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May 21, 1998Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

Ohio employers will have a pleasant June this year: The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation is send

970 (May 21, 1998) Previous day - 977The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lond

925 (May 12, 1998) Previous day - 917The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursdays

Electronic data interchange, the basic platform for business-to-business electronic communications o

MAY Seamen's Church Institute. May 22. New York. Commemoration of National Maritime Day. Contact: (2

* Noon Thursday - The U.S. dollar was trading lower at midday Thursday, but it cut its losses sharpl

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

Indonesian trade and banking fell victim to the political turmoil that forced President Suharto from

Two more states have moved closer to allow insurance companies to electronically issue policies.

Lawmakers are preparing to amend the Iran-Libya Sanctions Act amid growing anger over President Clin

Eastman Kodak Co. is rolling toward summer, when camera-clicking travelers shoot the world, from Cai

With a July 20 deadline looming closer, a global trade committee has to slog through dozensof techni

May 21, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

International Petroleum ExchangeMay 20, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

May 21, 1998RESELLER RACK UNLEADED MID- PREMIUM-UNLE

New York Mercantile Exchange - May 20, 1998Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Lo

While the world rushes to convert millions of software lines before the year 2000, the insurance ind

May 20, 1998U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

May 21, 1998No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 25.

Russian oil company Yukos said Thursday it was still uncertain about an agreement with Amoco Corp. t

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Russia's President Boris Yeltsin and Kazakstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev failed last month to

After three days of talks, U.S. and Chinese negotiators came up empty-handed in their attempt to bro

A pre-dawn dash to Jakarta's airport, not with fleeing expatriates but a valuable consignment of spo

Thursday May 21, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

Union Pacific Corp.'s announcement that it will spin off its Overnite Transportation Co. trucking un

BOEING TAKING ORDERSFROM TWO GERMAN FIRMSSEATTLE - Boeing Commercial Airplane Group has anno

Airlines must do a better job differentiating courier services from passenger-processing if the high

COLUMBUS ADDS 2 SHIPSTO DOWN UNDER SERVICELOS ANGELES - Columbus Line is introducing two ves

A senior Commerce Department official said Wednesday that the United States remained concerned over

British retail sales rose a mere 0.1 percent in April, providing further evidence of a slowdown in c

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, July 3, 1997 - May 21, 1998 (a graph)* A

Indonesia's political future remains in doubt, but analysts say its economic prospects are grimly cl

CHINA'S TAX INTAKE DROPSIN SIGN OF SLOW DEMANDSHANGHAI - A sharp fall in China's April value

U.S. importers, exporters and investors who want to be involved in one of the most dynamic economic

'My guess is three to five years before we can say we have got the recession out of the economic sys

After monthlong talks with its labor union failed, Hyundai Motors Co. said Wednesday it will cut its

US FARMERS HOPE FOREU GENETIC CORN PACTWASHINGTON - U.S. corn farmers are hopeful a dispute

It looks like those flimsy Halloween costumes that turn children into goblins and ghouls will still