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Amtrak, the nation's passenger rail carrier, carried 21.1 million passengers in fiscal 1998, 4.5 per

Pork producers, struggling with the lowest prices in 40 years, are trying to find a solution.

K, pat yourselves on the back. You're now one of hundreds of thousands of pioneers of online Christm

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 189.68 up 0.42 whi

EMLine Sdn. Bhd. said that it will acquire two bulk carriers from Evendell Corp. Sdn. Bhd. for a tot

ongkong Bank of Canada said it will acquire 19 percent of Northstar Trade Finance Inc., a company th

Dec. 29, 1998Baltic international Freight Futures Market PREV.CLOSE HIGH

The Port of London is ordering ships not to move or discharge liquid cargo for one hour on either si

Shanghai, China's largest port and commercial hub, hopes to substantially increase the volume of con

United Parcel Service announced a 2.5 percent rate increase for most shipments effective Feb. 8, the

Construction has begun of the first phase of the Vung Ang port in Vietnam's north-central province o

A disgruntled white man has filed suit against a Japanese-owned company that he claims discriminated

The use of alternative dispute resolution in general liability insurance cases has more than doubled

Insurance Services Office Inc. analyzed 1,763 claims between July 1, 1997, and Oct. 31, 1997, with l

Electric Insurance Co. of Beverly, Mass., will offer real-time auto insurance rate quotes and online

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South Korea said it will launch a number of free-trade zones at air and seaports and industrial hubs

Dec. 28, 1998U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

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

The leads are classified and listed by their Harmonized System (HS) codes. U.S. firms should note th

794 (Dec. 29, 1998) Previous day - 794The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lon

NORTH AMERICACanadian International Farm Equipment Show. Jan. 19-22. Toronto, Canada. Contac

he last year of the 20th century is already shaping up to be the hottest ever in the international s

Crowley American Transport said its customers will be able to track shipments through a new Internet

Taiwan appears ready to put more opportunities in procurement business on the Internet.Local

Greece's OTE will pay the $675 million due for its stake in Romanian phone company Romtelecom today,

Freight forwarding and logistics player Fritz Cos. has opened offices in Oporto and Lisbon, Portugal

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Feb. 20 - Dec. 29, 1998 (a graph)* Annua

Taiwan's state-run oil monopoly Chinese Petroleum Corp. has not decided whether it will shut down it

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 189.26 off 0.01

ere it not for relative lystrong eastbound volumes - parti cularly during the peak season - most

LONDON - The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending Dec. 21, 1998 as supplied by the bunk

The London Club of commercial bank creditors is unlikely to declare Russia in default even if the co

Japan's Export-Import Bank said Monday it would extend a $152 million loan to Indonesia to help expa

The cartoon art on Michael Lear's office wall tells a story no amount of word-spinning can deny as C

Four model laws concerning discrimination against victims of domestic abuse in insurance sales were

Chubb Corp. has entered into a conditional agreement with Trident to acquire about 38.9 million ordi

A small, New York-based research venture called Plug Power announced last week that it had successfu

Several shipping lines have pulled out of Colombo in recent months and Sri Lankan shippers said it's

The euro is likely to be strong against the dollar, said Japan's vice finance minister, Eisuke Sakak