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Visiting Australian Deputy Prime Minister Tim Fischer said Monday that ''real progress'' had been ma

The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending May 13, 1999 as supplied by the bunker fuel de

The New York foreign exchange rates below are selling rates among trading banks of $1 million and mo

The local Securities and Exchange Commission, despite dissent from the U.S. Export-Import Bank and o

May 17, 1999No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 20.

Japan Airlines appointed Kazunari Yashiro as chief executive for the Americas.He replaces Yu

In spite of the attack on the American Embassy in Beijing last week, nineteen U.S. insurance chief e

Chinese authorities have imposed penalties against two foreign insurance brokerages.The Chin

Lincoln National Corp., a seller of life insurance and annuities, said last week it intends to repur

May 17, 1999Baltic International Freight Futures Market PREV.CLOSE HI

Singapore, moving to create a more open and competitive banking sector, will liberalize its commerci

Some stocks that took off like rockets in the last month started to return to earth last week, takin

May 17, 1999RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Premium-Unle

Amid the turmoil rocking South Korea's life industry, the non-life firms appear to be thriving.<

The following tradeleads appear exclusively in print in The Journal of Commerce. The leads are curre

Current Textile Quotas:Where the average recent utilization rate indicates full quota utiliz

International Petroleum ExchangeMay 14, 1999 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

COMMERCIAL QUANTITYAluminum ingots_ $1,500-$1,600per to

With passenger traffic between Europe and Latin America rising sharply, Spain's flagship airline Ibe

HOUSTON - HCC Insurance Holdings Inc.'s net earnings for the first quarter of 1999 were $20.7 millio

The European Union said it will contest the $202 million of planned trade sanctions the United State

The Insurance Management Co. has received the Arthur Quern Quality Award from the Risk and Insurance

Exel Logistics and Tibbett & Britten Group have won a five-year contract to jointly manage non-food

Monday May 17, 1999Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 191.14 off 0.51 wh

While Federal Express Corp. has shippers supporting its application for most of the additional fligh

A Reliance National Insurance Co. executive urged risk managers to consider purchasing directors and

The chairman of state-owned Krung Thai Bank PLC said he is optimistic about the prospects of restori

Hanjin Shipping Co. will expand its chassis fleet by approximately 20 percent this month at the Port

When asked to participate in the delivery of nearly 2 million tons of food through 12 customs posts

As Malaysia's economy slowly recovers, its energy sector is poised for strong growth. That translate

'We've had truck drivers sell loads of lobsters worth a half million for three rocks of crack cocain

The United States will continue investigating Mexico's efforts to limit imports of U.S. high fructos

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, July 17, 1998 - May 17, 1999 (a graph)*

The Transpacific Stabilization Agreement, a 14-carrier alliance that dominates the Asia-to-U.S. trad

AMSTED INDUSTRIESArthur W. Goetschel was elected chairman and chief executive of this Chicag

The Russian government has promised to draft a law on intermodal transportation for Parliament to en

COMPANY PERFORMANCEWeeklyFriday's Percentage P/E 52-Week 52-WeekSymbo

Unfavorable weather conditions mean Russia's sugar beet harvest this year is forecast at 14 million

May 14, 1999U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o