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Sept. 16, 1998Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close Hig

872 (September 16, 1998) Previous day - 867The Baltic International Freight Futures Market i

The State Administration of Foreign Exchange will soon begin curbing foreign exchange operations at

Ike Evans, the new president of Union Pacific Railroad, is something of a mystery to the often-clann

Where's the beef? And who's buying it?Those will be among the questions that some 400 meat t

U.S. demand for imported red meat has risen this year, but efforts by Argentina and Uruguay to incre

New York Regional Rail Corp. narrowed losses from the first six months to $172,000 from $514,000 as

Steve Tippery and Gary Dowling were playing the railroad version of follow the leader as their freig

Sept. 16, 1998RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unl

Sept. 15, 1998U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

Wednesday Sept. 16, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represen

Plans have been finalized for the National Association of Insurance Commissioners special presentati

Companies importing from China will likely be forced to stop using untreated wooden pallets followin

The European Commission, in the culmination of a campaign against unlawful shipping practices that h

Traders, bankers and regional officials reacted with relief Wednesday to reports the International M

The World Bank agreed to loan the Mexican government $1.305 billion to support education and health

The Belarusian government is cracking down on food exporters, officials said Wednesday, in an effort

While the Asian crisis shouldn't dent U.S. and Japanese demand for Australian beef, demand from othe

Long considered a villain in trade matters, Japan has so far saved the bacon for U.S. meat exporters

In a test of investor confidence, the government sold electric company Gerasul to Belgium's Tractebe

The insurance industry and consumer groups are squaring off over California Insurance Commissioner C

Omni Insurance Group, a subsidiary of the Hartford Financial Services Group Inc., has announced it i

Insurance company reserves may be grossly inadequate to deal with claims resulting from Year 2000 lo

China said Wednesday that it is one of the first countries outside the United States to sell electro

Hoover Materials Handling Group Inc. has opened a facility it says is the first to combine manufactu

World economic growth is projected at just 2 percent - compared with 3.2 percent posted in 1997 - an

The Clinton administration Wednesday planned to announce a further relaxation of U.S. export limits

The levels of investment in maquiladoras, and plans for new plants and expansion of existing operati

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

Gold output fell sharply in the first eight months of the year.The Ministry of Economics sai

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

International Petroleum ExchangeSeptember 15, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 203.78 up 2.20 wh

The Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics has released its North Americ

Republican supporters of legislation to give President Bill Clinton new congressional authority to n

The Pacific Maritime Association, in a move that would significantly change employer-employee relati

The Port of Manzanillo, once dubbed Mexico's port of the future, is again getting attention as carri

Bangladesh is deploying its army and navy to clear flood-delayed cargo at the ports of Chittagong an

The Federal Aviation Administration said it was proposing to fine AirNet Systems Inc. $200,000 for t