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After many weeks of uncertainty and haggling, Malaysia's government-run oil company has formally joi

Snowboarding is hot in Japan, and foreign companies are getting most of the action.In fad-co

MEXICO'S INFLATIONON TARGET FOR FEBRUARYMEXICO CITY - Inflation for the first half of Februa

Trade leads supplied by:U.S. Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

Insurance Commissioner Bill Nelson is slapping State Farm with yet another penalty in response to it

A consistent shortfall in government funding has forced U.S. airports to seek alternative financing

Right-O-Way Transportation Inc., the bankrupt freight forwarder that ceased operations a week ago, h

Feb. 23, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 249.73 off 0.20

Charges by top Russian officials that Iran is aiding rebel forces in Chechnya have Western analysts

The Utah Supreme Court has reversed a district judge and ruled that Kennecott Mining Corp. is not im

Hong Kong's consumer price index rose 5.9 percent in January from a year earlier, its lowest level i

CHINA STILL HONG KONG'STOP RE-EXPORT PARTNERHONG KONG - China remained Hong Kong's l

You know you are living in strange times when Atlanta can boast worse winter weather than Anchorage,

The Baltic Freight Index is a daily indicator of world bulk shipping freight rate levels.

Two hundred years ago, sailors died of scurvy, because they couldn't get the vitamin C from fruit th

More and more shippers are jumping on the intermodal bandwagon - as long as they can call the tune.<

A gradual eastward expansion of the European Union can be achieved without jeopardizing costly subsi

After holding it for less than a year, Conseco Inc. last week left the television business when it s

OHIO CASUALTY ESTIMATES$11.3 MILLION STORM LOSSHAMILTON, Ohio - Ohio Casualty Corp. said tha

As of Feb. 23, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

A leading U.S. manufacturer of outdoor apparel is hanging tough against demands from human rights gr

Mexico's popular stock index, Indice de Precios y Cotizaciones (IPC), will soon be traded on two U.S

Washington's public ports are pushing the state Legislature to streamline environmental policy so th

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent) is as

A consortium of companies from Britain and Australia is preparing to expand Sri Lanka's main port.

Trade growth within Latin America is helping to spur innovations in trade financing methods.

The Promised Land may hold more promise than ever, as world leaders raise the possibility of an acco

Canada and Japan dominate the U.S. fresh fruit and vegetable export markets, buying more than half o

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INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS OF AMERICA (Washington) - Phil Anderson, who had been senior Washington

NEWPORT NEWS WINSNAVY CRUISER CONTRACTNEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Newport News Shipbuilding, a unit

The joint venture liner shipping company set up by Safmarine of South Africa and Belgium's CMB Trans

Feb. 23, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

Not too long ago, the ''Storm of the Century'' meant massive loss of life and property in a natural

President Clinton has finessed one economic issue with his nominations for the Federal Reserve Board

REGIONAL BLOCSSurfing the Global Net From Caribbean Shores. Feb. 26-27. Barbados. Co

Cargolux, Europe's largest all-cargo carrier, doesn't have to look too far to see the enemy. Withi

The dizzying list of customs procedures and requirements throughout the Americas has been a nightmar

France, despite a record trade surplus for 1995, lashed out at Italy Friday for using ''competitive