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Friday May 8, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing t

NATURAL GAS CLEARINGHOUSENatural Gas Clearinghouse - Posted prices for May 1998 (see Note 1)

The U.S. Treasury has laid down a blueprint for Europe to make its single currency stable and credib

DEMOCRATS PLEDGE REPEALOF OIL ROYALTIES RIDERWASHINGTON - Democratic lawmakers have pledged

The Asian crisis has triggered a sharp contraction in exports to the region by emerging Latin Americ

Canada and Brazil have agreed to settle their dispute over government supports for exports of region

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

CANADA CABINET TO MULLBILL ON US MAGAZINESOTTAWA - Legislation that protects Canadian magazi

As of May 8, 1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from supp

NET, OPERATING INCOMECLIMB AT RELIANCE GROUPNEW YORK - Reliance Group Holdings Inc. saw its

AMERICAN INTERNATIONALGROUPBenjamin S. Man has been named president of China American Insura

The Brazilian government may intervene to ensure fair competition in the Port of Santos, the largest

INTERMARINE INC.Todd DeHate joined the company as an operations manager in the New Orleans h

1004 (May 8, 1998) Previous day - 1004The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lon

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May 8, 1998Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

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

The Baltic Freight Index is a daily indicator of world bulk shipping freight rate levels.

MayNew York-New Jersey Harbor Study. May 11. Elizabeth, N.J. Effort to deepen New York-New J

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent)is as f

Asia's financial troubles have turned Australian and New Zealand exporters' attention back toward Eu

Sen. John Breaux, who helped pass ocean shipping deregulation in the Senate last month, is now pushi

SOME AUSTRALIANDOCKERS RETURN TO WORKMELBOURNE, Australia - Unionized dockworkers were back

Ivaran Lines, in the process of being acquired by CP Ships, is finalizing plans to form an alliance

Customers delivered their annual tongue-lashing to the railroad industry at the 1998 International I

On-dock rail has failed to relieve congestion at West Coast ports primarily because those ports have

Associated British Ports, Britain's biggest port operator, is expected to launch a $173 million agre

Does size matter to an intermodalist?Judging by the perceptions of six knowledgeable shipper

U.S. travelers could find themselves paying higher ticket prices - and some cargo operations could a

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

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 225.35 off 0.51

May 8, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent pr

International Petroleum ExchangeMay 6, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)_

'At this moment, the people are not so optimistic about their future.'

May 8, 1998No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 25.0

New York Mercantile Exchange - May 7, 1998Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

CANADA TO DELAY BILLON FOREIGN BANK BRANCHESOTTAWA - Foreign banks hoping to set up commerci

Canada's Philip Services Corp., which repeatedly restated 1997 figures due to rogue copper trading c

May 7, 1998U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o.

OFFERS TO BUY* KRAFT PAPER ANDKRAFT PAPER BAGS FOR CEMENT. 2,000 metric tons of kraf