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Resting in a provincial park and waiting on rented lots at Oakville, Ontario, sit 11,000 Ford pickup

Guilford Transportation Industries, the Massachusetts-based regional railroad operator, is spreading

The European Union is poised to remove the remaining obstacle to a smooth 11-nation launch of its si

The Chemical Manufacturers Association has thrown its support behind a Senate bill meant to ease reg

CSX Transportation Inc. has hired four more senior managers at Conrail Inc. in anticipation of CSX's

Linda Morgan, the plucky chairman of the Surface Transportation Board, has issued a challenge to rai

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

* Noon Wednesday - The U.S. dollar was lower at midday Wednesday after giving back early gains.<

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, June 20, 1997 - Apr. 29, 1998 (a graph)

The sharp currency devaluations by Asian countries hit by the economic crisis may affect Chinese exp

MEXICO CHANGES TELECOMREGULATORY STRUCTUREMEXICO CITY - The Communications and Transport Min

Within months, Mexico expects to give to its central bank complete autonomy in making decisions affe

The World Bank has approved up to $300 million in loans for balance of payments adjustment, and up t

'The electronic revolution will soon replace carrier consolidation, mergers and alliances, globaliza

CITIBANK, SHIZUOKA BANKTO JOINTLY MARKET FUNDSTOKYO - Shizuoka Bank and Citibank will jointl

Located just six blocks from this famed city's downtown shopping mecca area, small-record-store owne

The worldwide semiconductor market is expected to grow a moderate 8 percent in 1998, but will return

The much publicized high-tech assembly sector in Costa Rica is leading to new opportunities for comp

OFFERS TO BUY* LIGHTING GLOBES (BULB). a client in South Africa is looking for large quantit

CHUBB'S NET FALLS SLIGHTLYON RESTRUCTURING CHARGESThe Chubb Corp. Tuesday reported profit sl

What's in a name? Plenty, if you are an insurance company called Aegis.Aegis, ranked No. 1 i

Insurance company executives, surveying the post-Travelers-Citicorp merger landscape, aren't quite s

April 28, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 224.80 up 0.17 wh

International Petroleum ExchangeApril 28, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

April 29, 1998RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Pr

April 29, 1998No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 2

Russia may be paying a high price for the privilege of transporting Caspian Sea oil this year as the

New York Mercantile Exchange - April 28, 1998Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High

April 28, 1998U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

BY RICHARD MABLYREUTERSOPEC producers are mostly making good on their promises to drain off

3 CHARGED WITH RUNNINGMEXICAN CARGO-THEFT GANGMEXICO CITY - Three men have been arrested on

U.S. crude oil inventories rose more than 38 million barrels in the week ended April 24, as compared

If your vacation plans include a Love Boat-style cruise from a U.S. port, count on making the obliga

As Congress speeds toward a self-imposed Memorial Day deadline to complete work on a $217 billion, s

Wednesday April 29, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represen

Danzas Ltd., continuing its aggressive expansion into Central and Eastern Europe, has acquired a maj

It seems that every time I turn around, a new set of computer utilities hits the market. I've alread

The contracting season in the eastbound trans-Pacific trade ends today, and shipping lines that carr

The high-tech industry is fuming over government leaks to an anti-nuclear activist who has charged t