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Gov. George Pataki has signed a bill that would punish European insurance companies if they fail to

Parallel Market Foreign Exchange Rates are based on unofficial, non-documented currency dealings and

The Indian government is drafting legislation, most likely to be introduced in Parliament next month

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It was the kind of opportunity that makes a teen-age boy bite down hard on his wooden pencil as he d

The U.S. dollar hit a five-year high against the Swiss franc and a record high against the Canadian

RESCUE OF RUSSIAN SAILORSCOVERS VESSEL IN UNIGLORYTAIPEI - A container vessel owned by the U

FREEPORT SIGNS CONTRACTFOR STRADDLE CARRIERSFREEPORT, Bahamas - The Freeport Container Port

Neither side expects another strike, but the Teamsters and United Parcel Service are at it again. Th

International Petroleum ExchangeJuly 9, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Aug. 29, 1997 - July 10, 1998 (a graph)*

SHOWCASE AWARDS HONORINDUSTRY MARKETINGVANCOUVER, British Columbia - St. Paul Cos., Universa

A company planning to build revolutionary high-speed cargo ships has recruited a former bank preside

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A massive system failure has all but closed the world's largest international air cargo hub for the

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

NATURAL GAS CLEARINGHOUSENatural Gas Clearinghouse - Posted prices for July 1998 (see Note 1

Ground staff at Philippine Airlines, already reeling from a pilots' strike, are ready to walk out, a

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 213.36 off 1.03

July 9, 1998U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

A former top Pentagon official said China has been able to obtain easily supercomputers and other se

A new study suggests that letting patients sue health insurers for denying them treatment does not g

A weeklong blockade by striking Russian miners of the Trans-Siberian Railway has cost businesses in

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The Ocean Shipping Reform Act passed earlier this year by the Senate faces new trouble in the House

After key provisions were stripped from a Senate bill, supporters of sanctions reform plan to try ag

Overnite Transportation Co. said it is ''prepared for any eventuality'' after the Teamsters union an

July 10, 1998No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 24

Your local car dealer most likely touts a range of standard passenger cars along with the sport util

FERRO TO BE NOMINATEDAS ENVOY TO PANAMAWASHINGTON - President Clinton will nominate Miami la

What Lojack is to cars, ShipTrac is to ships.Lojack is the electronic device hidden in a car

July 10, 1998Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

For the past 10 years, as global container lines have switched partners in a seemingly endless game

After three years of sometimes bitter quarreling, the trade community has reached an historic agreem

Three weeks ended July 4, 1998, vs. similar 1997 periodCars Cars Loaded Loaded

The acting director of the Transportation Department's Maritime Administration said his agency is mo

Russian coal miners continued to block traffic on the Trans-Siberian railway last week after failing

'This is the first time in five years we have had a problem with space.'

With predictable dismissiveness, Union Pacific Railroad rejected requests last week by competitor ra

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