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The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 225.36 off 0.17 w

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

International Petroleum ExchangeApril 7, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

April 8, 1998RESELLER RACK UNLEADED MID- PREMIUM-UNLE

April 8, 1998No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 25

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

New York Mercantile Exchange - April 7, 1998PREV. LIFE OF CONTR. OPENOPEN HIGH LO

APRILNasstrac. April 13-14. Naples, Fla. Preparing for the millennium: tools, procedures and

Two U.S. holding companies bidding for Britain's Energy Group PLC extended their offers Wednesday wi

The Alaska House of Representatives Tuesday passed a bill that would reduce state royalties charged

A case decided in California offers a lesson to risk managers and insurance sales representatives of

Wednesday April 8, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

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France and the United States signed an aviation agreement Wednesday that liberalizes services betwee

A.P. Moller, parent of Maersk Line, the global container shipping operator, reported pretax profit o

The shipping index on the Oslo stock exchange jumped 10 percent in March and trading volume surged 4

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(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, May 16, 1997 - Apr. 8, 1998 (a graph)*

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

To avoid another bout of Asian financial flu, the International Monetary Fund wants countries to sig

Two of the nation's largest chemical companies are suing Union Pacific Railroad, claiming the carrie

METLIFE BUYS OUTKOREAN JOINT VENTURENEW YORK - Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. has acquired

CNA Financial Corp. said Tuesday it agreed to acquire Maritime Insurance Co., a British-based marine

Having arranged insurance cover for its next commercial satellite launch, China is actively trawling

U.S. insurance regulators will travel to Europe in May to meet with European regulators and discuss

AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUPBert E. Armellino was named president of the energy division of

The United States has been the biggest winner in the newly strengthened World Trade Organization,

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

MITCHELL QUITS BAY STATEACADEMY PRESIDENCYBOSTON - Peter M. Mitchell, the president of Massa

M.S. CARRIERS SAW NETINCOME BOOST IN QUARTERMEMPHIS - M.S. Carriers Inc. said first-quarter

The International Transport Workers Federation said Wednesday its dockworker members will target shi

The Mediterranean North Pacific Conference became the second rate-making group in a week to say it w

The number of towboats reported out of action on inland waterways declined Wednesday with minimal di

Lufthansa Cargo is establishing a call center in Germany in the carrier's latest move to steal a mar

AGENCY TO KEEP SAILINGDESPITE END OF CONTRACTNEW YORK - Omnium Agencies Inc. will keep opera

Egypt announced Wednesday it was selling at least 25 percent of the shares in the state-controlled U

Shortage of refrigerated equipment to carry perishable cargoes is becoming an increasing headache fo

UPS Worldwide Logistics will open a 240,000-square-foot logistics warehouse and distribution center

Shipping on the Great Lakes is off to its fastest start in more than 20 years, and the St. Lawrence