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LAYOFF PAYMENTS CUTINTO MERSEY PROFITLONDON - Mersey Docks and Harbour Co., the owner of the

Two years ago today, U.S. Customs reversed a longstanding policy and began charging importers a duty

Water use could be a source of conflict between the United States and Mexico if the two countries ca

A near-record number of countries face food supply emergencies this year, mainly because of the effe

New York Mercantile Exchange - Feb. 18, 1998Prev. Life of Contr. Open High Low Clo

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778 (Feb. 19, 1998) Previous day - 783The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursday

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

The human toll from this week's crash of a Taiwan jet was high, at more than 200 dead. Monetary cost

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,500-$1,600 per ton lo

Feb. 19, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

It's a puzzling sight for a senator: long lines of railcars sitting idle on sidings by the highway.<

U.S. distillate fuel oil inventories rose by less than a half-million barrels in the week ended Feb.

Hong Kong, enhancing its competitiveness as the world's busiest containerport, has handed an unexpec

'Instead of debating human rights, missile proliferation and intellectual property rights, U.S. offi

FRANCE'S AXA GROUPREPORTS REVENUE RISEPARIS - Revenue at French insurer AXA Group last year

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 229.61 up 0.78

Thailand's export-import bank is boosting its funds in hopes of spurring overseas sales for companie

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Feb. 28, 1997 - Feb. 19, 1998 (a graph)

GROUP LOWERS FORECASTFOR GLOBAL AIR TRAFFICGENEVA - The financial crisis in Asia could drain

Schenker International was awarded a logistics contract from Porsche Cars North America to handle im

MEXICO REPAYS FIRMSFOR TOLL-ROAD EXPENSESMEXICO CITY - The Mexican government has paid Grupo

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

Feb. 19, 1998Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High

The Port of Miami posted modest gains in traffic for the 1997 fiscal year that were driven by growth

Ford Motor Co. is ready to re-enter the Philippines, years after it and other U.S. carmakers quit in

One of Australia's largest stevedoring employers alleged in an interview that the leader of the Mari

International Petroleum ExchangeFeb. 18, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Feb. 19, 1998RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

The United States and Taiwan are close to reaching agreement on Taipei's bid to join the World Trade

FEBRUARYMaritime Association Port of New York and New Jersey. Feb. 23-24. New York. Year 200

The U.S. dollar rose slightly Thursday after plunging on a wider-than-expected $10.8 billion Decembe

Thursday Feb. 19, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

A KLM Royal Dutch airliner bound for Atlanta was stranded at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport on Thursda

FRONTIER INSURANCE GROUPHarry Rhulen, the insurer's president and chief executive officer, w

Food safety and market access will be among the issues addressed by about 4,000 participants at this

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Pakistan is inviting foreign investment in the oil and natural gas sectors, promising a high rate of

Wednesday Feb. 18, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent