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Project finance is blossoming in non-traditional sectors in Latin America, as the region's economies

Global purchasers moved away from emerging markets such as China and set their sights on targets in

Russians are tossing off their clothes in record summer temperatures, but for Russian furriers and t

More than 16,000 shippers can breathe easier.A federal judge last week OK'd a settlement in

Foreign truckers still cannot traverse border states, Mexican truckers are closing down internationa

The westbound Pacific shipping trade is in chaos because of an American President Lines discount on

Monday, July 29, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Aug. 4, '95 - July 29, '96 (a graph)* An

The U.S. dollar fell slightly in slow trading Monday in a day largely absent of meaning.''It

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

Keith Rockwell, Washington bureau chief for the Journal of Commerce, was named the director of infor

Cray Research announced Monday that it would file a trade complaint in a bid to prevent a federally

The world trading community questioned Monday whether the European Union's latest enlargement was in

UK BREWER MULLS STAKEIN CARLSBERG-TETLEYLONDON - British brewers Bass PLC and Allied Domecq

This is a modest operation. Not in the sense of size - computer component maker Molex employs 9,500

CURRENT TEXTILE QUOTAS:Where the average recent utilization rate indicates full quota utiliz

''Lloyd's insured the oldest bottle of wine a few years ago. When it was finally opened and poured,

Jesse Helms, Alfonse D'Amato and Dan Burton, two U.S. senators and one U.S. representative, took fir

President Nelson Mandela, having largely convinced cynical investors, is sending a clear signal to c

SHIPSALASKA CRUDE OIL EXPORTSUNLIKELY TO SURGE TO ASIASINGAPORE - U.S. expor

The world will have a wealth of parades, fireworks and other gala displays when Hong Kong reverts to

JAPAN MULLS COMPLAINTTO WTO OVER BRAZILTOKYO - The Ministry of International Trade and Indus

Mexican commerce officials have dropped many compensatory duties against Chinese-made products after

As investigators try to unravel the tragedy aboard TWA Flight 800, the flight data recorder, one of

HEILONGJIANG MACHINERYChinaAmount of contract: $1,580,000.Contract description: 75 t

CUBA: US BAN WON'T MARLATIN INVESTMENTSANTIAGO, CHILE - Cuba expects Latin American trade pa

Fritz Cos. proved the old adage last week that the bigger they are, the harder they fall.Now

After weeks of begging Congress not to interfere, an army of rank-and-file rail union members are as

Argentina's new economic chief is set to unveil a set of fiscal measures later this week as the fina

Formal talks on renewing the landmark U.S.-Japanese Semiconductor Agreement began here Monday with c

The Journal of Commerce stock index fell more than 4 percent last week as problems at Fritz Cos. led

The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending July 24, 1996 as supplied by the bunker fuel d

Northwest Airlines received clearance from Indonesia Monday to launch its proposed Japan-Jakarta ser

While Thailand has ambitions to become a regional economic hub for booming Southeast Asia, it faces

1072 (July 29, 1996) Previous day - 1078The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

July 29, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

The Securities Industry Association, a trade group representing U.S. securities firms, said Monday i

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China State Shipbuilding Corp., the state-run umbrella group, said it completed 65 vessels totaling

AMTRAK EVACUATES TRAINAFTER BOMB THREATNEW LONDON, Conn. - Passengers on a quiet Sunday even