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OFFERS TO BUY* FROZEN TURKEYS. Fully dressed USDA 12 percent broth-basted. 10-to-12 pounds:

CHOOSE ASIA PARTNERSCAREFULLY, INSURER SAYSPARIS - French export credit insurance agency Cof

Three companies that failed to win embattled Golden Eagle last year are now demanding payment of mil

Insurers do not expect major legislative changes with the departure of Sen. Dianne Wilkerson as the

While El Nino still influences world weather patterns, its impact has been anything but the ''climat

Another strain of the Asian Contagion swept through Wall Street last week.The continuing pro

Two seasoned shipping executives with proven negotiating skills are coordinating the push for much-n

The controversy surrounding Union Pacific Railroad's long-running service problems refuses to go qui

Jan. 12, 1998This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the e

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 223.33 off 1.57 wh

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

The U.S. dollar rose against the yen Monday, underpinned by the meltdown in Hong Kong stocks overnig

Bangladesh's manufacturers and exporters were able to extract an assurance late last week from Sen.

AZERBAIJAN SETS 1998OIL PRODUCTION TARGETMOSCOW - Azerbaijan plans to produce 9 million tons

French oil company Elf Aquitaine is set to take Iraq's first exports later this week under the terms

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Jan. 24, 1997 - Jan. 12, 1998 (a graph)

Monday Jan. 12, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

RAILUTU SEEKS TO CREATECREWMEMBERS UNIONCLEVELAND - The United Transportatio

FRENCH BANK UNFAZED BYREPORTED GARUDA DEFAULTPARIS - French bank Credit Lyonnais said Monday

When weather conditions are so bad that professional hockey games are canceled, not much freight is

Minneapolis-based Norwest Financial, the consumer finance subsidiary of Norwest Corp., said it has a

Safety concerns about the former ValuJet Airlines made the rounds on Capitol Hill on Monday, but con

- New York-based Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. signed a memorandum with the M.A. Chidambaram group

LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP.Ian Rolland, the chairman, president and chief executive officer of th

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Optimistic executives at United Parcel Service Airlines are poised for a new round of talks with pil

The European Union is set to demand that U.S. airlines surrender landing slots at major European air

Some 7.5 million boxes of Green Giant bananas are projected to move into the Port of New York and Ne

Europe's top ports smashed cargo records last year and 1998 looks even more promising.Rotter

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1221 (Jan. 12, 1998) Previous day - 1224The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

SINGAPORE BOX HANDLINGGREW 9.1 PERCENT IN 1997SINGAPORE - The Port of Singapore handled the

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

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Jan. 12, 1998Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High

The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending Jan. 7, 1998 as supplied by the bunker fuel de

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

Without new commitments by Indonesia to economic reform, International Monetary Fund and U.S. Treasu

As of Jan. 9, 1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

China is turning to U.S. expertise in its quest to convert the dangerous methane gas inherent in coa