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The Ocean Shipping Reform Act that appears headed for passage next month could significantly alter h

United Parcel Service has expanded its guaranteed delivery program for package and document shippers

With the Russia's financial meltdown spreading to markets around the world on Friday, analysts say t

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

Norway's central bank raised interest rates by a surprising 1.5 percentage points Friday, the sixth

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Oct. 10, 1997 - Aug. 21, 1998 (a graph)*

Mexico's right-leaning National Action Party (PAN) last week unveiled its alternative to the governm

'In case you were wondering, we are extremely committed to finding drug smugglers and bringing them

Hyundai Motor Co.'s labor union accepted ''a minimum level of layoffs'' Friday, raising hopes for a

Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan Ltd. plans to unveil a restructuring, expected to set the stage for t

A former Thai commerce minister during the government of Chavalit Yongchaiyudh will face charges of

US WASTE TREATMENT FIRMFILES CLAIM AGAINST CANADAOTTAWA - Another U.S. company is challengin

GERMAN INSURERS EYEHOLOCAUST VICTIM DEALMUNICH - German insurance companies Allianz and Vict

Personal computer maker Dell Computer Corp. is launching its popular direct sales strategy in China,

CATASTROPHE COSTS BLAMEDFOR VESTA'S OPERATING LOSSBIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Vesta Insurance Group I

STATE FARMCharles R. Wright was named executive vice president and chief agency and marketin

Insuring casino riverboats isn't quite the crap shoot it once was, but the risk has to be carefully

In a defeat for the California workers' compensation industry, an Orange County judge has put a new

EGYPT MAY BOOSTTURKISH WHEAT BUYSEgypt's fall imports of milling wheat from Turkey may excee

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

International Petroleum ExchangeAugust 20, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)<

August 21, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represen

As of August 21, 1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 203.08 up 0.55 w

Aug. 21, 1998RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Pre

Aug. 21, 1998No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 24

New York Mercantile Exchange - August 20, 1998Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Aug. 20, 1998U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

One Sunday night 14 years ago, a choking white cloud swept through the old quarters of Bhopal from t

Friday Aug. 21, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

LINES, FORWARDERS PAY$655,000 SETTLEMENTWASHINGTON - The Federal Maritime Commission said Th

A sale of shares in national carrier Air France is now likely to take place early in 1999 instead of

Three weeks ended Aug. 15, 1998, vs. similar 1997 periodCars Cars loaded loaded

Sairgroup, owner of Swissair and Crossair, posted half-year net profit of 127 million Swiss francs (

TRANZ RAIL PURCHASESAUSTRALIAN FORWARDERWELLINGTON, New Zealand - Tranz Rail Holdings has bo

Striking customs workers throughout Brazil are making life difficult for Brazilian coffee exporters,

Transfracht International, the global container-marketing arm of the German national railroad Deutsc

RAILTEX BUYS RAILLINE IN ONTARIOSAN ANTONIO, Texas - RailTex Canada Inc., a subsidiary of sh

Former Amtrak President Thomas Downs is rejecting allegations in a lawsuit by 14 minority employees

FDX Corp., the holding company for the world's largest overnight package delivery service, is trying