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(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Jan. 9 - Nov. 17, 1998 (a graph)* Annual

Atlantic Mutual Cos. reported net income for the three months ended Sept. 30, 1998, of $7.6 million,

British Steel announced plans to eliminate around 1,600 staff in the next six months in the face of

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

Lucent Technologies was awarded a contract by Telecom Egypt to expand its nationwide telecommunicati

The shipping industry will be deregulated next May, but it won't happen in time to protect U.S. impo

MC Shipping Inc. reported a loss of $515,348, or 6 cents a share, on revenue of $11.9 million in the

The container charter market continues to search for bottom, and, if not for a surprising uptick in

The noose is tightening on drug trafficking through Mexico and Florida. So Puerto Rico is increasing

Shareholders of Atlantic Container Line have decisively rebuffed an unusual bid by American shipping

NORTH AMERICAThe Americas Food & Beverage Show. Dec. 2-4. Miami. Contact: Gary Fountain, For

797 (November 17, 1998) Previous day - 803The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thur

As many in the industry long expected, the two largest terminal operators at Malaysia's main port ar

The International Trade Commission, without comment, ruled Tuesday against imported preserved mushro

Seibels Bruce Group Inc. reported a net loss of $142,000 for the third quarter of 1998, compared wit

The future of Asian-owned maqui- ladoras, the in-bond assembly plants that crowd the northern Mexica

Thailand's state-owned power provider, the Electricity Generating Authority (EGAT), and Electricity

Tuesday Nov. 17, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

Nov. 17, 1998No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 20

November 17, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily repres

Three former top officials at a Kuwait state-owned oil tanker firm were convicted of fraud.T

Federal Express Corp. is looking to its banks, not President Clinton, as it prepares for a possible

Another bout of flooding in central Vietnam has killed 17 people and caused an estimated $7.4 millio

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

Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada reported third-quarter net income of 106 million Canadian dolla

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Nelson, Gordon & James Insurance Services Inc. of Tustin, Cal

U.S. textile and apparel importers are warily watching whether U.S. trade officials carry out their

Many smaller U.S. companies with sales of less than $50 million a year are relying so heavily on the

Nike announced Tuesday it has reduced the amount of potentially unhealthy solvents used in making it

Global regulators are considering whether to remove limits on duty-free imports of 15 specific produ

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

International Petroleum ExchangeNovember 16, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 201.46 off 2.86 wh

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

FUTURES - November 16, 1998 OPEN INTEREST AND SALES - November 13, 1998All life-of

Sea-Land Service Inc.'s labor troubles continue as an independent truckers union has refused to pick

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

Aon Group is touting improved risk management services as part of its new Claims Net tracking proces

Hungarian Minister of Economic Affairs Attila Chikan and his Lithuanian counterpart Kestutis Babiliu