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

The Dutch transport minister is evaluating a proposal to increase by several thousand the number of

PLANESCANADIAN AIRCARGOPLANS TO RAISE RATESCALGARY - Apparently jumping ahea

The United Transportation Union broke rail labor's solid phalanx of opposition to the CSX Corp. and

The U.S. dollar rose against the Deutsche mark Thursday on rumors about the health of Russian Prime

Corporations were able to buy directors and officers insurance for much less last year, according to

To respond to the changing demands of their customers, insurers are experimenting with a range of di

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

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

Jewelry demand in many key gold markets in Asia has been badly hurt by the currency devaluations whi

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

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1191 (Jan. 15, 1998) Previous day - 1204The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

'When inflation-averse central bankers start talking about deflation, it is time for the market to s

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

The European Union, to help avert a U.S. ''trade war,'' will press for tougher measures against Iran

NEC TO DELAY OPERATIONOF MICROCHIP FACTORYTOKYO - NEC Corp. will delay by at least one year

Shippers represented by the National Industrial Transportation League stepped up their assault on th

Officials in this northeastern port-city say an air route will open Feb. 20 to Nagoya in Japan, the

JANUARYCalifornia State University. January and thereafter. Transportation, logistics and re

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

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

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

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

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

The dream of a national shipping fleet has collapsed for the time being after the Thai Shipowners As

Only table.

Following fierce congressional criticism, the Commerce Department said it will try to inspect all U.

Union Pacific Railroad may be crowing about what it calls its ongoing service recovery, but there ar

Canada's dairy industry, sheltered from U.S. imports, is being battered by the bitter cold that has

876 (Jan. 15, 1998) Previous day - 883The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursday

Despite a flurry of late-night talks, U.S. apple exporters and their Mexican competitors failed to r

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 225.90 up

U.S. POSTAL SERVICESam Winters, vice chairman of the board of governors, was elected board c

_ Vehicle manufacturers in India, battling a demand slump over the past year owing to a general slow

For the week ended January 3, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled

CLINTON DECLARES MAINECOUNTIES DISASTER AREASAUGUSTA, Maine - President Clinton declared 15

The president of Insurance Services Office Inc. said Tuesday the firm is speeding to keep up with it

Royal Bank has struck a deal to buy the Canadian travel and life insurance businesses of Nebraska-ba