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LEVI STRAUSS WILLRESUME WORK IN CHINAHONG KONG - Levi Strauss & Co. plans to resume producti

A second major Jamaican hotel chain is getting into Cuba's booming tourism, and will operate three h

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

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

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

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

Somewhere along the sand dunes and bayberry bush of Stone Harbor, N.J., at the south end of the isla

Freight rate increases on cross-channel ferries following the merger of P&O and Stena Line are upset

OFFERS TO BUY* NOVELTY AND HIGH-TECH PRODUCTS. We introduce foreign products into the Chines

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

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

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

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

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

'Even the ship in perfect condition and working order can become the vehicle of disaster.'

US GIVES GREEN LIGHTTO TRADE SHOW IN CUBAWASHINGTON - The Treasury Department quietly gave p

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

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

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

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

The Clinton administration will try to get congressional approval to enhance the U.S. market for Car

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The Russian government and the International Monetary Fund are proceeding with a plan to cut state-f

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Trying to win over a skeptical ally with longstanding interests in Africa, the head of the U.S. aid