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Brazil, which has so far successfully deflected attacks on its currency and the flight of investment

'Unpredictability in our laws is the worst thing we can do to anybody.'

JAPAN TO REINSURE ITSFIRMS INVESTING IN ASIATOKYO - Japan's government plans to provide rein

On New Year's Eve 1996, software controlling an aluminum smelter shut down without warning. As a res

Role reversal is probably the best way to describe what Canadian and U.S. banks do as they venture i

A dispute is simmering between Sea-Land Service Inc. and China Ocean Shipping Co. over containers th

Interlog '98. July 13-16. Chicago. ''Winning Implementation Strategies for Service, Parts, Logistics

Earlier this month, a few thousand Federal Express employees stood around one of the company's DC-10

June 29, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

The negotiation process has proved to be inadequate to resolve the dispute between railroads and the

IRAN OIL SEMINAR SPARKSINVESTMENT SPECULATIONLONDON - A global race to break into Iran's str

House action on ocean shipping deregulation is in limbo until at least July 14, when lawmakers retur

Canada's scheduled airlines are poised for international expansion.Air Canada received permi

June 29, 1998This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the e

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DHL WORLDWIDE EXPRESS will attempt to raise the bar for Internet booking and tracking services on Ju

June 29, 1998RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlea

Labor unrest is escalating at Overnite Transportation Co. as the Teamsters union struck terminals at

First there was Ping Pong Diplomacy. Then there was Shuttle Diplomacy. Now, get ready for Cruise Dip

Andres Pastrana's victory in Colombia's presidential runoff election is being welcomed by the U.S. a

The United States and Canada are neatly stitched together by roads and railways, but air freight is

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New York Mercantile Exchange - June 26, 1998Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Thanks to a rare display of judicial confusion, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has thrown a major ca

May could hardly be characterized as merry for those in the container industry. An atmosphere of sh

864 (June 29, 1998) Previous day - 869The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lon

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

The first Chinese port to voluntarily open to foreign shipping is marking that centennial with ambit

The European Union removes the last barrier to trade in trucking services this week, opening nationa

June 29, 1998No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 24

Airbus Industrie is poised to beat Boeing Co. to win an order from British Airways for 100 planes wo

OFFERS TO BUY* TIME AND ATTENDANCE CLOCKING SYSTEM. Offer to purchase 1,500 time and attenda

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

Already the biggest hauler of automobiles and light trucks in North America, Allied Holdings Inc. is

As of June 29, 1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

International Petroleum ExchangeJune 26, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

June 26, 1998U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

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

* Noon Monday - The dollar rose against the Deutsche mark on worries about a potential devaluation o

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