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As of July 17, 1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

Currency traders and analysts said it's going to be a long week, with a skimpy slate of economic dat

Maybe this time General Motors will learn: A just-in-time supply chain and strikes just don't mi

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

Friday July 17, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

U.S. ports are bullish on Latin America. And with good reason. In recent years, ports' business with

U.S. exports to Latin America are growing at double-digit rates. But some analysts are wondering alo

Exxon Corp. is poised to retake a 100 percent holding in its Thai subsidiary, but at a likely cost o

A federal agency wants to whip the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule into a more svelte shape.

Louisiana Sen. John Breaux will launch a late-session bid for U.S. ratification of an international

Canadian officials detained 34 ships during the first three months of 1998 because of safety problem

With rail freight traffic increasing sharply between Hamburg and Poland, the German railroad's cargo

California's embattled Department of Corporations is stepping up enforcement efforts in regulating t

The explosive growth in southern China and the economic crisis throughout Asia is being felt at cont

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Major differences between the United States and the European Union, a hard-line stance by Malaysia a

May 1998 April 1998 Cumulative 1998 EXPORTS* IMPORTS** EXPORTS* IMPORTS** EXP

Union Pacific Corp. says it is close to settling two major lawsuits over congestion that overwhelmed

The proposed merger of Canadian National Railway Co. and Illinois Central Corp. would result in a sl

Federal Express has surpassed Lufthansa German Airlines to become the world's largest air cargo carr

On paper the job looks immensely challenging. In reality, it is worse.To be a ''port captain

International Petroleum ExchangeJuly 16, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Insurers, brokers, agents and industry providers constantly introduce products and services. There a

July 17, 1998No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 24

Traffic diversions resulting from the recently proposed merger of Canadian National Railway Co. and

That was then; this is now.Ten years ago the U.S. Customs Service came on strong, levying as

New York Mercantile Exchange - July 16, 1998PREV. LIFE OF CONTR. OPENOPEN HIGH L

ONGOINGSeamen's Church Institute. New York. Water Street Gallery exhibits paintings by 20 ma

In an effort to spur Japan's sluggish economy out of recession, the government's chief economic agen

Royal Mail, Britain's state-owned postal service, is pressing the government for greater commercial

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

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Sept. 5, 1997 - July 17, 1998 (a graph)*

July 17, 1998Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

President Clinton last week waived sanctions on Cuba that would have allowed Americans to sue foreig

World oil demand is projected to reach 100 million barrels a day by the year 2020, up 44 percent fro

Companies importing holiday shipments from Asia, fresh off signing contracts that increased their ra

847 (July 17, 1998) Previous day - 845The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lon

July 16, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 209.94 off 0.20