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The following business missions are scheduled for the coming months. The Journal of Commerce assumes

While North Korea officially feted Kim Jong Il on his 58th birthday last week, ordinary citizens of

French-speaking states hoping to challenge the domination of English in cyberspace met here last wee

Suzuki Motor Corp. said last week its 50-50 joint venture with the Indian government, Maruti Udayog

Each morning not long after dawn, a couple dozen workers line up outside the largest store in all of

With the United States and Germany poised to remove barriers to air travel between the countries, a

The Department of Transportation's two pending antitrust immunity applications do not presage a wave

As more carriers form cross-border alliances, antitrust law has emerged as one of the most important

The head of Japan's second-largest air carrier expressed growing concern that bilateral air cargo ta

While many chemical manufacturers in the United States are looking to China or South Asia for growth

The United States was pressured last week by the European Union, Japan and other shipping nations to

GROUP CMB POSTS PROFIT RISE FOR '95LONDON - Group CMB, the diversified Belgian shipp

The advent of peace between Jordan and Israel and Jordan's strict adherence to the U.N. sanctions ag

Hanjin Shipping Co. in April will begin direct calls in Shanghai, China, as part of its Pusan (South

For companies that import merchandise from Asia, it's a dream come true. For steamship lines that mo

A Russian announcement of plans for $4 billion in arms sales to Iran has caught the Clinton administ

Chemical exporters are taking ocean freight rate increases in stride because they expect prices to f

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New Hampshire voters may have taken for granted Bob Dole's stump speeches railing against shrinking

Friday, Feb. 16, 1996 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

BOEING DEMONSTRATES 777 JETS TO SASCOPENHAGEN - Boeing Co. last week flew one of its

After losing a decade-long fight against New York, Canadian truckers are resigned to paying the stat

Three Weeks Ended Feb. 10, 1996, vs. Similar 1995 Period CARS CARSLOADED LOADED

Latin America's private sector, recently a seeming stepchild of the Inter- American Development Bank

Commercial Quantity Aluminum ingots_ $1,100-$1,150per ton lots &

A Japanese government panel will recommend that Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. be split into t

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 250.44 off 0.24

Feb. 16, 1996 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Wary of potential competition from closed or scaled-back military airfields, officials at Ontario In

New York Mercantile Exchange - Feb. 15, 1996 Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Low

Seasonally adjusted registered unemployment in the Netherlands averaged 456,000, or 6.9 percent of t

Malaysia, battling to get more business through its ports, is reviewing all charges at the main gate

As of Feb. 16, 1996 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

Feb. 13, 1996 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

Feb. 16, 1996 RESELLER RACKUnleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Pre

Feb. 16, 1996 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%

Liability insurance claims arising from an oil tanker spill in Britain last week are expected to tot

For the first time in 30 years, the largest property/casualty insurer in the United States is changi

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