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(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Oct. 17, 1997 - Aug. 31, 1998 (a graph)*

Ship fixtures are a product of Knight-Ridder Financial, TNT, the industry's only reliable source of

Ukraine's central bank is shortly expected to either widen or scrap the hryvnya trading band of 1.80

Christmas is coming early for some freight forwarders, but it's not a merry prospect.The str

Thailand's hard-pressed government, struggling to curb its widening budget deficit, has stumbled on

International lobby group Jubilee 2000 Monday appealed to heads of state attending the 12th Non-Alig

Mexico's Commerce Ministry signed two separate agreements with Germany and the Belgium-Luxembourg un

CURRENT TEXTILE QUOTAS:Where the average recent utilization rate indicates full quota utiliz

Philippine President Joseph Estrada's government will pursue his predecessors' program to open up th

Uzbek President Islam Karimov said the collapse of Russia's financial markets was endangering the Uz

'If we don't get an adequate return on investment, then we won't want to move more coal.'

U.S. cattle industry representatives do not want the U.S. Department of Agriculture to allow 5,000 h

Kitty Hawk Inc. has signed a non-binding letter of intent to acquire Southern Air Transport and its

When Lori O'Keefe formed Last Minute Air 10 years ago, she went looking for trouble.Working

Shippers and freight forwarders expect attractive rates from airlines, but another key criterion for

When Aerolineas Argentinas SA was a state-owned monopoly, the airline developed a reputation for ine

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

More than 170 regional, independent forwarders and logistics professionals from around the world me

Ship fixtures are a product of Knight-Ridder Financial, TNT, the industry's only reliable source of

Lloyd's of London has expelled broker Michael James Cowie for ''thoroughly dishonest behavior, invol

With the four giant Canadian life insurance companies poised to turn themselves into stock companies

Last year, 66 reinsurers and reinsurance departments reported net income of $3.3 billion, an increas

What's in a name anyway? It used to be that insurers insured people and businesses and reinsurers in

FUTURES - August 27, 1998 OPEN INTEREST AND SALES - August 26, 1998All life-of-co

The California Supreme Court last week unanimously let stand a $3.5 million punitive damages verdict

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

The U.S. government agency responsible for managing the Panama Canal has issued a call for a toll-re

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 196.18 off 1.96

International Petroleum ExchangeAugust 27, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)<

August 28, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represen

Aug. 28, 1998RESELLER RACK UNLEADED MID- PREMIUM-UNLE

Aug. 28, 1998No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 24

There is no here here - almost.Legend has it that Bill (called home by one family) got its n

New York Mercantile Exchange - August 27, 1998PREV. LIFE OF CONTR. OPENOPEN HIGH

Oregon's prized hazelnut harvest is expected to be 65 percent lower than last year, sending U.S. pro

Aug. 27, 1998U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

The Ocean Shipping Reform Act has yet to be approved by Congress, but importers and exporters are al

The National Pork Producers Council and National Pork Board have announced plans to help move histor

The prospect of continued global economic uncertainty is the latest threat to hopes for a long-await

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