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What do Fidel Castro and the Alameda Corridor in Southern California have in common? Not much - unle

Ireland's Arcon said production amounting to 25,000 metric tons of zinc concentrate and 1,200 metric

Thursday May 7, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

A feasibility study on a railroad from Southeast Asia to China will be ready next month, the next st

There is light at the end of the tunnel for ship lines that ply the busy trans-Pacific trade lanes,

Greenbrier Cos. and Bombardier Inc. formed a joint venture to build rail freight cars in Mexico.

The ongoing Asia crisis and increased outsourcing by ship lines is creating new demands and opportun

The Surface Transportation Board has rejected complaints from two Kansas City, Mo., suburbs that wer

'The proposal is certainly tied to our frustration over the inability of New York port officials to

The major strike in Denmark that shut down the port of Copenhagen, disrupted air traffic and halted

BOEING CONSORTIUM OKSDEAL WITH CZECH FIRMPRAGUE - The consortium of U.S. aircraft manufactur

OFFERS TO BUY* PHOTO LABS. We are seeking secondhand Fuji, Kodak and other commercial mini-p

GENERAL RE POSTSRECORD OPERATING INCOMESTAMFORD, Conn. - General Re Corp. reported record op

GREENSPAN, LAWMAKERSMEET ON BANK REFORMWASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan

Lawyers involved in the complicated Electric Mutual Liability Insurance Co. insolvency case await a

ZURICH GROUPKimberly Johnson has joined Zurich-American Insurance as a regional marketing ex

1004 (May 7, 1998) Previous day - 1002The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lon

The 1,400 port workers fired April 7 by the Patrick stevedoring company started returning to work Th

May 7, 1998Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

917 (May 7, 1998) Previous day - 915The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursdays

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

The Brazilian mining conglomerate Companhia Vale de Rio Doce is celebrating the first anniversary of

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Transamerica Leasing Inc.'s new division, maritime containers, expects to improve customer service,

Take the biggest movement of equipment and people in civil aviation history, mix in a request to lan

May 6, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent pr

MEDFLIES IN FLORIDABELIEVED UNDER CONTROLNEW YORK - Florida has stepped up its aerial sprayi

Kazakstan has not ruled out Iran as a route to export crude oil to the West despite pressure from th

As of May 6, 1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from supp

The Federal Aviation Administration has issued new cargo security rules that officials say will make

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

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 226.46 up 0.70 wh

For the third straight year, Lloyd's of London has racked up profit exceeding a billion pounds sterl

International Petroleum ExchangeMay 5, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)_

May 6, 1998RESELLER RACK UNLEADED MID- PREMIUM-UNLEAD

Indian industry is seeking protection from foreign competition by increased import tariffs.A

China's largest maker of maritime containers returned to profitability in its latest year, recoverin

Iran said this week that it will make a major investment to compete with a U.S. plan for Caspian Sea

Canadian National Railway Co. announced that its 4,000 unionized employees who maintain tracks, buil

France will insist today that the European Union shelve a plan to end shipbuilding subsidies until t