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If there is a common theme in the transportation legislation pending before Congress this year, it i

Edward Stubin can ship a pair of secondhand trousers across the Atlantic to east Africa for less tha

It's been a rocky six months for United Parcel Service Inc., but a new contract with its pilots unio

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

The U.S. dollar rose to a five-month high of 1.8420 Deutsche marks Tuesday.Talk of renewed t

Gary Yablon, an analyst with Schroder Co., also was co-author of a study that tracks new tractor pur

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Jan. 31, 1997 - Jan. 20, 1998 (a graph)

Legislators are about to square off on a new, highly charged debate on U.S. policy toward Cuba - whe

PHILIPPINES GETS MORETIME ON OIL DEREGULATIONMANILA - The International Monetary Fund has gi

A Mexican export commission has cleared Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s subsidiary in Mexico of wrongdoing in

The European Union will soon remove a threat to imports of U.S. animal products that has bedeviled t

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 228.69 up 0.17 whi

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Jan. 20, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

International Petroleum ExchangeJan. 19, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

With both sides still claiming victory, a trans-Atlantic fight over the safety of hormone-treated be

PRUDENTIAL BUYS ASSETSFROM HONG KONG'S NAVAHONG KONG - Prudential Securities said its affili

In a gain for U.S. steel producers, Russia will continue to depend on imports of steel sheets for au

PLANESUS, JAPAN RESUMEAVIATION TALKSWASHINGTON - The United States and Japan

MARITIMEMajor maritime and transportation issues facing the secon session of the 105th Congr

The United States, Canada and Britain have warned their citizens against traveling to Guyana until p

The Trans-Pacific Westbound Rate Agreement will decide next month whether it will increase its termi

Talks between unionized carriers and the Teamsters will continue on parallel tracks, so negotiators

BROKER BLANCH SAWBOUNCE IN '97 EARNINGSDALLAS - E.W. Blanch Holdings Inc. saw its full-year

Consumers Union said it has found a ''disturbing trend of misinformation'' in the press releases, qu

Current Textile Quotas:Where the average recent utilization rate indicates full quota utiliz

AON GROUPThe broker's Alternative Market Operations subsidiary named Ross T. Smith chairman

European Union airline executives launched an unprecedented attack on the bloc's competition policy,

David M. Cawthorne, a former Journal of Commerce reporter who covered many of the capital's biggest

1144 (Jan. 20, 1998) Previous day - 1159The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

Lloyd's of London spelled out a tough regulatory stance Tuesday, in preparation for coming governmen

The European Union is set to impose a blanket ban on noisy narrow-body jets that are the mainstay of

869 (Jan. 20, 1998) Previous day - 876The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursday

Jan. 20, 1998Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High

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The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending Jan. 14, 1998 as supplied by the bunker fuel d

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How to use:Trade leads are sent to the USDA from U.S. agricultural attaches, counselors and

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