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Ford Motor Co. has decided to slow down a plan to invest $150 million in production of the budget-pr

Asia's first airline is pleading for a rehabilitation package as more labor unions threaten strikes

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

As of June 19, 1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

As part of its ongoing effort to expand its global presence, Maersk Inc. has announced a new Caribbe

They spring - usually - from the best of intentions and the highest principles. They are always bett

Amtrak and the freight railroads, which have not always been the best of friends, have made a sharp

The competitive battle between refrigerated container carriers and traditional reefer owners is heat

Royal Mail, the privatized British post office, will open a $36 million international distribution c

Word has reached this desk that North Carolina State Ports Authority employees donate office time to

Operations at the crippled western Indian Port of Kandla are beginning to limp back, though it will

904 (June 19, 1998) Previous day - 908The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lon

June 19, 1998Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker Rate Schedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Sched

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

ALASKA SAYS US-CANADAINTERIM SALMON DEAL NEARSEATTLE - U.S. and Canadian negotiators are mov

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

Japan finally appears ready to take convincing measures to deal with its intertwined banking and eco

OFFERS TO BUY* BEANIE BABIES. Please advise on cost and shipping times for one 20-foot conta

PERI UNVEILS GUIDELINESFOR GRANT APPLICANTSFAIRFAX, Va. - The Public Entity Risk Institute h

China's efforts to bring its insurance industry into line with international standards are getting a

PROVIDENT MUTUALJACK MCELLIGOTT joined the firm as director of annuities.Mr. McElligott prev

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

Insurance and securities interests have scored a small but significant victory in their efforts to p

CASPIAN SEA OIL GROUPNAMES NEW PRESIDENTBAKU, Azerbaijan - The president of Azerbaijan Inter

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 211.32 off 1.48

June 19, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

International Petroleum ExchangeJune 18, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

European Union farm ministers, meeting in Luxembourg today through Wednesday, are expected to face t

The key to jump-starting the struggling farm economy is improved foreign trade rather than an overha

June 19, 1998RESELLER RACK UNLEADED MID- PREMIUM-UNLE

June 19, 1998No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/ 1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 24.00

New York Mercantile Exchange - June 18, 1998PREV. LIFE OF CONTR. OPENOPEN HIGH

Three months ago, crude oil prices hit nine-year lows, and small North Texas producers thought thing

Friday June 19, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

June 18, 1998U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

China's state-owned shipping company has broken its silence on the collapse of a market-opening U.S.

SENATE COMMITTEE TOOK E-COMMERCE TREATYWASHINGTON - The Senate Foreign Relations Committee i