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Tuesday Feb. 23, 1999Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

Feb. 22, 1999U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 184.99 off 1.10 wh

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

The inherent weakness in the container market is such that it seemed appropriate this month tocompar

Torrential rains and fast-melting snow are causing flooding this week along the upper Rhine River an

Delta Air Lines has turned to a Federal Express Corp. veteran to run its cargo department which has

Phil Gramm, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, has agreed to consider key changes to

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FUTURES - Feb. 22, 1999 OPEN INTEREST AND SALES - Feb. 19, 1999All life-of-co

Rural America could face a ''social catastrophe'' this year as thousands of farmers are forced out o

Feb. 23, 1999Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Secretary of Commerce William Daley announced an agreement with Russia that would restrain hot-rolle

'The challenge is to promote a return to solid economic growth overseas that will benefit everyone.'

Growth in global seaborne trade slowed to 2.2 percent last year to 5 billion tons, compared with gro

Canadian National Railway Co. and Illinois Central Corp. say they have lined up support for their pr

Mercury Air Cargo Inc. is tossing in the towel on its struggling cargo handling operations at Miami

WorldPoint Logistics Inc., the logistics company formed last year by Jack Edwards, has announced its

NORTH AMERICAInternational Franchise Convention. March 4-6. Miami Beach. Organized by the In

As an exporter of products in several entirely different industry groups, I am expected toparticipa

The dry cargo and tanker fixtures listed herewith and compiled in London and New York, includethe fo

636 (Feb. 23, 1999) Previous - 613The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursdays p

Commercial Quantity Aluminum ingots_ $1,500-$1,600per

As of Feb 23,1999Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from supp

Gerard Depayre, head of a European Commission delegation here for high-level talks on deregulation,

Nearly $500 million in U.S. Export-Import Bank loans is in the pipeline to finance projects in Ghana

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.James M. Agnew was named South Central regional manager. Mr. Agnew

A controversial Surface Transportation Board decision blocking a joint carrier-shipper bid to increa

The telecommunications industry has been looking for ways to resolve a host of technologyissues for

How to use:Trade leads are sent to the USDA from U.S. agricultural attaches, counselors and

he next high-growth region of the world will be, surprise: sub-Saharan Africa.Thirteen cou

Senior Clinton administration trade officials were barraged with complaints from senators Tuesday th

CSX Corp. has a contract to sell its Grand Teton Lodge Co. subsidiary that owns a Wyoming resort to

The Federal Aviation Administration proposed a total of $210,000 in fines against Airborne Express a

Feb. 22, 1999Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High

Feb. 23, 1999No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley

Feb. 23, 1999RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Pr

Oslo-based shipbuilding giant Kvaerner ASA had a pretax loss for 1998 of $170 million, or $4.80 a sh

The long awaited draft of national ergonomics standards to prevent repetitive motion injuries has be

Mexican textile exports to the United States last year surpassed all other nations, including China,