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Aug. 19, 1998RESELLER RACK UNLEADED MID- PREMIUM-UNLE

International Petroleum ExchangeAugust 18, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)<

Aug. 19, 1998No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 24

The merger of U.S. oil company Amoco and British Petroleum will give a fillip to the emergence of Tr

New York Mercantile Exchange - August 18, 1998PREV. LIFE OF CONTR. OPENOPEN HIGH

Aug. 18, 1998U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

Bills of lading, the documents that represent ownership of goods shipped at sea, are about to enter

Chevron Corp., following in the footsteps of its big oil rivals, said Tuesday it is exiting the coal

As the anemic Canadian dollar falls out of bed and down the stairs, a leading banker says it is time

MSAS TAKES CONTROL OFIRELAND'S CASSIN GROUPBURLINGAME, Calif. - MSAS Cargo International Inc

Wednesday Aug. 19, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

A strike by pilots at Canada's largest airline, Air Canada, is looming after talks on a new contract

Private oil refinery development in Indonesia may finally get off the drawing board amid recent move

DAYS BEFORE THE BREAKUP,POST OFFICE FETES CONRAILWASHINGTON - The U.S. Postal Service used a

U.N. Ambassador Bill Richardson takes over as energy secretary on Monday.Mr. Richardson was

Ray Kelly wants it all.Like pro athlete Deion Sanders he wants offense and defense. Baseball

GENESSEE & WYOMING INC.Genessee & Wyoming Inc., a short-line rail holding company, named Pau

ATA LAUNCHES TRUCKDRIVER FATIGUE RESEARCHWASHINGTON - The American Trucking Associations has

CANBERRA, Australia - British Airways will issue hooligan passengers with soccer-style yellow warnin

A growing number of shippers, following the lead of retailing giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc., are lettin

Union Pacific Railroad's most stubborn area of congestion - Southern California - should be relieved

By now, you've probably heard about Bill Clinton going on television and pleading with the nation to

Union Pacific Railroad will break up the management of its operations on Sept. 1 in an effort to bri

John J. McMullen, in his 80th year, is thinking of starting a new career.The shipping and sp

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

The container shipping industry is heading toward a new spate of mergers and takeovers.The n

Hong Kong's long-stalled Container Terminal 9 will go ahead late this year, increasing capacity equi

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ONGOINGAssociation of Ship Brokers and Agents. Applications for home study course, the ''Bas

Aug. 19, 1998Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

790 (August 19, 1998) Previous day - 785The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

A U.S. direct marketing firm defiantly denies that it has broken Mexican law by selling Mexican vote

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Oct. 3, 1997 - Aug. 19, 1998 (a graph)*

Ralph H. Chew, a businessman and leader of two U.S. export groups, died of a heart attack at his hom

Russia's economic crisis will have only a ''limited impact'' on Latin America, where financial syste

The badly sagging Canadian dollar is a double-edged sword for both American and Canadian industries

'We expect a continued deterioration in our trade balance with Asia.'

Tiny Sri Lanka has reported a 9 percent growth in exports to $2.2 billion for the first six months.

AUSTRALIAN GROWTHNOW MODERATE, BANK SAYSSYDNEY - The Reserve Bank of Australia said the econ