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OFFERS TO BUY* CIGARETTES. ''555'' and Marlboro brands. Seeking serious seller, no brokers p

Lloyd's of London seems certain to have made a record profit in 1995, with 96 percent of the results

Corn farmers are lobbying House members this week to keep a federal tax break for ethanol, but growe

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 223.72 off 0.88 w

A short-line railroad leader says the railroad industry as a whole must change how it does business

A strike by truck drivers that began earlier this month is paralyzing port activity and movement of

Hub Group Inc. signed a letter of intent to acquire Quality Intermodal Corp. of Houston in the lates

TAIWAN WAVES WALLETIN SOUTHEAST ASIAMANILA - While some investors may be shying away from tr

Nearly 30 percent could be saved on premiums and claims, if the risk management industry could just

March 17, 1998RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unl

Despite a bruising experience in its first attempt, Taiwan is making another foray into petrochemica

SHIPSDATE SET TO WEIGHCARGILL'S REQUESTSEATTLE - Port of Seattle commissione

Developing a stronger, national standards infrastructure, strengthening the American National Standa

WESTERN EUROPEREGIONALUnreliability, slowness and poor service from rail companies h

A strike tying up crucial transport on the Mississippi and other inland arteries is possible as soon

The governor of the U.S. territory of the Mariana Islands has launched a comprehensive crackdown on

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Apr. 2, 1997 - March 17, 1998 (a graph)

The Journal of Commerce index of industrial material prices fell Tuesday to 94.65, the lowest level

United Parcel Service pilots overwhelmingly approved a new contract with management Tuesday, avoidin

EC DROPS OBJECTIONS TOACCOUNTING FIRMS' MERGERBRUSSELS - The European Commission said it no

POLICY MANAGEMENTSYSTEMS CORP.Charles E. Martin has been named vice president of this softwa

March 17, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

New York Mercantile Exchange - March 16, 1998Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

DATE PICKED TO OVERSEEELECTRICITY DEREGULATIONLOS ANGELES - The new agencies formed to overs

Libya, Sudan, Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso and Chad signed a pact establishing a grouping of Sahel and

FROM THE UNITED STATES / CANADASOUTH AFRICA. March 19-29. The National Minority Business Cou

IBM Corp. is hoping to stay one step ahead of Europe's economic and monetary union. It was one of t

Pierre-Alexis Dumas, managing director of Hermes' Hong Kong, China and Taiwan businesses, had been c

The leads are classified and listed by their Harmonized System (HS) codes. U.S. firms should note th

'We discovered we had become too predictable.'

1071 (March 17, 1998) Previous day - 1084The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

TREASURY SECRETARY RUBINBLASTS BANKING REFORM BILLWASHINGTON - Treasury Secretary Robert Rub

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 224.60 off 1.38 wh

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As of March 17, 1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

The vernal equinox is a few days away. For some reason, spring makes me think of travel. Maybe it's

REGIONAL BLOCSBuilding International Business Through Export/Import Opportunities in the Dom

Originally I intended to write only about financing your trade deal through the Small Business Admin

Growing up in the German port city of Kiel in the harsh years after World War II, young Karl-Heinz S

Double-park in Manhattan? Sure. Jaywalk in L.A.? Any time. Floor it on yellow in Boston? Of course.