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As recession and violence overtake Iran, experts fear that the chance for a change in relations with

Tuesday Dec. 15, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

International Petroleum ExchangeDec. 14, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund have set up a $200 million fund for Central Asian

The U.S. Customs Service on Monday launched a test of Internet e-mail at five ports of entry.

How to use:Trade leads are sent to the USDA from U.S. agricultural attaches, counselors and

Sweden's central bank, the Riksbank, cut its key interest rate by two-tenths of a percentage point t

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

The Canadian government announced plans to restructure the nation's financial regulatory structure,

Frustrated U.S. beef and banana industry officials, who have joined forces to battle European trade

Coal mining companies began legal action this week to end a nationwide miners' strike called to prot

Dec. 14, 1998U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

Dec. 15, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

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

European Union farm ministers adopted a commission proposal to conclude a veterinary agreement betwe

After five years of trying, the shipping arm of a government-run energy firm may finally be sold.

The Port of Singapore is streamlining a range of charges in a move it says will make life easier for

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United Airlines is adding a third daily nonstop flight from Chicago to London Heathrow Airport begin

Dutch TNT Post Group has bought French express company Jet Services for 2 billion francs ($360.3 mil

New York Mercantile Exchange - Dec. 14, 1998Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Oil giant Royal Dutch/Shell said it will subtract $4.5 billion from its fourth-quarter profit becaus

FUTURES - Dec. 14, 1998 OPEN INTEREST AND SALES - December 11, 1998All life-of-

In an effort to forge the first trans-Pacific free-trade agreement, the governments of Chile and Sou

It's that time of year when we can take advantage of the slower holiday work pace. My company issues

Myanma Shipyards recently launched an equipment carrier for Java Marine Lines Pte. Ltd. of Singapore

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

Four years ago, Chile was invited by President Clinton to negotiate its way into the North American

Larry O'Toole will become the fifth president this decade of the Marine Engineers' Beneficial Associ

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Feb. 6 - Dec. 15, 1998 (a graph)* Annual

Consolidated Delivery & Logistics Inc. has announced that it has bought privately held First Choice

In a case that could increase group health care premiums, the Monarch Healthcare Medical Group has f

In July, Andrei Maximov, a young research economist turned Moscow entrepreneur, had a funny feeling

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752 (Dec. 15, 1998) Previous day - 762The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursday

The European automotive market is on the verge of three years of decline, according to a report by t

ritish exporters are facing their longest payment delays in five years, with the worst delays from c

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

The bill to open India's insurance sector to private competition was sent Tuesday to a joint select