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Railroads are expecting a tough year for export coal shipments in 1998 as lower-cost foreign competi

Chinese silk products are crossing U.S. borders freely now that the Chinese government has agreed to

The economic turmoil rippling through Southeast Asia is starting to take a toll on the world's large

Srong Asian demand for Australian thermal coal has left the world's largest coal export facility str

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JANUARYNational Defense Transportation Association. Jan. 29. Bayonne, N.J. Monthly business

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov.96 96 96 97 97

1078 (Jan. 27, 1998) Previous day - 1086The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

Key links of commerce are being redrawn along the southern New England coast as cost-minded shipowne

852 (Jan. 27, 1998) Previous day - 863The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursday

Jan. 27, 1998Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

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OXFORD AUTOMOTIVE INC.Mark W. Duddles was named vice president for quality and Alberto D. Ga

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WTO TELECOM PACTEFFECTIVE FEB. 5ZURICH - The World Trade Organization agreement to liberaliz

A new initiative launched by Washington to improve the global financial system in response to Asia's

The marriage between Nova Corp. and Trans- Canada Pipelines Ltd. could mean more mergers are coming

Jan. 26, 1998U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

KUWAIT: OIL PRICE DROPDUE TO QUOTA VIOLATIONSKUWAIT CITY - Kuwait Sunday blamed falling worl

Jan. 26, 1998This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the e

The ruling Communist Party has expelled the powerful chairman of China's largest tobacco firm for al

Monday Jan. 26, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

Four major railroads have barred some Amtrak freight cars from running over their tracks after one o

The race is on for places in one of Asia's most lucrative - and one of its last restricted - telecom

For the week ended January 17, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equale

With the realization dawning that the Southeast Asian financial crisis will last some time, trade an

'The International Monetary Fund is absolutely essential to the effort. If it didn't exist, we'd hav

A major U.S. oil carrier has lost its bid to bar aging, government-subsidized tankers from carrying

New York's two U.S. senators have added their voices to the chorus of complaints over the negative i

FINANCE MINISTRY OFFICIALSARRESTED IN JAPANTOKYO - Tokyo prosecutors on Monday arrested two

Three weeks ended Jan. 17, 1998, vs. similar 1996-97 periodCARS CARS LOADED LOADED

Jan. 26, 1998RESELLER RACK UNLEADED MID PREMIUM-UNLEADED PRE

The Commerce Department and the Export-Import Bank are mounting special efforts to help U.S. exporte

Federal Express Corp. may once again hold the key to a new air pact between the United States and Ja

The National Industrial Transportation League is holding another shippers' meeting to assess Western

Ongoing economic volatility in Asia should hurt Mexico but growth targets of 5 percent ought to be m