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The world's leading appliance maker, Sweden's AB Electrolux, said it agreed to acquire the European

Key movements in 20-foot ocean container unitsNov. Dec. Jan. Feb. March April May June July

International Petroleum ExchangeFeb. 25, 1999 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

As of Feb 26, 1999Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

The Clinton administration has floated a proposal for the government to assume ownership and managem

U.S. manufacturers, facing a boom in unauthorized ''gray-market'' imports, are angry about new Custo

Curbing Poland's foreign trade deficit will be ''time-consuming and arduous'' work, National Bank of

Maritime labor has added its significant political clout to the opposition the Clinton administratio

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 184.74 up 0.08 w

Michael DiVirgilio and Shunichi Yano were elected to the board of directors of NYK (North America) I

Friday Feb. 26, 1999Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

here are so many things that are frightening about the 1970s. To start, there is that dreadful orang

As the launch date for the Ocean Shipping Reform Act nears, many carriers and shippers will usher in

Industri-Matematik International Corp., a Stockholm-based supply chain management software company,

U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky is traveling to Beijing with Secretary of State Madele

The ''three amigos'' of the northern Mediterranean - the ports of Genoa, Italy, Marseilles, France,

New York Mercantile Exchange - Feb. 25, 1999Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Feb. 26, 1999RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Premium-Un

The following trade leads appear exclusively in print in The Journal of Commerce. The leads are curr

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has opened the comment period on a proposal to dump dredging materi

U.S. exports of textiles and apparel inched ahead by 1.5 percent last year to $17 billion, despite t

Malaysia anticipates $5 billion in new investment in the petrochemical sector beginning in 2001. Abo

A $1 billion liquefied natural gas plant located in Trinidad and Tobago, owned and operated by a con

An International Monetary Fund team ended a four-day tour of Tanzania here with a call for the count

Intermodal traffic jams have become legendary at this key Italian-Swiss border crossing. For that ma

Allstate Corp. may be close to buying a major personal lines insurer, informed sources told The Jour

Marinette Marine Corp. of Marinette, Wis., has won a $60 million contract to build two seagoing buoy

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

The fast pace of growth in the U.S. economy, and a gloomy situation in Japan and Europe, will keep

The U.S. Department of Transportation has scheduled a national safety conference for Tuesday and Wed

Atlas Air Inc. is placing another Boeing 747-200 freighter with Ladeco, a subsidiary of Lan Chile SA

The southern rim of the Mediterranean presents unique opportunities for U.S. trade and investment, w

Japan cut back steel exports to the United States sharply for the second month in a row in January,

Sen. Phil Gramm last week lashed out at an insurance agents group, saying its demands for restrictio

Chicago Title Corp.'s primary underwriting subsidiary, Chicago Title Insurance Co., has purchased th

Industry veteran Walter Abernathy and economist Marc M. Goloven will address a seminar on the landbr

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Europe's political leaders sidestepped the controversial decision on whether to set aside eight-year

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Apr. 17, 1998 - Feb. 26, 1999 (a graph)*

The Journal of Commerce industrial materials price index, a leading indicator of inflation, fell to