries are starting to cash in on surging international capital flows but still o

A key congressional panel has questioned Defense Secretary William S. Cohen about the exclusion of J

''Under the current system, America is surrendering our dominance of the global marketplace.''

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The price of peeled crawfish tails will double, but 3,000 jobs could reappear in Louisiana because o

RUSSIAN PREMIER PLEDGESTO REDUCE TAX LOOPHOLESMOSCOW - Russian Prime Minister Victor Chernom

JAPAN: TIGHTER TANKERSTANDARDS NEEDEDTOKYO - Japan's Ministry of Transport is seeking tighte

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

A senior official of Maersk Line warned the Port of Oakland that it will not see any of the company'

March 21: 1515

March 20, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

March 21, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unl

BEIJING CAR LIMITSWORRY MAKERS, BUYERSBEIJING - Plans by city leaders to limit the number of

Two Russian imponderables continue to haunt the platinum markets, making importers fearful of higher

While most attention focuses on Manila as the hub of Philippine maritime activity, government agenci

A stronger freight market is stimulating demand for secondhand tankers.In particular, London

1515 (March 21, 1997) Previous day - 1503The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

GATEWAY 2000 CITESEXPEDITORS PERFORMANCESEATTLE - Expeditors International of Washington Inc

China says its trade surplus with the United States is not as large as Washington believes and blame

The North American Free Trade Agreement will generate real output and trade flow increases for the U

Computer technology and the promise of the Internet are likely to cut into gasoline demand in the co

Colombian authorities have broken up a major criminal network in Bogota, Colombia, that manufactured

Three weeks ended Mar. 15, 1997, vs. similar 1996 periodCars CarsLoaded Loaded

For the week ended March 15, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled

Liability insurer EXEL Ltd. said its net income for its first quarter ending Feb. 28 dropped to $108

CSX CREATES SEVENTHTRAIN OPERATING REGIONLEXINGTON, Ky. - CSX Transportation Inc. created a

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(Census basis - in millions of dollars, not seasonally adjusted)Trade Balance Ex

A global labor federation representing 20 million workers in energy, chemical and mining industries

Thursday March 20, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

Importers and exporters who want to book cargo, trace shipments or correct errors in bills of lading

SHIPSFASTSHIP DEVELOPERGETS ADDED FUNDINGLONDON - Thornycroft, Giles & Co.,

Thursday, March 20, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Royal Nedlloyd NV, the Dutch shipping and transport group that jointly owns P&O Nedlloyd Container L

U.S. aviation officials will tell their Japanese counterparts next month that further talks aimed at

The Clinton administration Thursday said it will soon introduce legislation to streamline export con

Sure, you can get it there, but how much will it cost me and how fast can you ship it to my clients?

March 20, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

The FBI is withholding six tapes secretly recorded by an informant in its investigation of agricultu

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