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The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 223.97 off 0.21

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Singapore's container operator emerged without much pain from last year's regional financial turmoil

Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Co. said it extended a coal transportation contract for shi

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Europe's politicians and central bankers are about to hand over the euro to the businessmen.

Footwear giant Reebok International will condition future investment in Mexico on cooperation and en

'Space (on a ship) is a major concern. I'm more concerned about space than price.'

A proposed revision of the U.S. liability regime for cargo lost or damaged at sea has come under att

New York Mercantile Exchange - April 30, 1998Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High

The troubles of former Port of Miami Director Carmen Lunetta appear to be mounting, amid allegations

As of May 1, 1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from supp

China's second-largest shipping group, still struggling financially, expects more assets to be injec

SOUTH BOSTON PLANSINTERMODAL FACILITYBOSTON - A $35 million intermodal cargo facility is exp

April 30, 1998U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

In the final chapter of their most successful negotiating season in years, container shipping lines

Russia's railways soon will increase average speeds of freight trains to 100 miles an hour on lines

WTO NAMES ARBITRATORSIN US-EU BEEF DISPUTEGENEVA - World Trade Organization chief Renato Rug

Japanese Foreign Minister Keizo Obuchi said Japan will quicken disbursement of financial aid to Thai

An agreement is due to be signed today that could clear an impasse between the United States and Mal

Europe's biggest insurance underwriter believes its Asian business could top $1 billion in premium i

RUSSIANS TAKE THEIR LUMPSAS SUGAR IMPORTS SLOWMOSCOW - Massive overbuying by Russian sugar i

A plan by the Army to ship up to 65,000 gallons of liquid chemical waste from Johnston Island to Lon

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Oil giant Chevron and Thailand's state-run petroleum firm have postponed a planned joint venture aro

The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey approved $88.7 million to deepen one of its two major ch

Two railroads and two transportation marketing companies reported earnings for the first three month

Like other footwear-producing nations, Brazil is facing a tough challenge from China, which now prod

Administration officials say they are bracing for serious damage to trade and diplomatic relations w

KEMPER TO ACQUIRECOMP INSURER EAGLELONG GROVE, Ill. - Kemper Insurance Cos. has agreed to pu

HARTFORD FINANCIALPOSTS 29 PERCENT RISE IN PROFITHARTFORD, Conn. - Hartford Financial Servic

The Port of Charleston, S.C., leaped past Oakland, Calif., and inched ahead of Seattle to become the

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BRAZIL LOWERS RICECROP PROJECTIONSSAO PAULO - After excessive rain and flood damage, the for

Friday May 1, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing t

Malaysia has opened its largest express gateway in the northwestern high-tech zone of Penang, an are

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

The United States may be slapping Turkey with new limits on its underwear exports barely a month aft

The earnings recovery for Japanese life insurers will be delayed by prolonged negative investment sp