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Poland's Treasury Ministry has set a share price range of 14 zloty to 18.5 zloty a share on Monday's

Oct. 15, 1998RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

Recent rainfall has restored soil moisture levels in most of Cote d'Ivoire's cocoa and coffee belt,

FUTURES - October 14, 1998 OPEN INTEREST AND SALES - October 13, 1998All life-of-

The Lithuanian government raised import tariffs on food, fertilizer, ceramic and glass products, the

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 204.77 off 0.37

Surging imports from Asia are turning into a nightmare for carriers because of the cost of reposi

Aon Korea Inc. is the first non-Korean insurance broker to be licensed in that country.All o

'The timing of our action will enable us to be fully prepared for the new, deregulated business envi

Workers with sprains, strains and fractures are three times more likely to receive workers compensat

Willis Corroon Corp., a risk management, insurance and reinsurance organization, and First Union Cor

865 (October 15, 1998) Previous day - 863The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thurs

When Russia's financial walls started crumbling, the headlines reported panic-buying of sugar, flour

The central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan has become the first ex-Soviet nation to join the World Trade

Trinity Industries, Inc., a rail and heavy equipment manufacturer, said net income increased 23 perc

New York Mercantile Exchange - October 14, 1998Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Lo

China is on track to post a solid trade surplus of more than $40 billion this year despite Asia's fi

Congress will not approve the financial services reform bill this session, industry sources say.

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. is contributing up to $500,000 a year to enable top-ranking c

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., the world's second-largest cruise line, was ordered Wednesday to pay $

After worrying the international trade community for more than a week, Brazilian customs administrat

U.S. chicken producers will most likely see prices for white meat fall due to a crunch on profit cau

Global sales of industrial robots are expected to grow 9 percent a year between 1998 and 2001, an in

Mexican exporters will be able to ship more garments made without fabric formed in North America to

Azerbaijan expects to earn $100 million this year by allowing its airspace be used for cargo air tra

Ford Motor Co.'s finance chief said Kia Motors Corp. is ''an attractive business proposition,'' and

Thursday Oct. 15, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

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

China will open its export trade, now largely restricted to state-owned firms, to private enterprise

President Clinton signed the historic Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 1998 into law, ending a four-year

Consolidated Freightways has become the first U.S. trucking company to own and operate a subsidiary

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

Turkey's parliament is unlikely to pass a law to create a shipping ministry before the end of this y

Kvaerner, the troubled Anglo-Norwegian conglomerate, remains committed to the Philadelphia Naval Yar

Eastern Europe is falling back into recession amid the fallout from the Russian financial crisis, ac

Poe & Brown reportsnet income up 18 percentDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. Poe & Brown reported record

State-run Myanmar Five Star Line has added a 12,000-ton Chinese-built ship for overseas and coastal

Cargill Inc. has applied to Cote d'Ivoire authorities to become a cocoa and coffee exporter in its o

Investors in American Bankers Insurance Group have filed a suit against Cendant Corp., complaining t

The Port of Miami year-to-date statistics through July show a 7.8 percent increase over the same sev