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A wave of consolidation continues to sweep the British loss adjusting sector.Fishers Interna

Feb. 19, 1999Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High

Feb. 19, 1999RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Premium-Un

Trailer Bridge Inc., the trucking and Puerto Rico barge carrier, unveiled a Web site providing rate

A plan to suspend U.N. sanctions against Libya is drawing fire from two opposite sides, because it w

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

The Japanese government is considering the resumption of loans to Cambodia after 31 years, Japanese

Reliance Insurance Co. Ltd. became the sixth U.S. underwriter to enter the South Korean market, with

While the maritime industry agrees with the government that considerable efforts are needed to moder

Only table.

International Petroleum ExchangeFeb. 18, 1999 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Prospects for an ever-bigger U.S. trade deficit this year have spurred concern about the deficit's n

Industry analysts and officials increasingly believe Sea-Land Service Inc. will be split into three

The United States has reiterated its stance that a rule approved by the European Parliament to ban a

The International Underwriting Association of London, which merged with the Institute of London Unde

The American Insurance Association of Washington says it is drawing up a business plan to recruit ba

Feb. 18, 1999U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

New York Mercantile Exchange - Feb. 18, 1999Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

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

HUAL AS, the Norwegian car carrier, said it will enter the trade between the United States and the D

Three weeks ended Feb. 13, 1999, vs. similar 1998 periodCars CarsLoaded Loaded

Vs. Vs. Vs. Vs. Value Prior 2 Mos. 1997 1996Mil. $ Mo.

Ottawa will be the site of a meeting of the North American Free Trade Agreement Commission April 22-

TradeCard said the private equity investment firm of E.M. Warburg Pincus & Co. has agreed to invest

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Mar. 17, 1998 - Feb. 19, 1999 (a graph)*

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Feb. 19, 1999Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

As of Feb 19, 1999Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

FUTURES - Feb. 18, 1999 OPEN INTEREST AND SALES - Feb. 17, 1999All life-of-co

Labor leaders meeting here warned Washington that organized labor is not content to fight just for l

France could move to end its historic hostility to cuts in farm subsidies today.Such a decis

Turner Corp.'s Turner Construction Co. unit received a $5.4 million contract from Toyota Motor Manuf

While economists say that Mexican trade over the next six months will largely depend on the

California's insurance regulator has filed suit against French bank Credit Lyonnais and other compan

843 (Feb. 19, 1999) Previous day - 831The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lon

Friday Feb. 19, 1999Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

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

Latin America's ability to emerge quickly from Brazil's fiscal crisis is intimately tied to Japan's

(Census basis - in millions of dollars)DECEMBER 1998 NOVEMBER 1998 CUMULATIVE 19

The northern Port of Dalian said it handled 75.1 million metric tons of cargo in 1998, up from 70 mi