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Increased attendance and a broader focus elicited a smile from organizers of this week's VICS 98 con

'I'm not in as dire straits as before . . . I've got more lead time and put money aside.'

June 17, 1998U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

Workers at the Greek ports of Piraeus and Thessaloniki Thursday launched a six-day strike in a bid t

With a giant neighbor looming just across a narrow estuary, the airport at Macau is gearing up to co

Imports from Asia continued their relentless growth in May, but the big surge is yet to come.

917 (June 18, 1998) Previous day - 921The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursday

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

Thursday June 18, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

Hearings on the bill to reconfigure the financial services industry began this week in the Senate Ba

In the midst of the worst regional downturn for air cargo in recent years, Hong Kong will double its

* Noon Thursday - The U.S. dollar was higher at midday Thursday, despite news of a record $14.5 bill

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 212.80 up 3.78

June 18, 1998No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/ 1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 24.00

This week's rail strike in Poland, coming so soon after the fatal train derailment and crash in nort

STATE AUTO FINANCIALESTIMATES STORM LOSSESCOLUMBUS, Ohio - State Auto Financial Corp. says s

House maritime leaders asked Republican leaders to slate the Senate version of the Ocean Shipping Re

June 17, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

International Petroleum ExchangeJune 16, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Chilean Public Works Minister Ricardo Lagos supports moving up the $30 million privatization of the

Shipbroking company H. Clarkson & Co., based in Britain, and Lebanon-based Middle East Tankers and F

'Actually, things are not so terrible here.'

Amid a deepening recession, Thai Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai said Wednesday that economic stability

US GROUP TO OBSERVEELECTIONS IN TOGONEW YORK - The Center for Contemporary Diplomacy is send

New York Mercantile Exchange - June 16, 1998Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High

June 17, 1998U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

KIRIYENKO: RUSSIA, IMFTO DISCUSS EMERGENCY AIDMOSCOW - Russia's Premier Sergei Kiriyenko Wed

June 17, 1998Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

Union Pacific Railroad made little headway in eliminating the delays and congestion on its rail rout

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

QUALCOMM BUYS GLOBALSATELLITE MANUFACTURERSAN DIEGO - Qualcomm Inc. bought Navtek Corp., a B

Tired of waiting for the United States to expand the North American Free Trade Agreement, Canada con

South Korea's president has returned from his trip to the United States, designed to spur U.S. inves

MOODY'S ACQUIRESSURL RESEARCH SERVICENEW YORK - Moody's Investors Service has acquired Syndi

To backers, the Freeport Container Port here was going to alter the competitive balance between U.S.

SAMSUNG TO PUT WEIGHTBEHIND SHIPBUILDINGSEOUL - Samsung Heavy Industries said it plans to co

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

Governments appear ready to rush in where business fears to tread, as signs abound that the United S

OK, I'm glad we finally have at least one thing cleared up. Women are - as generations of men have m

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Aug 1, 1997 - June 17, 1998 (a graph)* A