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Monday March 16, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

Russia's chief trade negotiator with the European Union has attacked Brussels for its ''unbalanced''

1084 (March 16, 1998) Previous day - 1091The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

SPEEDNEWS AVIATION INDUSTRY Suppliers Conference. March 24-25. Los Angeles. Contact: (310) 203-9603,

Chinese, Indonesian and U.S. interests are teaming up to create a new insurance group with its sight

Japan has selected an outspoken former central banker with more than 50 years' experience in Japanes

New York Mercantile Exchange - March 13, 1998Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

U.S. refiners remain focused on new territories, with alliances in Latin America and domestic power

Largely due to the Asian crisis, growth in world oil demand is forecast to increase by just 1.6 mill

March 16, 1998This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the

The European Union has warned South Korea not to use an International Monetary Fund loan to bail out

SINGAPORE MANDATESRATIO OF SHIP OFFICERSSINGAPORE - The Maritime and Port Authority Monday i

At least 13 illegal immigrants from north Africa were missing on Monday after their rickety boat san

AETNA CONFIRMS PURCHASEOF NEW YORK LIFE UNITNEW YORK - Aetna has confirmed that it will acqu

If Paul Revere were alive today, he might revive for U.S. manufacturers and retailers his most famou

* Noon Monday - The U.S. dollar was trading higher at midday Monday, as traders ignored the ongoing

Britain has launched a broadside against Germany's heavily subsidized coal industry in a last-ditch

Revenue from international telephone traffic is forecast to double by the early years of the next ce

International electronic commerce may pose a serious challenge to officials trying to thrash out an

March 16, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

International Petroleum ExchangeMarch 13, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

The Senate this week is expected to vote on a long-delayed overhaul of ocean shipping regulation, bu

Ferry operators and airports today will make an eleventh-hour bid to scrap plans to end duty-free sa

There was a character in Jimmy Breslin's first book by the name of Marvin the Torch.Marvin c

March 16, 1998Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Lo

MARCHNational Transportation Safety Board. March 18. Springfield, Va. Public hearing at 9 a.

Virgin Atlantic Airways threw a big party last Thursday to mark the opening of its new cargo facilit

INDONESIAN TRADE CHIEFDEFENDS MONOPOLIESJAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia's new trade and indus

Where the average recent utilization rate indicates full quota utilization within four weeks from Ma

The Journal of Commerce Stock Index outperformed the Dow Jones Index, rising 1.6 percent last week t

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 225.98 off 0.15 wh

March 16, 1998RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unl

IRAN URANIUM DEAL WON'TSTOP CLINTON CHINA VISITWASHINGTON - President Clinton will not alter

The bistate agency that runs the nation's third-largest marine port and three airports boosted its n

About 19.1 percent of the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip live below the poverty line b

Asia's current economic turmoil is forcing changes that could be healthy for the freight industry ov

BRITISH AIRWAYS TO ENTERFINANCIAL SERVICESLONDON - British Airways is following other large

A group of 43 property/casualty reinsurers wrote $19.9 billion in premiums during 1997, an increase

In what may be the ultimate ''point-to-peak'' delivery, Emery Worldwide and its Swiss agent used a t

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Apr. 2, 1997 - March 16, 1998 (a graph)