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LONDON - The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending Dec. 21, 1998 as supplied by the bunk

The London Club of commercial bank creditors is unlikely to declare Russia in default even if the co

Japan's Export-Import Bank said Monday it would extend a $152 million loan to Indonesia to help expa

The cartoon art on Michael Lear's office wall tells a story no amount of word-spinning can deny as C

Four model laws concerning discrimination against victims of domestic abuse in insurance sales were

Chubb Corp. has entered into a conditional agreement with Trident to acquire about 38.9 million ordi

A small, New York-based research venture called Plug Power announced last week that it had successfu

Several shipping lines have pulled out of Colombo in recent months and Sri Lankan shippers said it's

The euro is likely to be strong against the dollar, said Japan's vice finance minister, Eisuke Sakak

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

Job cuts and a change of management style are causing unease among Panama Canal workers as the water

Con-Way Transportation ServicesJoseph C. DeLuca was named director of marketing communicatio

The European Union has been urged to block a planned merger of the state-owned German and Dutch rail

China's governing State Council and Ministry of Communications are directing Chinese shipping compan

The mine health and safety inspectorate of South Africa has adequate staff and funds to do its work,

New York Mercantile Exchange - Dec. 24, 1998Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Russia's Fuel and Energy Ministry plans to increase oil exports in January-March to 26.2 million ton

Dec. 28, 1998RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Pre

Dec. 28, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

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

The executive board of the World Bank last week approved a $400 million loan to build highways and i

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. 28, 1998 (a graph)* Annua

Commercial insurance, lagging far behind personal insurance sold via the Internet, is belatedly gett

Large volumes of U.S. exports of agricultural products, perhaps worth billions of dollars, could be

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German motor carriers are complaining that they are hemmed in by highway-toll increases in every dir

Principal Financial Group plans to acquire Professional Pensions Inc., East Haven, Conn. The deal is

International Petroleum ExchangeDec. 24, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

As of Dec 28, 1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

Chile and Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras - negotiating as a bloc - are a step close

The deadline for delivery of the Federal Maritime Commission's fact-finding report on sudden, peak-s

Satoru Kishi, head of Federation of Bankers Associations of Japan and president of Bank of Tokyo-Mit

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

Monday Dec. 28, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

Dec. 28, 1998This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the e

ou may be excused for thinking that the trans-Atlantic air cargo arena is a gold mine. In recent mon

When Spanair launched its non-stop service from Washington to Madrid on Nov. 20, 1997, it gave aw

Two German horse importers face up to 15 years in jail and $750,000 in fines, after pleading guilty

Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga said Monday she was eager to sign a landmark free-trade a