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Japanese shipbuilders and automakers are reducing their percentage of permanent factory workers and

Our last column mentioned that the Customs Service is becoming more involved with export control com

With a little more than a week to go before the deadline for a worldwide telecommunications agreemen

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

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

Helen of Troy had a face that launched a thousand ships. Today, mascara can stop a container vessel.

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Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,524-$1,595 per ton lo

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 238.69 off 0.30 wh

A slowdown in shipments of cocoa beans to Europe and the United States could make those luxurious Go

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

Pirate attacks on ships rose by five to a record 175 incidents worldwide in 1996, with Indonesia and

Ousted management of embattled workers comp insurer Golden Eagle Insurance Co. have sustained legal

Just when the way seemed clear for Caspian Sea oil exports, a fresh legal dispute has muddied the wa

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

Taiwan acceded to U.S. pressure Tuesday and agreed in principle to sign a broad investment pact with

ABN Amro Bank of the Netherlands was the top U.S. Export-Import Bank guaranteed lender in fiscal 199

A campaign to raise $21.6 billion over the next nine years for small loans to 100 million impoverish

MEXICO-US VENTUREWINS PHONE CONCESSIONMEXICO CITY - A Mexico-U.S. joint venture, Amaritel, h

The Surface Transportation Board Tuesday put a last-minute hold on Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s pl

Key senators Tuesday said Congress should reinstate the airline passenger ticket tax in the next sev

International transport union leaders opened talks here Tuesday, with delegates seeking tighter air

William F. Bosque, chairman of the freight forwarding firm J.E. Lowden & Co. and a leader of the Wes

As of Feb. 4, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

She hasn't been confirmed yet as U.S. trade representative, but Charlene Barshefsky has already been

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NATURAL GAS CLEARINGHOUSENatural Gas Clearinghouse - Posted prices for Feb. 1997 (see Note 1

Scandinavian Container Services announced that it had signed a contract with Atlantic Container Line

ALLSTATE AGREES TO PULLMISLEADING MAILINGSALBANY, N.Y. - Motorists involved in accidents wit

The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by Reuter Money Service, are selling rates among

The U.S. dollar continued to push higher Tuesday as the Bank of Japan stayed out of the market and t

A staid panel on the morality of investment banking was run over Tuesday by the world's self-proclai

''If producers can't make money at these levels they should be squeezing orange juice for a living.'

FROM THE UNITED STATES / CANADAEASTERN EUROPE. Feb. 3-11. The U.S. Department of Commerce is

A Philippine government move to play favorites in a privatization deal is casting a long shadow over

CITIBANKMichael Parker was named global industry head of shipping for this international ban

Feb. 4, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

International Petroleum ExchangeFeb. 4, 1997 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Rival companies tend to look at Sea-Land's reported operating profits with a touch of envy and skept

Singapore's government-run port agency is spreading its expertise in the region as part of efforts t