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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

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker Rate Schedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule<

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

* 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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