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New York Mercantile Exchange - Dec. 10, 1998Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Landstar System Inc. will be buying back an additional 500,000 shares of its stock from time to time

Bombardier Transportation has won its largest-ever railroad equipment contract, a 2.6 billion Canadi

Desperate oil producers Friday warned of social unrest and potential economic warfare if action were

Dec. 11, 1998RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Pre

Here are some tips on protecting your 401(k) plan during a merger or acquisition:* Resist th

856 (Dec. 11, 1998) Previous day - 866The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lon

Volkswagen AG, Europe's biggest automaker, said Friday that 11-month deliveries surged in Western Eu

The Marine Environment Protection Committee of the International Maritime Organization has voted to

After a phenomenal year in 1998, steel importers face an uncertain time in the next 12 months, indus

Ocean carriers must become more efficient, but the industry is already on its way to becoming strong

International Petroleum ExchangeDec. 10, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

FUTURES - December 10, 1998 OPEN INTEREST AND SALES - December 9, 1998All life-of-

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

Unusually warm fall weather and active demand for grain has prompted officials with the Saint Lawren

For children, the word ''Christmas'' conjures visions of parties and gifts wrapped under the tree. I

James P. ''Jimmy'' Hoffa, powered by a fat 14-point margin of victory in last week's election return

The third of five mobile X-ray units to be used to find drugs and other contraband will be delivered

A truck driver's nervousness led U.S. Customs Service inspectors to seize nearly 1,400 pounds of mar

Imported steel coils, pipe, plates, tubes and beams have been piled in warehouses and on the docks a

Violent protests, leaving dozens injured and three people killed, erupted in southern Thailand last

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

Eastern Europe didn't get a straight answer to the Big Question - when?Over the weekend, the

Norasia Lines, deploying untested new vessels in the North Atlantic, is confident that the ships wil

Dec. 11, 1998Baltic international Freight Futures Market PREV.CLOSE HIGH

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Feb. 6 - Dec. 11, 1998 (a graph)* Annual

The new Exxon Mobil Corp. would be the largest single supplier of jet fuel to the world's airlines i

As of Dec 11, 1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

Two former police officers and 19 others have been charged for taking part in bilking 10 insurance c

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

GERMANY: Unemployment rose in November by 4,000 from the previous month to a seasonally adjusted 4.1

Shipping lines that carry U.S. exports to Asia are congratulating themselves on pushing through a $1

Friday Dec. 11, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

'Exxon and Mobil are both competitors, they both have a lot of pride and they would like to see thei

Editors Note: We asked Milton Zall, an experienced journalist specializing in taxation, to look at t

A federal appeals court has clamped down on a practice in which companies suing a ship line over dam

An adverse ruling from the U.S. Customs' Service is not deterring a New York City costume maker from

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

Global freight traffic is forecast to average 5.3 percent growth a year between 1998-2002, the Inter