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British Airways is poised to cut a deal with the European Commission within two weeks over its plann

When Muscovites celebrate national holidays, rose growers on the mountain slopes of Ecuador run out

OFFERS TO BUY* BABY ITEMS AND FOOD WANTED. We are a Bangladeshi indenting house. We are inte

NOTES REINSURE JAPANESEFIRM FOR TYPHOON LOSSESCHICAGO - Yasuda Fire & Marine Insurance Co.,

U.S. sanctions have done little to slow investment in India, and there are signs that authorities ma

It is convenient, cost effective and from the perspective of a large exporter, often makes imminent

San Francisco's container business will get a tremendous boost Thursday when the Columbus Line-Blue

In the first lawsuit of its kind, a federal court has held that a long-term disability policy that p

International Petroleum ExchangeJune 19, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

June 22, 1998RESELLER RACK UNLEADED MID- PREMIUM-UNL

Monday June 22, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

901 (June 22, 1998) Previous day - 904The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lon

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Aug 8, 1997 - June 22, 1998 (a graph)* A

MOTOROLA TO LAY OFFEMPLOYEES IN SINGAPORESINGAPORE - A Singapore unit of telecommunications

The heads of the sales and marketing offices at the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey are sche

Boeing's announcement this month that it will cease production of the MD-11, a recent mainstay of th

New York Mercantile Exchange - June 19, 1998PREV. LIFE OF CONTR. OPENOPEN HIGH L

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 213.75 up 2.43 whi

June 22, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

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

As Brazil expands its export potential, the United States is increasingly less likely to benefit bec

Why own an air freight container when you can lease it?Then again, why not? Although all oth

Air express carriers are moving ahead on several fronts in Asia - or are at least trying to do so.

ALASKA AIR BOOSTSSALMON SHIPMENTSANCHORAGE - Alaska Airlines Cargo delivered nearly 1.4 mill

The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending June 17, 1998 as supplied by the bunker fuel d

CURRENT TEXTILE QUOTAS:Where the average recent utilization rate indicates full quota utiliz

Qantas Airways is further reducing services to Asia and redirecting capacity to growth markets elsew

Yellow Corp. is broadening its service offerings to include guaranteed and time-definite delivery se

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The insurance and building industries triumphed recently when a California appeal court in San Diego

Berkshire Hathaway will buy General Re Corp. for $22 billion in stock, Warren Buffett, chairman of B

June 19, 1998U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

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

Masaharu Hino, Japan's newly appointed head of the Financial Supervisory Agency, said Monday he inte

INDIA: 'NO PANIC' AFTERCREDIT RATING DOWNGRADENEW DELHI - Moody's Investors Services lowered

Transit Group Inc. has made its third acquisition of the year, purchasing KJ Transportation Inc., a

The Maritime Union of Australia and Patrick Stevedores Co. are expected this week to sign a framewor

June 22, 1998Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

Shippers must work with their forwarders to create separate processes for handling high-value cargo

After failing to rescue the depressed oil market by slashing production this spring, OPEC now hopes