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

Heavy-truck makers polished off their biggest year ever with record sales in December, pushing the i

Circle International Group's board of directors has named David I. Beatson chairman.Mr. Beat

Norfolk Southern Corp. and CSX Corp. now say they will divide Conrail Inc. on June 1, three months l

Con-Way Transportation Services on Feb. 1 will begin offering customers guaranteed delivery by a cer

U.S. crude oil inventories declined more than 2 million barrels in the week ended Jan. 15, as compar

Jan. 20, 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 Wednesday at 189.47

A judge last week gave families pressing lawsuits arising from a deadly 1996 jet crash in Florida's

Citing the ''unprecedented malaise gripping the Japanese economy,'' analysts at Moody's Investors Se

The dry cargo and tanker fixtures listed herewith and compiled in London and New York, include the f

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

China's market watchdog, the China Securities Regulatory Commission, revoked the licenses of two fut

Brazil has taken an important step toward recapturing a semblance of economic stability, following l

The embattled conference of carriers in the U.S. trade with the east coast of South America will tak

With production still outstripping demand in a buyer's market, China is proposing to halt the constr

Battling to fend off creditors seeking to seize its fleet, Philippine Airlines shook up its manageme

Thursday Jan. 21, 1999Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

Jan. 21, 1999No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 20

Jan. 21, 1999RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

The European Union warned member countries Thursday they will face huge mountains of unsold grain an

The lower Rhine River, for centuries an essential conduit for European commerce, is about to become

Britain's economy is on a knife-edge and may slide into recession this year, one of the country's to

Global corporations are learning to trust third-party logistics providers as integral parts of their

US Airways officials praised the U.S. Department of Transportation for taking a hard line with Brita

Jan. 21, 1999Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

nsurers, brokers, agents and industry providers constantly introduce products and services. There ar

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ere's a little secret revealed. Earlier, I had resolved that in the new year I would not write anoth

684 (Jan. 19, 1999) Previous - 693The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursdays p

Russian statistics showing a 5 percent drop in the economy last year are masking a far more serious

For further information:These trade leads are supplied by WTCA On-Line, a service of the Wor

A 5,000-ton cargo ship lost control and slammed into a pier, the first such event in the 50-year his

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

As of Jan 21, 1999Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

The Supreme Court has refused to revive a massive civil rights lawsuit against many of the nation's

Value Prior 2 Mos. 1997 1996Mil. $ Mo. Back Av. Av. Meat

826 (Jan. 21, 1999) Previous day - 791The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lon

Officials of John Deere Corp. are in Russia this week to discuss production of John Deere combine ha

Legal fees and court orders have helped put an accused ''gray market'' tractor importer out of busin