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Aircraft engine maker Pratt & Whitney will cut about 1,000 jobs each in Connecticut and Florida, or

Schneider Logistics said it moved 9,600 loads during August for Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc., meetin

Railroading always has been a business run ''by the numbers.'' But top federal safety official Jolen

First American Title Insurance Co. has acquired the operations of three branches of Charter Title Co

Oct. 14, 1998No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 21

New York Mercantile Exchange - October 13, 1998Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Lo

Oct. 13, 1998U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

Bank-holding company Life Financial Corp. has canceled an agreement to be acquired by FirstPlus Fina

Key executives from international oil companies Tuesday urged Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil

The company planning to build high-speed ships that would slice through the Atlantic in four days ha

The state reached a settlement with 33 insurers to refund more than $51.5 million the companies paid

Wednesday Oct. 14, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

India's insurance regulator is expected to set an initial capital base of 1 billion rupees ($23.5 mi

Third-quarter rail earnings should feature the return of Union Pacific Railroad to profitability aft

If there was one buzzword at this year's Council of Logistics Management conference in Anaheim, Cali

The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether a state's rules limiting the deadlines confronting pe

Farmers might get a record $7 billion in an election-year bailout being negotiated in the wake of Pr

Unity Mutual LifeInsurance Co.Richard A. Mattozzi joined the company as second vice presiden

A study by Moody's Investors Service presents a troubled future for U.S. life insurers.In it

The biggest threat to British-American trade and relations is some European nations' failure to gras

Congressional leaders and the Clinton administration appeared ready to agree on a plan for immigrati

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Dec. 5, 1997 - Oct. 14, 1998 (a graph)*

Bulgaria is seeking foreign investment to develop the country's infrastructure, especially a number

Plans by Zanzibar to create six free-port zones could generate badly-needed revenue for the semi-aut

FUTURES - October 13, 1998 OPEN INTEREST AND SALES - October 9, 1998All life-of-c

Legislation approved by both the House and Senate to give the U.S. Customs Service more equipment an

The following tradeleads appear exclusively in print in The Journal of Commerce. The leads are curre

Allstate Life Insurance Co. has agreed to reinsure and administer about 21,000 variable annuity cont

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 205.14 up 1.08 wh

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

October 14, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represe

As of October 14, 1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from

After winning a dramatic battle with American International Group Inc. in March to buy American Bank

International Petroleum ExchangeOctober 13, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Oct. 14, 1998RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

German imports of steam coal are headed higher this year, and are expected to grow substantially ove

First there was a deal. Then there wasn't.Negotiations between Congress and the White House

Oct. 13, 1998No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 21

As of October 13,1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 204.06 off 1.22 wh