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ProLogis, a provider of distribution services and facilities, announced that it has agreed to acquir

ANR Advance Transportation Co. is warning workers to brace for layoffs as a Teamsters strike continu

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Dec. 17, 1998No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 19

Dec. 16, 1998U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

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

Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha said late Tuesday that the Bharatiya Janata Party-led coalition gove

Canada is moving toward free trade, but certain areas still block developing countries, a trade repo

As the U.S. ban on untreated wooden packaging of Chinese exports took effect Thursday, Hong Kong thr

United Parcel Service said on Wednesday that it had taken the European Commission to the European Co

Air-quality experts in Texas Thursday were still attempting to determine the origin of an odorous, r

Dec. 17, 1998RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Pre

The full details of the Federal Maritime Commission's proposed regulations on automated tariff publi

Entergy Corp., in its quest to become a national vendor of nuclear power, said it aims to add yet an

Dec. 17, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

State Farm Mutual has filed two lawsuits aimed at recovering more than $4.6 million in claim payment

Central Reserve Life Corp. has approved a name change to Ceres Group Inc.The name change is

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For further information:These trade leads are supplied by WTCA On-Line, a service of the Wor

U.S. home builders and lumber dealers, and Canadian lumber exporters, have lost a decision to U.S. l

The Indian government has liberalized royalty and technology payments to foreign companies by raisin

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington has ordered a hearing on a U.S. Cust

China Ocean Shipping Co. will relocate its weekly Far East-Mediterranean service via the Suez Canal

New York Mercantile Exchange - Dec. 16, 1998Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Thursday Dec. 17, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

Malaysia's prodding to force local underwriters to form larger groups may be making some headway.

As of Dec. 17, 1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

North East Insurance Co. has turned down an offer for the company. The offer proposed an exchange of

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(Census basis - in millions of dollars, not seasonally adjusted)TRADE BALANCE EXPO

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

752 (Dec. 17, 1998) Previous day - 762The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursday

The Inter-American Development Bank said it approved $2.75 billion in loans for Argentina to defend

Russia's agriculture minister accused the United States of stalling on promised food aid by introduc

Hanjin Shipping Co. this week celebrated the first anniversary of the opening of its170-acre contain

U.S. exporters of agricultural products will begin to feel the pinch in two weeks when they must red

A nationwide strike by insurance employees last week to protest against the Indian government's move

Union Pacific Railroad's freight levels continue to outpace the problem-plagued performance of late

CellStar Corp. has selected Circle International to provide a worldwide logistics network for CellSt

A consumer watchdog this week filed suit against state Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush, acc