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724 (Dec. 22, 1998) Previous day - 734The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursday

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Feb. 13 - Dec. 22, 1998 (a graph)* Annua

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

FUTURES - December 21, 1998 OPEN INTEREST AND SALES - December 18, 1998All life-o

The Surface Transportation Board rejected a proposal by a carrier/shipper coalition to restructure r

As of Dec. 22, 1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

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Tuesday, Dec. 22, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

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

y now, most importers have become familiar with the ''informed compliance'' standards mandated by th

Willis Corroon Group opened a representative office in the capital of Azerbaijan.The office

'Shipping reform has already diminished TACA's strength, and that will happen whether the group repr

Several World Trade Organization members last week called on free-trade champion Canada to intensify

For the second time in a month, South Korea's largest shipping line says it's adding capacity to Aus

The French government is likely to sell between 3.5 billion and 4 billion francs (between $630 milli

Concern appears to be growing on two counts over the future of public pension programs - the need fo

Japan's economy is expected to show modest growth during the next fiscal year, as tax cuts spawn a m

South of the equator in the scorching heat of the Brazilian summer at midday, a middle-aged man in o

The Risk and Insurance Management Society said it now offers an advanced risk management designation

In a development that could affect group health plan pricing, a small but growing number of Southern

Monday Dec. 21, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

International Petroleum ExchangeDec. 18, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Dec. 21, 1998RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

'Given the broader Asian turmoil and the global economic slowdown, this year's financial crisis coul

The article headlined ''Lykes switches flags in North Atlantic, jeopardizes its government cargoes,'

A court case here is serving as a wake-up call to shipping lines, cargo consolidators and freight fo

Eleven states have been awarded second round accreditation certificates under the National Associati

Iraq's oil exports under the United Nations' oil-for-food program continued uninterrupted despite th

Italian oil group ENI said Monday it did not bid for a 2.5 percent stake in Russian gas giant Gazpro

Dec. 21, 1998This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the e

New York Mercantile Exchange - Dec. 18, 1998Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

LONDON - The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending Dec. 14, 1998 as supplied by the bunk

The slow-moving race to elect a new global trade chief was energized last Friday after France broke

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

An Amtrak passenger train carrying 199 people derailed and injured 15 passengers only four hours aft

The Georgia insurance commissioner has given insurers more flexibility in dealing with their million

NAIC also presented Guenther Ruch, the administrator of the division of regulation and enforcement i

The much-hyped, repeatedly-postponed Production Sharing Agreement between Romania's national oil com

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

The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey last week authorized the construction of cargo facilitie