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Union Pacific Railroad said it has begun to build five additional storage tracks in the Houston area

Persian Gulf shipping continued undisturbed last week, but industry executives fear sustained attack

British insurance underwriters are ''closely monitoring'' the situation in the Persian Gulf followin

U.S. bombs may be falling on Baghdad but U.S. oil companies expect to remain the biggest buyer of Ir

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

The British government announced the relaxation of its arms embargo on Argentina, which has been in

820 (Dec. 18, 1998) Previous day - 825The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lon

The European Commission may cut off research funds to Germany in response to the country's refusal t

Brazil's government will scrap tariffs and indirect taxes on imports of oil-exploration and developm

The campaign to limit U.S. unilateral sanctions has gained an unexpected push as the result of a con

The Tanzanian government has drawn up plans for the long-awaited privatization of its main ports.

U.S. farmers received a record $6 billion in emergency aid this year and will need stronger federal

Toyota Motor Corp. has selected Hebron, Ky., a Cincinnati suburb, as the site for an $85 million par

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100%) is as follows

Russia's leading steelmakers say they haven't been told the results of last week's trade talks betwe

A survey conducted by India's Confederation of Indian Industry says there is still a demand slowdown

Canada's annualized inflation rate rose to 1.2 percent in November, the highest so far this year. Bu

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Feb. 13 - Dec. 18, 1998 (a graph)* Annua

A federal appeals court has reinstated two indictment counts against a California man charged with v

As James P. Hoffa awaits certification of his election victory as Teamsters president, new union cha

The Surface Transportation Board endorsed an agreement between Union Pacific Railroad and the city o

TIG Insurance Group - with no complaints - took the top spot in the annual ranking of New York State

German insurance giants Munich Re and Allianz have agreed to a share swap that will see Munich Re be

Angola's national oil company, Sonangol, and Exxon Corp. have agreed to share production on three la

Dec. 18, 1998RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

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

he JOC calendar is a detailed listing of upcoming events in transportation and logistics, regulation

GenCorp., said it plans to split into two public companies by spinning off its decorative, building

Japan will begin imposing high tariffs on rice imports starting in April.Imported rice will

Jamaican ranchers have been holding rallies in front of two local McDonald's restaurants to protest

Dec. 18, 1998Baltic international Freight Futures Market PREV.CLOSE HIGH

A new International Monetary Fund report to be released today will offer a modest downward revision

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

Three weeks ended Dec. 12, 1998, vs. similar 1997 periodCars Cars Loaded Loaded<

Almost a decade after it was conceived by the World Bank, a plan to build a $400 million project to

SGL Carbon AG, a maker of carbon and graphite products, said its U.S. subsidiary had filed for prote

Japanese steelmaker NKK Corp. said it would cut 3,300 jobs, more than a fifth of its workforce, as i

December 18: 820

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

Friday Dec. 18, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing