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New York Mercantile Exchange - September 22, 1998Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High

Sept. 22, 1998U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

Royal & SunAlliance USA has announced a decision by its parent company, Royal & Sun Alliance Insuran

The World Bank is preparing an $80 million project aimed at helping rehabilitation efforts in China'

The United States, predicting another poor harvest in North Korea, said it would contribute 300,000

Jamaican hotel chain SuperClubs is expanding operations in Cuba's booming tourism industry and will

France and Cuba have signed a $200 million line of credit to facilitate the exchange of Cuban nickel

China established a national copyright protection center that will act as a coordinator and arbitrat

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Wednesday Sept. 23, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represen

The $3.5 billion Hamaca tar oil venture in Venezuela's Orinoco region is facing delays because turbu

Maritime Administration Administrator Clyde Hart, who appears today before an congressional oversigh

The head of Brazil's trade union movement told Australian orange juice importers Tuesday there is no

The Federal Maritime Commission adjusted some service fees as of Nov. 2.The changes apply to

U.S. crude oil inventories declined more than 9 million barrels in the week ended Sept. 18, as compa

Giving ample warning of its ponderous and powerful approach, Hurricane Georges gyrates toward south

Countries that won billions of dollars of international loans are seen as among the most corrupt nat

At the Caribbean Cigar store on this island city made famous by Hollywood, a tourist stops in for a

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

Massachusetts recently became the 51st and last U.S. jurisdiction to create a statutory provision re

A congressional subcommittee is looking for input on a proposal aimed at averting a textile trade wa

Shippers are scrambling for alternative air cargo slots for critical exports as the government weigh

Vastera, a supplier of logistics software, signed a deal with computer maker Gateway 2000 for a lice

Officials knew of problems at Hong Kong's new airport weeks before it began operating, but ruled out

USFreightways Corp. said Wednesday it signed an agreement to acquire all of the issued and outstandi

Academy Life Insurance Co., one of the largest sellers of life insurance to military personnel, is n

Federal Express Corp. introduced a telephone service that will tell customers where their three near

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. was among a number of insurers that identified themselves

The Mexican government has formally asked the North American Free Trade Commission to form an arbitr

Northwest Airlines, stung by a strike by its pilots three weeks ago, is back to full operations just

Richard Branson, owner of Britain's Virgin Atlantic Airlines, is poised to challenge U.S. carriers o

The Federal Maritime Commission has launched an investigation into Eastern Mediterranean Shipping Co

Union-Transport Group, a global logistics and supply chain management company, reported operating pr

Brazilian shipping giant Grupo Libra, after a lengthy delay, expects to finally be able to begin dom

Concern grew Wednesday for a bulk carrier that has been reported missing on a cross-Atlantic voyage

Maersk Line and Sea-Land Service Inc. will decide before the end of the year on the location of thei

A 1990s-style range war is raging across the northern plains as critics of a tiny South Dakota railr

Key movements in 20-foot ocean container unitsJun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. M

Sleek airliners and bulky freighter ships don't have much in common. But a Hamburg company is now tr

Malaysia, desperate to make more use of its ports, is studying ways to cut costs and improve efficie