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

How to use:Trade leads are sent to the USDA from U.S. agricultural attaches, counselors and

The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending April 9, 1997 as supplied by the bunker fuel d

LOUISIANA SENATE OKS25 PERCENT INSURANCE REBATEBATON ROUGE, La. - Louisiana's Senate approve

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

A new war of words has broken out after a noted consumer activist insisted that California's auto in

John Rew, co-founder of London insurance market analyst Chatset, formed a company to save Lloyd's of

WILLIS FABERNORTH AMERICA INC.Julie A. Serakos is joining the reinsurance brokerage

The dollar rose slightly Monday on expectations of higher U.S. interest rates against a backdrop of

As the Boeing Co. strives to lock a third major U.S. airline into an exclusive aircraft contract, in

One of Mexico's most influential trade organizations has joined the chorus against new Mexican label

The World Bank Group is exploring ways to reshape its financial guarantee programs in a bid to bette

MCI IN PACT WITH BRITISH,PORTUGUESE TELECOM FIRMSWASHINGTON - MCI Communications said Monday

JAPAN BANKRUPTCY DEBTSNEARLY TRIPLE FOR MONTHTOKYO - Japan's feeble economic recovery contin

The prospects for the planned European currency depends on the day of the week.Hardly a day

University business students from around the world see attractive job opportunities in global trade,

OFFERS TO BUY* USED FOOD-LINE MACHINE. Secondhand assembly line for foods industry. Contact:

The Commerce Department will continue investigating charges that Korean and Taiwanese semiconductor

Where the average recent utilization rate indicates full quota utilization within four weeks from Ap

President Clinton put his stamp of approval Monday on a sweeping agreement between the apparel indus

A host of tricky legal and political questions confront U.S. and European officials as they try to s

''It's an absolute historic agreement that creates a situation of accountability. The end result is

As a new week dawned on India Monday, the political crisis that followed the defeat of Prime Ministe

AT&T Corp. said Monday it signed a memorandum of understanding to build an undersea fiber-optic cabl

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, April 19, 1996 - April 14, 1997 (a graph)

President Clinton should just admit that trade integration with South America isn't going to work. I

TRAINSPAUL HENSON, CHAIRMANOF KCS, DEAD AT 71KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Kansas City

Atlas Van Lines Inc., one of the nation's top moving companies, has won a major network of agents aw

The Canadian Wheat Board Monday filed a complaint with the Canadian Transportation Agency against th

INDIA AIRLINES ADD FLIGHTSTO CLEAR STRIKE BACKLOGNEW DELHI - India's domestic airlines insta

1420 (April 14, 1997) Previous day - 1427The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

If Neptune Orient Lines completes its planned acquisition of American President Lines Ltd., it would

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

April 14, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Lo

BA UNION BOSS FIREDFOR HITTING AN ASSOCIATELONDON - British Airways PLC said the head of the

For the week ended April 5, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 1

KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RAILWAY CO.The company tightened its commercial relationships with Mexi

Increased demand for crude oil is boosting freight rates in the tanker market.Higher energy

Three weeks ended April 5, 1997, vs. similar 1996 periodCars Cars Loaded Loaded

Mexican truck drivers seldom approach the U.S. border with milk crates for drivers' seats these days