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

Jan. 16, 1998No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 27

The Japanese yen rallied late last week along with the Nikkei stock average on hopes that the Japane

PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENTRAISES FUEL PRICESMANILA - The government on Friday approved an increas

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

The state opened a new round of hearings Thursday on Florida Power and Light's bid to burn imported

CANADIAN OIL PROJECTGETS FINAL APPROVALST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland - Newfoundland's second offs

The government-owned company that enriches uranium fuel at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant fo

Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Co. began direct service between Pine Bluff and Little Rock

A federal crackdown on air couriers could put some chinks in the cargo chain and bring fines through

Stick with what you know.That's what consultants at some of the biggest firms in the United

The way people and businesses buy their insurance is changing rapidly, fueled by the breakdown of ba

Insurers who want to be in business in the next century had better take full advantage of electronic

Comptroller of the Currency Eugene V. Ludwig, who has taken an active role in blurring the lines bet

Damage from ice and snow storms in Maine over the past two weeks is estimated to total $75 million t

MARINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS INC.Michael P. Barney was promoted to the position of president an

There was a time when importers and exporters around the Mediterranean feared that the introduction

Brisk trade with the United States and Europe, and downward waterfront costs because of port privati

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent) is as

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

Feeder cargo services, which helped open the U.S. interior with coastal, river and canal commerce, c

AMERICA MINERAL READYTO MINE IN ANGOLAJOHANNESBURG - America Mineral Fields Inc. said Wednes

When Pope John Paul II lands across the Florida Straits in Cuba next week, the eyes of the world wil

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

As of Jan. 15, 1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 226.91 up 1.01

Jan. 15, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

International Petroleum ExchangeJan. 15, 1998 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Jan. 14, 1998No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 27

Jan. 15, 1998RESELLER RACK UNLEADED MID- PREMIUM-UNLE

New York Mercantile Exchange - Jan. 14, 1998Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Jan. 24, 1997 - Jan. 15, 1998 (a graph)

Greenbrier Cos. reported a 14 percent increase in earnings from continuing operations for the first

The French Finance Ministry said Thursday that if circumstances require, the government will support

A Missouri grain company asked the Surface Transportation Board to reconsider its decision that reje

An economic analysis released by the National Association of Manufacturers projects serious pressure

Port and city officials who want to construct a large container terminal on U.S. Navy property cited

The World Trade Organization upheld an earlier ruling that strikes down a European Union import ban

U.S. potato exporters should form shippers associations to bring down the cost of transportation, ac

INDONESIA AUTO EXECUTIVESAYS PROJECT WILL PROCEEDJAKARTA, Indonesia - A defiant Hutomo ''Tom