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

For the week ended December 20, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equal

Three weeks ended Dec. 20, 1997, vs. similar 1996 periodCARS CARSLOADED LOADED

Los Angeles is the most ambitious U.S. port, based on spending for capital improvements, a U.S. Tran

1231 (Dec. 31, 1997) Previous day - 1229The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

Under a proposed law in Indiana, a number of alcohol-related offenses would fall under forfeiture la

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Halter Marine Group, the bright shining star of the U.S. commercial shipbuilding industry for much o

A $2 billion road link between Hong Kong and one of China's most dynamic special economic zones seem

OFFERS TO BUY* FIBERGLASS. Especially woven roving 90 G to 150 G. Send f.o.b. prices. Contac

If downward pressure on rates made 1997 a good year to give freight to an ocean carrier, it was a ba

Property/casualty insurers, always looking for ways to increase profit, have turned with new interes

As of Dec. 31, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

More than 2,000 Reynolds Metal employees in four plants in northwest Alabama are braced for the wors

U.S. and European exporters are looking to the European Union to take its first step this month to d

Hikers and residents have asked a judge to halt plans for a new 300-acre open-pit copper mine near M

Dec. 31, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

The Journal of Commerce industrial materials price index recorded its biggest one-year drop in at le

CAYMAN COURT FREEZESASSETS OF BRE-X DIRECTORCALGARY - Millions in assets of Bre-X Minerals d

International Petroleum ExchangeDec. 31, 1997 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

US 'ROUND-TRIP TRADE'HIT $24 BILLION IN '96WASHINGTON - The United States exported $24 billi

South Korea's high-speed rail link between the country's two main cities, already stalled several ti

The Philippines talks a good game about customs modernization, but often struggles to get play under

Bethlehem Steelto close coke plantBETHLEHEM, Pa. - Bethlehem Steel Corp. says it will close

Dec. 30, 1997RESELLER RACK UNLEADED MID- PREMIUM-UNLE

PAN AM CORP.David Banmiller was elected president of Pan Am Corp. and its main subsidiary, P

Salvors with cranes and barges Tuesday were attempting to lift a 100-foot workboat from a rock jetty

U.S. exporters are growing increasingly agitated over the freewheeling tactics of global inspection

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The world suffered an unusually low number of natural disasters in 1997 but faces a sharply rising r

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U.S. rescue helicopters plucked all 28 crewmen from a cargo ship that was sinking Tuesday in the sto

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UNITY MUTUAL LIFEINSURANCE CO.Patrick A. Mannion, president and chief operating officer of t

REGIONAL BLOCSThe Asian Economic Crisis: Its Impact on Southern California Business. Jan. 8.

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Demand for dental equipment and supplies in Australia is closely tied to growth in the Australian ec

Dec. 30, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent