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July 17, 1998RESELLER RACK UNLEADED MID- PREMIUM-UNLE

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SWISS LIFE OPENS ANOFFICE IN GUANGZHOUGUANGZHOU, China - Swiss Life Insurance & Pension Co.

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In a brief remark in Moscow last week, Russia's Central Bank chairman, Sergei Dubinin, confirmed tha

TRAINSHARMON WINS CONTRACTFOR MEXICAN RAIL SYSTEMBLUE SPRINGS, Mo. - Harmon

Southampton Container Terminals is Britain's second-busiest container port, but its facilities remai

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent) is as

'It's pretty clear that Japan is not going to take the steps needed to reform its economy and restor

Undeterred by the flat premium growth of surplus lines, Liberty Mutual has formed Liberty Surplus In

ERIE INDEMNITY'S PROFITROSE 16.5 PERCENT IN 2ND QUARTERERIE, Penn. - Erie Indemnity Co., the

Trucking is still the dominant mode of transportation for U.S.-Mexico trade, but privatization of po

Members of militant South Korean unions are threatening to resume a national strike this week as par

HOUSE POSTPONES VOTEON IRAN MISSILE CURBSWASHINGTON - House leaders postponed a vote Friday

A U.S. company has made a major natural gas find in Trinidad, which it says will allow it to enter i

Savoring increased business prospects from a steady expansion of international trade in the Americas

July 16, 1998U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

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For much of this decade, Latin America slowly moved to get government out of terminal operations at

'Rates are coming down in the North Atlantic and this will definitely add to the rate pressure, but

The House Banking Committee has approved legislation that will provide federal reinsurance contracts

Prospects for placing broad limits on unilateral sanctions dimmed for this year as the Senate stalle

July 15, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Aug. 29, 1997 - July 16, 1998 (a graph)*

The story headlined ''Tons of cocaine seized at Cartagena,'' which appeared Wednesday on Page 1A, sh

The United Nations is having second thoughts on the liberalization of financial markets because of t

Exxon Corp.'s stock got a bounce when it declared a major oil find off the coast of West Africa, but

Thursday July 16, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

Clyde Hart Jr., President Clinton's choice to lead the Maritime Administration, said his No. 1 conce

STAND ASIDE, HERECOMES REGINA MAERSKThe largest container ship to call U.S. ports will sail

The United Steelworkers of America and the Made in the USA Foundation have filed suit to overturn th

Don't expect normal cargo operations at Hong Kong's new Chek Lap Kok airport until the end of August

NEW ROADWAY TERMINALOFFERS DIRECT LOADINGAKRON, Ohio - Roadway Express Inc. has opened a mas

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OFFERS TO BUY* FUTON ALL-METAL BEDS. Interested in finding manufacturers of metal be

Homeowners could save hundreds of dollars a year under legislation that would stop lenders from char

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

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 210.14 up 0.04

International Petroleum ExchangeJuly 15, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

The Clinton administration may have averted a nasty fight over Iran missile sanctions with the power