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South Korea's life insurance companies posted preliminary net losses of 3.97 trillion won ($3.2 bill

ERC Life, a life subsidiary of Employers Reinsurance Corp., will assume the life and group reinsuran

New York Mercantile Exchange - May 20, 1999Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 189.02 off 0.38

May 21, 1999RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Premium-Un

South Korea's Daewoo Heavy Industries, which holds the Romanian Mangalia Black Sea shipyard, said it

Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Co., under pressure to improve financial performance, on Fr

Lucio Tan, the majority shareholder in Philippine Airlines, said he will seek a one-month extension

Venezuela is likely to stick with its strategy of inviting private companies to help drill for oil,

Officials from nearly 60 industrial and developing countries, private foundations and organizations

'Things today look comparatively calm.'

Bangladeshi garment and textile exporters demanded a devaluation of the taka, claiming the currency

A cruise ship caught fire and sank off the western coast of Malaysia early Friday, and authorities r

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent) is as

May 21: 1027

The Seamen's Church Institute of New York and New Jersey said on Friday that four Ukrainian crewmen

THE SEIBELS BRUCEGROUP INC.R. Thomas Savage Jr. was named president and chief executive of t

China's gross domestic product growth rate may continue to slow down for another year, but should re

Chase Manhattan Corp. will offer an auto lease that would waive up to $1,500 in excess wear and tear

ompanies ranging from one-person operations to the world's biggest multinationals are shunning the n

A stronger zloty may hurt Polish exports by the end of the year, widening Poland's current account d

The dry cargo and tanker fixtures listed herewith and compiled in London and New York, include the f

1043 (May 21, 1999) Previous day _1061The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lon

The U.S. Department of Commerce said that Japan and seven other countries were dumping stainless ste

For further information:These trade leads are supplied by WTCA On-Line, a service of the Wor

A preliminary decision on increased flights to China by U.S. carriers now serving the market will be

USAirways Group's top two executives said they would forgo millions of dollars in future bonuses as

South Korea said Wednesday it will invite AXA and Metropolitan Life to a second auction next month f

The dry cargo and tanker fixtures listed herewith and compiled in London and New York, include the f

(Census basis - in millions of dollars)MARCH 1999 FEBRUARY 1999 CUMULATIVE

The river Rhine in south Germany is still blocked to inland waterways shipping and heavy rain means

The Port of Hong Kong, one of the most expensive in the world, will lose business to other ports unl

Panalpina Group, which recently joined Swiss Air group (SAirGroup) in a new air-cargo venture, repor

Mincom Inc., which produces software that manages the manpower and resources required for maintenanc

The Surface Transportation Board is proposing changes in the information about contract shipments th

Cargo traffic at the world's airports in January declined by 0.4 percent to 4.4 million tons, as maj

Circle International Inc. said it won a multi-year contract from Atlantic Richfield Co. to provide f

Thursday May 20, 1999Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

International Petroleum ExchangeMay 18, 1999 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

May 20, 1999Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from suppliers