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Swiss insurance companies said Tuesday they played only a minor, indirect role during World War II i

Look to your left. Now to your right. Do you see anyone sneering with a moustache and a black stovep

U.S. airlines agreed to make preliminary checks of McDonnell Douglas and Lockheed planes for fuel ta

Taking the blame for the collapsing insurance industry in Thailand, the insurance department directo

A German joint-venture company is proposing a solution for shippers frustrated by the chronic conges

PLANESBAX GLOBAL NAMESNEW PRESIDENT, CHIEFIRVINE, Calif. - The parent of BAX Global

Can the International Longshore and Warehouse Union control its membership?Employers say the

A major general is taking over in the latest U.S. expansion into the Philippine insurance sector.

Witron Integrated Logistics Corp. has completed the automation of Allegiance Healthcare Corp.'s dist

MAYSeamen's Church Institute. Ongoing. New York. Water Street Gallery exhibits paintings by

Port development in Southeast Asia will slow dramatically over the next few years as a result of the

With anti-China sentiment growing in Congress, the Port of Long Beach is waging what may be a losing

Although it is at the peak of its power, the ILWU is being wracked by internal strife.West C

RUSSIA WILL CONSIDERLOWERING ROSNEFT PRICEMOSCOW - The Russian government will consider lowe

Senior Ukraine energy officials arrived in Turkey Tuesday for talks on the joint construction of an

Canadian mining concern Cameco Corp. continued to dismiss reports Tuesday that a cyanide spill near

* Noon Wednesday - The U.S. dollar rose against the Deutsche mark, as turmoil in the Russian market

A boom in merger and acquisition activity in Brazil is being fed by foreign investors, according to

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Boeing Co. executives admitted Wednesday they are not out of the woods on aircraft production delays

U.S. dollar-selling intervention by the Central Bank of Russia of $500 million - its daily spending

Menlo Logistics, a full-service logistics company, said Wednesday it won agreements on six ''major p

TOKYO FIRM RAIDED OVERNUCLEAR-RELATED TOOLSTOKYO - Japanese police said Wednesday they raide

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, July 11, 1997 - May 27, 1998 (a graph)*

Cuban Investment Minister Ibrahim Farradaz Garcia this week is busy pronouncing himself gratified by

'We're seeing record volumes now without any major problems. I don't think we need to divert any car

A wry but revealing quip expresses the uncertainty felt in Latin America and the Caribbean about the

Union Pacific Railroad claimed victory in working off the longstanding backlog of ocean containers a

MERRILL LYNCH SECURESLICENSE FOR JAPAN UNITTOKYO - Merrill Lynch and Co. was granted a licen

BAY-HOUSTON TOWINGAWAITS 12TH TUGBOATHOUSTON - Plans for the 12th harbor and coastwise towin

Russia is expected to be one of the fastest-growing auto markets in the world in the next decade. Bu

Crowley Marine Services presented scholarships to three Alaskan students, Kelly Enlow of Dutch Harbo

You are still far out in the Atlantic when the vision of a fishing fleet winking in the night means

Six islands in the eastern Caribbean imposed a new levy on cruise ship passengers arriving at their

Plans to create a new sea gateway south of Manila are attracting more interest.Marubeni Corp

955 (May 27, 1998) Previous day - 960The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lond

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May 27, 1998Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

GLOSSARYGRAINS LATINI, MLT flag, built 1980, 50,000 tons, 5% heavy grains, soyas and sorghum

Employees of the Port of Cochin are threatening an indefinite strike June 2 over cargo-handling, wag