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Freight rates on U.S. exports moving by ocean to Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay continue to weaken.

If Russian politics run like an ocean liner, President Boris Yeltsin's moveto replace his

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

Britain's trade balance, still reeling from the body blows dealt by the strength of sterling and the

Analysts welcomed the first major overhaul of Indonesia's banking sector as a good start but warned

South Korea is to extend 10 trillion won ($7.5 billion) in credit guarantees to small and medium-siz

Vietnam has decided to end the U.S. dollar's widespread use in transactions across the country, but

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Oct. 10, 1997 - Aug. 24, 1998 (a graph)*

Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi will send his predecessor and the foreign minister to Russia ne

Entrenched problems in Russia's banking sector as well as domestic political tensions point against

Consumer price pressures are expected to ease further this year, with the official 1998 forecast of

Japanese network has reported that food shortages are gripping North Korea's free economic and trade

Management and union officials of strike-bound Hyundai Motor Co. reached a compromise Monday to end

Poland must prepare itself for weaker exports to Russia and the former Soviet Union due to the crisi

'I predict that (if shipping deregulation becomes law) shippers associations willbecome the

In a move harking back to ancient times and more basic economic strategies, India is taking part in

Current Textile Quotas:Where the average recent utilization rate indicates full quota utiliz

Romania's privatization will be accelerated by sales at symbolic prices, said Privatization Minister

Argentina, the world's second-largest lemon grower after the United States, is anxiously awaiting a

FUTURES - August 21, 1998 OPEN INTEREST AND SALES - August 20, 1998All life-of-co

A two-day international conference starting today will press for a speedy opening up of India's pote

Prudential Insurance Co. of America has hired Cushman & Wakefield to market a 1.3-acre development p

South Korea's Financial Supervisory Commission said the restructuring plan for the domestic insuranc

A state-run Web site highlighting Chinese exports has attracted more than 10 milion hits since it wa

Taiwan is set to overtake Japan to become the world's largest notebook computer producer by the end

J.C. Penney Insurance Group Inc., one of the four core businesses of J.C. Penney Co., has announced

Cigna International Property & Casualty has formed Cigna International Consulting Services, an integ

As the German property/casualty insurance industry shifts from operating in a protective regulatory

GILL AND ROESERAndrew P. Burger joined this reinsurance intermediary and financial adviser a

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

As of August 24, 1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 200.54 off 2.54 wh

August 24, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represen

Aug. 24, 1998RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

International Petroleum ExchangeAugust 21, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)<

Michael Navaroli was named president of Envirotainer Inc., a distributor of temperature-controlled a

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

New York Mercantile Exchange - August 21, 1998Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

A Senator who has led the fight for stronger federal oil and gas royalty rules says she's found more

Russian exporters, taking advantage of the devaluation of the ruble by maximizing exports of fuel oi