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New York Mercantile Exchange - Jan. 9, 1998PREV. LIFE OF CONTR. OPENOPEN HIGH

'The entire justice system in Mexico is worse than theTitanic.'

Japanese container line Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (''K'' Line) announced details Monday of its Pacific v

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

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

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

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International Petroleum ExchangeJan. 12, 1998 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

The United States has complained to the World Trade Organization that Ireland's intellectual propert

U.S. and Mexican apple industry executives will huddle in Mexico City today in a last-ditch effort t

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

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

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

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

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

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

As of Jan. 12, 1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

The Supreme Court Monday let stand a ruling that clears the way for U.S. prosecution of a Japanese p

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

PHILIPPINE HOUSE OKSOIL DEREGULATION BILLMANILA - The Philippines' House of Representatives

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

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

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

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

Jan. 12, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Hong Kong remains a strong magnet for overseas investment in industry, but the influx will probably

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

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

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

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

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

Jan. 9, 1998RESELLER RACK UNLEADED MID- PREMIUM-UNLEA

Jan. 9, 1998No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 27.

CHINA SAID TO LOWERGROWTH FORECASTSHANGHAI - China is believed to have lowered an earlier fo