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Dec. 31, 1998U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

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

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ACTUARIESRichard C. Lawson, vice president for federal affairs of the Am

Tanzania is threatened with serious famine in 1999, President Benjamin Mkapa told the nation in a Ne

The Port of Shanghai, China's largest, handled the equivalent of 3.06 million 20-foot containers in

As much as ocean carriers have pitched in to thwart the drug trade and other illicit traffic, it's s

To our readers:Because of technical problems in retrieving financial data, The Journal of Co

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

Certification standards for aircraft flying in icing conditions haven't changed in the wake of the J

Jan. 4, 1999This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the es

New York Mercantile Exchange - Dec. 31, 1998Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Jan. 4, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

CURRENT TEXTILE QUOTAS:Where the average recent utilization rate indicates full quota utiliz

New financial controls imposed by China on its trading companies have drastically cut the flow of im

Russia's draft 1999 budget, which the government says is vital for securing international credits, w

Focusing on budget deficit reduction and moving forward on the path of fiscal reform remain key cons

Raymond B. Greer did not expect to find himself suddenly president of Ryder Integrated Logistics.

Ballooning businessman Richard Branson faced a storm of criticism from passengers Monday after one o

China plans to revamp the purchase and distribution of cotton this year in what officials say is a m

International Petroleum ExchangeDec. 31, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Nationwide Insurance has received about 1,400 claims from Virginia policyholders who suffered losses

Lincoln Financial Advisors will promote the sale of Standard Insurance Co.'s group products through

Ecuador's economic cabinet will present legislation to Congress this month that will increase the st

LONDON - The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending Dec. 30, 1998 as supplied by the bunk

Trade attorneys working with the apparel and textiles companies that manufacture in Central America

In an unusual partnership, environmentalists, polluters, local municipalities and the Environmental

Ukraine's government will hold a special meeting Jan. 11 to review the progress made in the reform p

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Feb. 27 - Jan. 4, 1999 (a graph)* Annual

The Beijing West Railway Station opened two years ago with grandiose official fanfare, its towering

A mechanical malfunction forced more than 1,500 passengers in Japan to spend the last night of their

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 191.22 up 0.51 w

New-car registrations in France rose 9.1 percent to 169,884 in December 1998 compared with December

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

Japan's outspoken justice minister on Monday accused the United States of relying on military threat

Pressure is increasing on Britain's state-owned Post Office after Lynx Express on Monday acquired ri

U.S. soybean export sales for 1998-99 are running 23.5 percent behind a year ago, and, combined with

Maine's legislature soon will tackle some key insurance reform bills.The bills would deregul

Grain marketing ground to a halt in much of the Midwest Monday, bogged down in snow drifts created b

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

The European single currency, the euro, made a solid, if less than spectacular, debut Monday, firmin