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OFFERS TO BUY* ELECTRIC CABLE. Seeking a reliable manufacturer of the following electric cab

One of the most potentially explosive debates to hit the rail industry begins Thursday when the Surf

A slight drizzle leaves a sheen on a barge at the Wealth-In Terminal at the Pearl River Port of Shat

Despite a sharp slowdown in business, expansion plans will go ahead at the smaller terminal operator

Thursday March 26, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

A four-year civil war that divided a key sector of the U.S. maritime labor community has ended. Lea

Port of Seattle commissioners once again have postponed a meeting at which they will consider a requ

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

'There are not many happy faces in the wastepaper business.'

Insurance claims from Canada's January ice storms are nearing 1 billion Canadian dollars (US$710 mil

Fears of an avalanche of imports from Japan into the United States appear to be overstated.S

International Petroleum ExchangeMarch 25, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Canadian National Railway Co. plans to issue up to $1.8 billion in new debt as a consequence of its

APL Ltd. will enter the growing trade between the U.S. East Coast and the west coast of South Americ

Malaysia International Shipping Corp. Bhd., spurred by a weaker exchange rate, posted a 15 percent i

As earlier data predicted, the Port of Philadelphia and Camden set a record in 1997 for cargo volume

As of March 26, 1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

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After almost two months of unexplained delay, Norilsk Nickel, Russia's largest mining company, has m

March 25, 1998U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

An article headlined ''Port to shippers: Bypass Boston to avoid job action,'' which appeared on Page

March 26, 1998Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Lo

* Noon Thursday - The U.S. dollar was mixed as market participants reacted with confusion to the Jap

Meeting in Moscow last week, Renault SA of France announced its agreement with the Moscow City Counc

UNITY MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCEJoyce H. Kopcik has been named senior vice president of managemen

The German opposition's candidate to challenge Chancellor Helmut Kohl has said Europe's single curre

912 (March 26, 1998) Previous day - 911The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursda

The Proposition 103 Enforcement Project and California insurance agents are verbally slugging it out

A historic pact to resuscitate slumping oil prices by scaling back supply will not necessarily spare

Shippers are about to see a windfall in belly space as carriers start to take advantage of the Unite

ADB APPROVES THAIEXPORT FINANCE FACILITYMANILA - The Asian Development Bank Thursday approve

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 228.85 off 0.88

March 26, 1998No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 2

Spain's flagship carrier Iberia said Thursday it had reached an agreement with pilots union Sepla to

Former Gov. Ed King of Massachusetts flew in the other night, late. He was headed for a big do at th

Direct Container Line Inc. announced export service from Puerto Rico to worldwide destinations. DCL,

U.S. trade officials are reading the fine print in a plan to cut forest industry fees in British Col

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(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Apr. 2, 1997 - March 26, 1998 (a graph)

WORLD TRADE IN GOODSGREW 9.5 PERCENT IN 1997GENEVA - The volume of global goods trade soared