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A federal appellate court has struck a blow for importers against unwarranted and costly snooping by

Hong Kong trade carried by ship slipped a tad last year, to 49 percent from 50 percent, but the valu

Mexican Commerce Secretary Herminio Blanco has formally asked that his country be included in bilate

A government adviser has recommended that the best place for a third international airport for the P

''Imagine a salesperson you can actually trust.''

The push to open a third east-west rail corridor for intermodal cargoes crossing Washington state is

RIPPLES SPREADFROM GM STRIKEDETROIT - The effects of a 10-day strike of 3,000 workers at two

US, CHINA TO DISCUSSINTELLECTUAL PIRACYWASHINGTON - The United States and China in early Apr

Business analysts and executives in Asia are predicting that China and Taiwan will resume their grow

Financial costs for the wheat industry will jump if a ban on U.S. wheat exports to 21 countries isn'

Pakistan's biggest city almost stopped Thursday in response to a strike called by the ethnic Mohajir

Trade leads are supplied by:U.S. Department of AgricultureForeign Agricultural Service

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

In the March 1 column, we stressed the need to use negotiable vessel bills of lading with documentar

As of Mar. 14, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

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

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 247.32 up 0.43

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A House-Senate conference committee has reached a deal on proposed product liability legislation tha

Cargo transported in international shipping is often carried aboard vessels sailing under voyage cha

The House bill reforming the Superfund cleanup program has been delayed as Republicans and Democrats

AMERICAN RE CORP. (Princeton, N.J.) - Matthew P. Ansbro was named vice president in the reinsurance

MOODY'S CONFIRMS RATINGSOF CONSECO, AFFILIATESNEW YORK - Moody's Investors Service confirmed

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With the California departments of Insurance and Corporations at loggerheads over Lloyd's American T

Portugal's consumer price index in February was up 0.6 percent from January and was up 2.5 percent f

The House Ways and Means Committee Thursday approved a bill giving President Clinton the power to ex

Canada's February price index rose 0.1 percent from January and rose 1.3 percent from February 1995

David Ballog Jr. is rapidly becoming the Joe Valachi of insurance crime.Back in the 1960s, c

A deeply divided cruise industry reacted Wednesday to market conditions that saw its passenger count

The Clinton administration must abandon its ''timid'' approach to aviation negotiations with Japan a

Mitsubishi Electric Corp. of Japan announced Thursday technology-sharing deals with French electroni

The Overseas Private Investment Corp. approved up to $554 million in financing and political risk in

The EU's Executive Commission was distressed about Russia's surprise decision to raise minimum impor

Thursday Mar. 14, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

U.S. refiners drained their stocks of crude oil to a 19-year low in February to produce enough fuel

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The California Public Utility Commission approved a multistep road map this week to begin moving the

CALIFORNIA PIPELINE GETSOK TO GO THROUGH FORESTLOS ANGELES - A proposed pipeline to ship cru

An iron ore deposit with initial reserves estimated at 54 million tons was discovered in the deserts