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President Clinton pledged to world financial leaders on Tuesday that he would bring a new, comprehen

The Clinton administration has decided to shelve until early next year a harbor maintenance tax repl

The passage of maritime deregulation has made the container ship industry anxious. It has created fe

North American railroads expect substantial changes as ocean shipping deregulation takes hold, but c

Neptune Orient Lines, the parent of American President Lines, is seeking another acquisition to comp

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

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Nov. 28, 1997 - Oct. 6, 1998 (a graph)*

India's Ministry of Finance has asked all state-owned banks to provide a report on how they are tack

Shortly after taking over as head of the International Monetary Fund, Michel Camdessus got into his

The Asian and Russian economic crises and low worldwide commodity prices were the reasons most often

More than three-quarters of British companies think their government should join the common currency

Mexican and European Union officials met last week to negotiate a free-trade agreement, the Mexican

Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar said the Bank of Spain's decision Tuesday to cut the country

The sign on the roadside eatery said ''Clams,'' but the customer wanted more - flounder, some scallo

Using cash discounts or frequent-flier bonuses, airlines are increasingly promoting Internet ticketi

Penske Logistics has received the Chrysler Recognition of Excellence Directors' Award for helping th

Manugistics Group Inc. said Goodman Fielder, one of Australia's largest food manufacturers, and Agor

Swift Transportation Co. expects earnings for the third quarter of 1998 to exceed 34 cents a share,

Walbro Corp. is looking for big savings in both time and money thanks to a long-term contract it sig

FUTURES - October 5, 1998 OPEN INTEREST AND SALES - October 2, 1998All life-of-con

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

As of October 6,1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 202.07 off 0.15 wh

October 6, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represen

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

International Petroleum ExchangeOctober 5, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)<

Oct. 6, 1998RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlea

New York Mercantile Exchange - October 5, 1998Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Oct. 5, 1998U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

856 (October 6, 1998) Previous day - 847The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursd

Bangladesh apparel exporters, already reeling from countrywide floods over the past two months, are

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

Officials said the captain of a Philippine ferry that sank last month killing at least 70 people was

Frequent readers probably are wondering why I haven't mentioned any ''recommended reading'' lately.

Taiwan will purchase up to $1.15 billion worth of U.S. grain next year, officials from both countrie

DIRECT SALES8541380 INTEGRATED CIRCUITS OF STANDARD LOGICProduct data: Specification

NORTH AMERICAExport Matchmaker '98: Ninth Annual Trade Fair and Conference. Oct. 13. New Jer

The coming winter drilling season is expected to offer cold comfort to Canada's struggling oil and g

NATURAL GAS CLEARINGHOUSENatural Gas Clearinghouse - Posted prices for Oct. 1998 (see Note 1

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