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New York Mercantile Exchange - Feb. 17, 1999Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

International Petroleum ExchangeFeb. 17, 1999 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Feb. 18, 1999RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Pr

Brazil's exports in 1999 could increase by as much as 15 percent to fellow Mercosur members Argentin

Solar International Shipping Agency, the North American general agent for Yang Ming Line of Taiwan,

Representatives of the World Trade Organization have expressed concern over the Philippine governmen

Japan and the United States should elevate their talks on foreign access to Japan's construction mar

The U.S. Department of Energy has unveiled a new plan to rebuild the country's depleted emergency oi

Union Pacific Railroad has passed the first audit of its rail operations since achieving IS0 9002 co

Joanne Casey, president of the Intermodal Association of North America, has a blunt message for thos

United Parcel Service reported a profit on its international operations last year, after a decade of

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Investment Management Ltd. has signed a deal with the National Bank of Ku

Kuwait and fellow Arab state Morocco signed an agreement designed to promote Kuwaiti capital flow in

As of Feb 18, 1999Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 184.17 off 0.16

WW, WTO, GATT, CBD and TED spell big opportunities for your business. And this is only part of the

'We have an administration today that is not enforcing WTO-complianttrade statutes.'

Global logistics provider AEI Corp. has announced that its San Diego, Calif., office has been approv

Operators of 1,000 older Boeing 727s - including freighters - must inspect skin joints on the aircra

The Mexican government, continuing a privatization drive aimed at improving infrastructure, plans to

Marking another chapter in California's long-running Proposition 103 saga, Fireman's Fund Group this

Jackie Chan is joining the war on piracy.In a move that reflects the converging interests of

FUTURES - Feb. 17, 1999 OPEN INTEREST AND SALES - Feb. 16, 1999All life-of-co

LLOYD'S OF LONDONThe market's governing council re-elected Max Taylor as chairman for 1999.

Farrell Lines has named Access Kazakhstan Inc. as its exclusive agent in that country and others in

Honduras, its economy in ruins following the devastation wrought last year by Hurricane Mitch, has p

Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co. has struck a five-year deal with Timken Co. to develop an

Roadway Express Inc. said shippers can now request the motor carrier's Freezables Protection service

Dutch insurer Aegon NV is buying the U.S. life insurance company Transamerica Corp. for $9.7 billion

The European Union requested the establishment of a World Trade Organization panel against Section 3

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

604 (Feb. 16, 1999) Previous - 608The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursdays p

831 (Feb. 18, 1999) Previous day - 825The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lon

A global economic slowdown took its toll in Mexico, as industrial growth slowed to 6.6 percent last

Customs issues will be the subject of debate April 19-20 when the American Institute of Internationa

President Boris Yeltsin, who has postponed several recent meetings with foreign leaders due to illne

The Clinton administration is pursuing new talks with China to bring it into the World Trade Organiz

Thursday Feb. 18, 1999Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

Amtrak and Guilford Transportation Co. continue to wrangle over terms for a new passenger service be

Insurers paid catastrophe claims totaling an estimated $1.75 billion for propertydamage from four Ja