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As of August 13, 1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from

HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICESLon A. Smith, vice chairman, will assume the additional role of p

Ship lines in the largest U.S. trade lane see no immediate relief from the trade imbalance with Asia

Amtrak threw a picnic to thank the people of this area for opening their arms to people injured in a

U.S. trade officials are optimistic that Congress will give its approval this year to a legislative

OFFERS TO BUY* PVC PHOTO ALBUMS. We need PVC photo albums every month, two full containerloa

Aug. 12, 1998U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

A detailed study will be undertaken of the development of the Hong Kong shipping industry, to identi

A state-of the-art, $30 million auto handling facility has been completed, and officials at the Port

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Sept. 26, 1997 - Aug. 13, 1998 (a graph)

GLOBAL PHONE PRICESUNDER SCRUTINY BY EUBRUSSELS - The European Union will focus an investiga

International Petroleum ExchangeAugust 12, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)<

Drought will shrink the U.S. cotton crop to its smallest size in nine years at the same time the slu

The Port of Wilmington, which like the state of Delaware is small, has posted some big-league number

Next time a shipping company wants to raise money fast, it might want to think first about applying

Three shipping lines will begin a weekly port call at Baltimore in October as part of an expansion i

While many North American transportation people have been enjoying a few quiet summer days after mon

In about two weeks, delegates from 34 countries in the hemisphere will begin arriving in this city k

'We're all holding our breath. Everything is pushed to the limit. It won't take a lot more to push u

August 13, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represen

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Competitive pressures and emerging business opportunities have prompted virtually all Bermudan reins

Calenergy Co. broke the mold for energy industry mergers Wednesday by agreeing to purchase utility c

Atlantic Richfield could pull out of a project in the Ecuadorean Amazon, where local Indians kidnapp

Malaysia's national airline will sell more aircraft and tackle rising costs, but says it's not looki

NESTLE USA CHOOSESMANUGISTICS SOFTWAREROCKVILLE, Md. - Manugistics Group Inc. said Nestle US

743 (August 13, 1998) Previous day - 754The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursd

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

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

The supply-and-demand situation in the eastbound trans-Pacific is so tight during this peak shipping

Aug. 13, 1998RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Pre

May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June97 97 97 97 97 9

The Caribbean Community (Caricom) and the Dominican Republic have agreed on a free-trade treaty that

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U.S. exporters of products ranging from high-capacity computers to waste paper are feeling the pinch

Aug. 13, 1998No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/ 1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 24.00

California health insurers' practice of requiring mandatory arbitration of patients' health-care dis

SEDGWICK GROUP POSTSLOSS IN FIRST HALFLONDON - Sedgwick Group PLC for the first half of 1998

If Social Security should become bankrupt sometime in the future, most employees shouldn't count on

Consolidated Edison Inc. on Thursday announced the start of an auction to sell its New York City ele