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A recession in Britain's downtrodden manufacturing industry is likely this year and will cost jobs,

Key movements in 20-foot ocean container unitsSep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May J

A coal shipper, contending that shipping by rail is cheaper, has asked a Florida court to allow it t

China said it was lifting restrictions on the export of silk clothing to the United States on Jan. 1

As a prelude to New Year's Eve, Bremen's port operating companremer Lagerhaus Gesellschaft - uncorke

Dec. 30, 1998No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 19

'There has been and will continue to be a cultural divide in how the Americans and the Canadians vie

Britain announced import controls on China Wednesday, joining the United States to keep the Asian lo

To Montana rancher Leo McDonnell, the present and the prospects are stark and uncompromising. Canada

A surge in barge traffic has resulted in protracted delays for tows transiting some locks on the Ill

A Union Pacific Railroad employee involvement program called ''IdeaWorks'' saved the company more th

Pakistan's electricity production has slumped to less then half of capacity, plaguing the country wi

American Family Life Assurance Co. was named the top insurance company and ranked 13th overall on Fo

Worldwide natural disasters caused 50,000 deaths and economic losses of more than $90 billion in 199

U.S. crude oil inventories declined by more than 2 million barrels in the week ended Dec. 25, as com

Despite serious copper concentrate supply problems from closures among Chile's medium- and small-siz

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Conoco Inc. said it would move to cut costs and reduce capital spending, following suit in an indust

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 190.94 up 1.26 wh

Dec. 30, 1998Baltic international Freight Futures Market PREV.CLOSE HIGH

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

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Feb. 20 - Dec. 30, 1998 (a graph)* Annua

Indonesia is facing a mounting wave of looting and stealing of basic commodities on the main island

Kitty Hawk Inc., the Dallas air cargo carrier that purchased American International Airways Inc., a

Robert Kiehnle has joined WorldPoint Logistics Inc. as chief financial officer.Founded in Oc

As of Dec 30, 1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

The U.S. Export-Import Bank has provided guarantees for an $80 million loan to Taiwan's second-large

A Chicago-based civil disobedience group said Wednesday it will not comply with the Treasury Departm

Many freight transportation stocks avoided the roller coaster ride that the broader markets took thi

After the euro's birth, Japan is likely to face an uphill battle in preventing the yen from being mi

Key movements in 20-foot ocean container unitsSep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May J

Pumped up by extensive government spending on highways, telecommunications and waterworks, China's e

Boeing Co. has exceeded its goal of delivering 550 commercial airplanes by the end of 1998, a year i

The Surface Transportation Board began a proceeding to calculate the railroad industry's cost of cap

A specialty company within Reliance Insurance Group - Reliance Portfolio Solutions Ltd. - has been e

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,500-$1,600 per ton lo

FUTURES - December 29, 1998 OPEN INTEREST AND SALES - December 28, 1998All life-of

Business failures in Britain rose 6.2 percent in 1998, the first annual rise since the height of the

The Maritime Administration announced the availability of two reports this week, one on U.S. public

Arnold Industries, Inc. said its board of directors authorized repurchase of 1 million shares of the