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

German police on Tuesday detained a man who confessed to making a bomb threat on a railway station,

Dec. 23, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 189.11 up 0.83 wh

TRW Inc., an automotive supplier, reached an agreement to acquire the principal assets of Woo Jin Co

A multimodal transportation center for the Americas is being planned for a U.S. military base in Pan

Though shippers are pleased with this week's Surface Transportation Board decision that reduced thei

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With economic turmoil to the east - in Russia and southeast Asia - Germany's high-flying export leve

The U.S.-Russia food aid deal was signed Wednesday by Russia's deputy prime minister in charge of ag

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

A New Jersey trucker has filed a lawsuit against Evergreen America Corp., claiming the carrier bille

An overwhelming majority of carriers active in North Atlantic trade lanes has approved a proposal to

Dec. 23, 1998RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

An unhappy worker could well mean an unhappy company.That is one way to look at results of a

Terra Nova Insurance Co. has decided to get out of the marine hull and marine energy lines.N

Low water levels in the St. Lawrence River are causing some juggling of container cargoes at the Por

Talks on the privatization of Poland's second-biggest steel mill, Huta Tadeusza Sendzimira, have bee

here is something about the Reform Club on London's posh Pall Mall that sets it aside from the rest

General Electric Co., Fairfield, Conn., makes light bulbs. It also is a global financial services co

In what may be the last of its periodic service reports, Union Pacific Railroad said it has delivere

The leadership of the FedEx Pilots Association has backed the tentative five-year pact reached with

Air France pilots have voted to accept a pay cut in exchange for company shares, enabling the govern

International Petroleum ExchangeDec. 22, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

As of Dec 23, 1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

CIGNA CORP.Louis Iacovelli has been appointed senior vice president - select markets for spe

A national survey of human resources executives finds U.S. employers have become increasingly aggres

U.S. trade officials are planning for a day when China will join the World Trade Organization, even

Agricultural and construction equipment manufacturer New Holland has acquired its Argentine agricult

China's grain output in 1999 is expected to remain at the same level as 1998, which was in excess of

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Feb. 13 - Dec. 23, 1998 (a graph)* Annua

In a welcome bit of news capping a year of turmoil, Boeing Co. said on Tuesday that Delta Air Lines

Promoted after overseeing a year of improved performance, Amtrak's new president says the financiall

FUTURES - December 22, 1998 OPEN INTEREST AND SALES - December 21, 1998All life-o

Swiss Reinsurance Co. will acquire 100 percent of Fox-Pitt, Kelton Group, a privately-held investmen

801 (Dec. 23, 1998) Previous day - 806The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lon

Fear over a lack of job security at Universal Terminals triggered a spontaneous walkout by union wor

In its first year of operation, the new Pasir Panjang container terminal in Singapore handled the eq