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* Noon Thursday - The U.S. dollar was lower against the Japanese yen at midday Thursday on reports t

INDONESIA SOVEREIGN DEBTTO BE RESCHEDULEDJAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia Thursday won promise

July 15, 1998U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

The Australian government plans to deregulate the country's state-run postal service by allowing com

816 (July 16, 1998) Previous day - 838The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursday

Incentives unveiled by Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha are expected to give a big boost to India's i

Cigna Property & Casualty recently broke ground in the insurance industry by opening a national cata

Importers of textiles and apparel should see faster processing of their boxer shorts and blouses thi

A novel test case starting today, involving a disputed type of Canadian lumber crossing the border,

New York Mercantile Exchange - July 15, 1998PREV. LIFE OF CONTR. OPEN OPEN HIGH LOW

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Canadian National Railway Co. and Illinois Central Corp. launched their bid for regulatory approval

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

An unlikely double act of bureaucrats and business executives is forcing Europe's seaports to finall

Officials and consultants in Texas City today plan to take the wraps off a study they feel could tur

845 (July 16, 1998) Previous day - 845The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lon

July 16, 1998Baltic International Freight Futures Market PREV.CLOSE HIGH LOW

UNISYS SIGNS CONTRACTWITH BEIJING AIRPORTNEW YORK - Unisys Corp. said it signed a contract w

Has the shipping industry gotten too fat too quickly on its junk bond offerings?That's a que

July 16, 1998RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Pre

Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway is making an apparent effort to tamp down shippers' expecta

A deal to partially fund the Teamsters election hit a snag Wednesday, forcing the Justice Department

YELLOW COMPLETES SALEOF PRESTON TO EXECUTIVESOVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Yellow Corp. has closed t

As of July 16, 1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

SAN FRANCISCO SUES UNITOF OLD REPUBLIC FOR FRAUDSAN FRANCISCO - The city of San Francisco ha

A single electronic network for the world's insurance industry may be available by year's end, makin

Germany's auto industry, which has turned the corner after making the wrenching turn toward globaliz

July 16, 1998No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 24

A son of ousted Indonesian President Suharto, Bambang Trihatmodjo, has resigned as president of the

Union Pacific Railroad believes its systemwide operations are improving, though congestion is mounti

BIS OPENS OVERSEASOFFICE IN HONG KONGHONG KONG - The Bank of International Settlements opene

Is it beneficial to work for a small company?''Small may be beautiful in many arenas, but it

Yep, William Shatner is back. No, I'm not talking about his science fiction ''Tek War'' books or his

Opinions are pouring into the House Judiciary Committee about the wisdom of holding up a floor vote

Just as South Korea's shipbuilders began to get up a head of steam, they fell victim to a nationwide

After years of conflict with U.S. Customs, Colombian flagship airline Avianca has been honored for i

TRAINSGREENBRIER REPORTSINCREASE IN INCOMELAKE OSWEGO, Ore. - Greenbrier Cos

COMMERCIAL QUANTITYAluminum ingots_ $1,500-$1,600 per ton lo

The Russian government is to raise the duty on imported sugar to 75 percent, at least until next Jan