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April 8, 1999Baltic International Freight Futures Market PREV.CLOSE HIG

The Brazilian National Association of Electronic Goods Manufacturers, Eletros, asked Finance Ministe

A single order for a dozen giants is heartening South Korean shipyards, but overall business isn't a

Global yarn production in the final quarter of 1998 fell by 2.1 percent, largely fueled by the 9.4 p

Gucci's fate will probably be decided in court after the Italian fashion house spurned two condition

Key movements in 20-foot ocean container unitsJan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. O

Due to operational snags, Mediterranean Shipping Co. and Evergreen Marine Corp. withdrew their feder

April 8, 1999U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

his month marks the 14th year since the property/casualty insurance industry shifted gears into the

uane E. Knapp advises senior exe- cutives worldwide about an under- appreciated corporate expos

The African Development Bank group has approved two loans and a grant worth a total of $23.2 million

The euro-zone's December trade surplus was unchanged from November at 7.2 billion euros ($6.66 billi

The Clinton administration replacement for the harbor maintenance tax should be unveiled next week,

Newly-privatized railroads in Brazil, particularly those in the south, are not giving sufficient att

While the United States seeks Russia's help in ending the Kosovo crisis, it has imposed sanctions ag

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration faces another delay in approving new air traffic control ra

Tobacco giant Philip Morris Co., facing record judgments in U.S. civil courts, is bankrolling a co

April 7, 1999Baltic International Freight Futures Market PREV.CLOSE HIG

862 (April 8, 1999) Previous day - 873The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lon

Evergreen Marine Corp. has renewed its contract for terminal operations in the Port of Tacoma and is

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Thursday said that it is setting up a Europe-wide customer service center

The European Union may decide at December's summit in Finland to begin accession talks with a furthe

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, June 5, 1998 - Apr. 8, 1999 (a graph)* A

China needs more than President Clinton's political support to become a World Trade Organization mem

April 8, 1999Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

The European Union, which has recently rejected U.S. hormone-fed beef and genetically engineered fru

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 188.93 off 1.86

As of April 8, 1999Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

Navy Secretary Richard Danzig doesn't see any short-term disruption of naval programs from striking

The Danube River could still be blocked for this summer's European grain harvest, said Gerhard Meier

Malcom McLean, the founder of container shipping, will be inducted with five other industry official

California's insurance industry is trying to avoid a confrontation with the state legislature by pro

Thousands of investors are making bets on a couple of small Canadian miners with stakes in the Inter

Only table.

Orient Overseas International Ltd., the holding group for Orient Overseas Container Line, has report

The European Central Bank and the Bank of England cut their key interest rates Thursday, hoping to s

China Shipping Group, a major player in the intra-Asia container trades, plans to enter the long-hau

Forward Air Corp. said its first quarter 1999 earnings are expected to be as much as 75 percent high

Atlas Air Inc. has found a customer for a 747-200 freighter it had operated for SAS.SAS no l

ZURICH FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUPJoan Ruff was appointed executive vice president of corporate