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An expected agreement on grain trade should allow Chicago's port to bounce back this year after tota

1017 (Feb. 20, 1998) Previous day - 989The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

Normally, it wouldn't cause much of a stir.Mexico's federal Consumer Protection Agency will

ITALIAN INSURER A NO-SHOWAT HOLOCAUST HEARINGSAN FRANCISCO - Officials of Assicourazioni Gen

Analysts applaud the 1997 performance of Atlantic Container Line, and the company's chief executive

Philippine Airlines Inc. is deferring delivery of six aircraft from Boeing Co. and three from Airbus

The ink was not dry on Japan's fourth economic stimulus package announced Friday when Japanese offic

SWISS RE AMERICAREPORTS RISE IN NETNEW YORK - Swiss Reinsurance America Corp. reported fourt

Travelers Property Casualty has become the first major insurance company to allow U.S. consumers to

ITALIAN INSURER BIDSTO BLOCK SUBPOENASAN FRANCISCO - Assicurazioni Generali, an Italian insu

DXI PURCHASESTRANSAX DATA FROM JOFCPITTSBURGH - DXI Inc. has acquired Transax Data from The

The United States could come under fire from European heads of state at the Group of 7 meeting in Lo

989 (Feb. 19, 1998) Previous day - 967The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lon

Federal maritime regulators are becoming increasingly concerned about the concentration of power in

Texans boast about how big their state is. So it's appropriate that the Lone Star State is hosting a

The year began with perhaps some of the flashiest displays of the fundamental confusions of the line

California Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush is considering creating a statewide mudslide ins

China's state-owned shipping company, long viewed as a potential threat to the stability of the mari

As of Feb. 19, 1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

Hawaii is planning to replace the only bridge in Honolulu harbor with a tunnel, offering cargo ships

Feb. 18, 1998U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

Feb. 19, 1998No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 24

The Coast Guard and surveyors moved quickly this week to save the Turkish-flagged bulker Ince Expres

OFFERS TO BUY* WAX. Urgently seeking paraffin wax. 500 metric tons per month. Grade 58/60 2.

Seeking to cut transportation costs, fresh fruit importers are bringing their product in through a w

Asian nations will press European Union member states to contribute to a new fund to stimulate trade

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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.