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OPEC took another step in rebuilding its reputation this week when Russia agreed to take part in the

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

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, July 3, 1997 - May 20, 1998 (a graph)* A

A bid by a lawmaker from Massachusetts to raise tariffs on Indian textile imports to the United Stat

Offers to buy* LONGITUDINAL WELDED PIPE, FITTINGS, AND BLIND FLANGE AND GASKETS. Contact: D'

It was the best kiss with clothes on. Up there on the rail of the cruise liner, the couple waved. Th

977 (May 20, 1998) Previous day - 982The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lond

May 20, 1998Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

May 20, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

Shippers, not air carriers, continue to be the most common violator of federal rules governing the t

When disputes erupt between longshoremen and their employers, port authorities usually remain safely

MARCH 1998 FEBRUARY 1998 CUMULATIVE 1998EXPORTS* IMPORTS** EXPORTS* IMPOR

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The Journal of Commerce index of industrial prices fell Tuesday to the lowest level since February 1

MAYSeamen's Church Institute. May 22. New York. Commemoration of National Maritime Day. Cont

With the strong U.S. economy continuing to act like a magnet, imports from Asia, Europe and Latin Am

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

ODYSSEY RE GROUPMichael C. Watson has been named executive vice president and chief operatin

New York Mercantile Exchange - May 19, 1998Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High L

Navieras/NPR Inc. will place orders this week for 1,000 new 53-foot containers it plans to introduce

Amid a rising partisan furor over suggestions the Clinton administration may have traded sensitive a

Some express delivery companies scrambled to alter their operations Wednesday, as drivers sporting p

In keeping with its new-found vigor for assuring competitive air services, the Clinton administratio

May 20, 1998RESELLER RACKUNLEADED MID- PREMIUM-UNLEAD PREMI

The future European Central Bank may take over more supervisory duties for the banking and financial

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Despite economic upheaval in many parts of Asia, the main port in Taiwan and its transshipment area

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* Noon Wednesday - The U.S. dollar continued to sink following news the U.S. March trade deficit wid

As of May 20, 1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 218.46 off 0.81 w

Continuing its major restructuring, Germany's Preussag AG - the new parent company of shipping giant

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

A class action suit has been filed on behalf of men who have been diagnosed as impotent against a he

Dockworkers at the Port of Karachi in Pakistan ended their partial strike late Tuesday after managem

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IOWA REGULATORS OKPRINCIPAL'S CONVERSIONDES MOINES, Iowa - The Iowa Division of Insurance ha

A proposed rule by the U.S. Customs Service offers U.S. and Canadian truckers unprecedented flexibil

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