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One item frequently overlooked when valuing imports is the packing cost associated with the imported

An announcement Thursday that Mexico will use a $700 million debt issue in German marks to begin rep

After years of wondering whether congressional staffers understand factors behind property/casualty

The Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters Society will host the equivalent of a small city of peo

Cote d'Ivoire, bidding to become self-sufficient in energy, announced the discovery of potential new

WASHINGTON PORT COMPLETES TERMINALVANCOUVER, Wash. - The Port of Vancouver, Wash., h

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U.S. government officials jet into this capital city today for a last-minute meeting with Mexican tr

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 241.00 up 0.51

British insurance giant Commercial Union PLC hopes to enter the Asian life insurance market within t

Globalstar LP announced Wednesday it has signed a deal with two telecom companies for mobile and fix

An announcement by President Clinton of eased export curbs on computers may mark the beginning of th

MITSUI O.S.K. LINES (AMERICA) INC. (Concord, Calif.) - Masao Kobayashi was named regional vice presi

Dwindling production from the Dai Hung field could threaten Vietnam's planned crude oil output next

1841 (Oct. 5, 1995) Previous day - 1857 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

NAVISTAR, UAW REACH TENTATIVE LABOR ACCORDCHICAGO - Navistar International Corp. and

Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. is forming a partnership with a Greek company, Forum Maritime SA, that sho

As of Oct. 5, 1995 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

Sony Corp. said on Thursday it was virtually stopping exports of domestically produced television se

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New York Mercantile Exchange - Oct. 5, 1995 Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Low

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Mushrooming public awareness of the link between indoor air quality and respiratory illness is encou

Oct. 5, 1995 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

GLOSSARY AR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

Insurance Commissioner Bill Nelson had better steel for a fight with the insurance industry.

S&P AFFIRMS RATINGS FOR CIGNA CORP.Standard & Poor's affirmed its debt and claim-paying abil

There's a question that Russell Kirk, chairman of the Virginia Port Authority, has made a habit of a

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General Motors on Wednesday received type designation from the Japanese Ministry of Transport for th

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While much of the rail industry is looking east for the next big rail merger, David M. LeVan, Conrai

In 1864, during the Civil War, Confederate forces deliberately scuttled vessels in the James River t

South Africa's voracious demand for imports but lackluster export sales are creating a logistical he

Two accidents while marine pilots were boarding Lancer-class containerships have reopened a long-run

New York Mercantile Exchange - Oct. 4, 1995 Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Low

JAPAN'S IMPORTED RICE HEADED FOR NORTH KOREATOKYO - The entire 2.59 million tons of