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

The Maine Bureau of Insurance has approved the National Council on Compensation Insurance's request

Dec. 30, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

ncredibly, it's almost a year ago to the day since word mistakenly spread like wildfire through the

A surge of imports from Asia in November indicates that American consumers have not yet had their fi

Some U.S. companies are ready and some aren't. Like it or not, the euro is here.For those wh

Amtrak's long-distance passenger services registered double-digit increases in ridership out of its

The National Transportation Safety Board wants to study the safety performance of intrastate motor c

The oil price collapse has made Britain's independent oil companies prime takeover targets.T

Wednesday, Dec. 30, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represen

Last week's freeze in the California citrus groves will do more than cause price shock at the superm

The St. Lawrence Seaway had a good year in 1998.Good weather kept the St. Lawrence-Great Lak

On Jan. 1, 2000, will we really be living in the next millennium?Responses to a survey poste

Provident Mutual Life Insurance Co. will relocate its corporate headquarters to a three-story buildi

New York Mercantile Exchange - Dec. 29, 1998Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Dec. 30, 1998RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Pre

791 (Dec. 30, 1998) Previous day - 794The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lon

Samsung Electronics Co. Wednesday denied allegations that it had forced women to undergo pregnancy t

Japanese beef imports are expected to rise slightly in 1999 from 1998 on a combined effect of a reco

Trans World Airlines says it is back on schedule after a nightmare holiday weekend that disrupted th

Germany's powerful IG Metall metals and engineering union said it would maintain its 6.5 percent wag

Norasia Lines, a Swiss-based carrier, plans to offer customers a transatlantic service that will cat

Philips Electronics NV is selling part of its stake in Navigation Technologies Inc., Rosemont, Ill.,

For farmers, the new year looks set to bring low grain and livestock prices, with no rescue from the

Dec. 29, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

FUTURES - December 28, 1998 OPEN INTEREST AND SALES - December 24, 1998All life-of

Sri Lanka's state-owned Cooperative Wholesale Establishment has issued a wheat purchase tender of 10

Last time, we covered the care and feeding of Certificates of Origin for the North American Free Tra

Pakistan's nuclear scientists have developed three virus-resistant cotton varieties that can raise P

The Maritime Association of the Port of New York says it is receiving better-than-expected replies t

Cargo shipowners will be required to administer random drug tests to at least 50 percent of their cr

'We are not going to build white elephants for cargo.'

U.S.-based Delphi Automotive Systems, the world's largest vehicle components maker, laid off 15 perc

China has issued corporate bonds designed to fund railway projects expected to cost 250 billion yuan

New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority has awarded a $190 million contract for 100 new sub

Professional LiabilityUnderwriting SocietyChristopher S. Cavallaro was elected president of

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

American Express Co. is gearing up to establish a Japanese brokerage focused on selling investment t

What more does the United States want?A level playing field, that's all.The Canadian questio