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

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

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

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

Jan. 12, 1998No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 27

Jan. 12, 1998U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

The European Union has called for World Trade Organization talks over Brazil's system of financing i

EU AIDES SHOW CONCERNOVER JAPAN TRADE SURPLUSTOKYO - European Union officials expressed conc

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

Governments of at least 23 countries including China, France, Germany, Israel and Russia, have stepp

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

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

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

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

Norfolk Southern Corp. agreed to sell its North American Van Lines trucking unit for $200 million to

The Commerce Department is under fire for a plan that would allow Russian and Chinese buyers of U.S.

RAILUTU SEEKS TO CREATECREWMEMBERS UNIONCLEVELAND - The United Transportatio

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

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

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