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Neither party budged in U.S.-Brazil talks here this week on contentious maritime issues.U.S.

In the latest sign of consolidation in the intermodal industry, ABL-Trans and Interstate Consolidati

Last Saturday's landmark agreement brokered by the World Trade Organization with nearly a 100 nation

Germany is headed toward a record trade surplus as well as record export volume this year, and - des

Independent insurance agents insisted they still have an important role in selling products, even as

Air France Thursday posted net profit in the six months to September of 1.762 billion francs ($296.9

Controversial Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Linda Ruthardt faces another battle from a bill t

Representatives of the 1984 Bhopal gas disaster said Thursday that they would file a case with India

With the successful conclusion of the Financial Services Agreement of the General Agreement on Trade

International Petroleum ExchangeDec. 15, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

The U.S. dollar rose sharply against the Japanese yen Thursday and was stronger vs. the Deutsche mar

The partners in Alaska's Prudhoe Bay oil field have struck a deal to share facilities for processing

'The health of the Japanese economy itself is the most important single thing that can be done in th

Dec. 18, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

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With much of Asia staggering from effects of currency devaluation and many Latin America nations swa

TAIWAN: NO COMMENTON WTO CAR AGREEMENTTAIPEI - An official in Taiwan's Board of Foreign Trad

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

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 234.01 up 1.00

Dec. 18, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

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A Kremlin decision to dissolve the state-owned Rossiiskaya Metallurgiya (Russian Metallurgy) holding

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New York Mercantile Exchange - Dec. 17, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High

OFFERS TO BUY* STEEL SHEETS IN REELS. 30,000 metric tons of hot drawn steel sheets. Thicknes

China's largest foreign trade entity is reorganizing and streamlining its structure so it can regain

PLANESFEDEX, PILOTS REACH4-YEAR AGREEMENTMEMPHIS - Federal Express Corp. and the Fed

Thursday Dec. 18, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

After nearly 15,000 pages of initial merger application, CSX Corp. and Norfolk Southern Corp. have b

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SHIPSMARAD LOAN GUARANTEESTO ALLOW YARD TO REOPENBOSTON - After long negotia

The world's largest steamship agency is undergoing a major shake-up.The top two executives a

The imperative to expand and reshuffle limited terminal space at the Port of Seattle took a major st

Schneider National Inc. signaled its return to the ranks of buyers with a deal to acquire Highway Ca

DHL International Ltd. announced Thursday it plans to add nine converted Airbus freighters to its Eu

CHINA TO ADOPT SAFETY CODEFOR OVERSEAS SHIP FIRMSBEIJING - China said it plans to apply the

The annual year-end Dance of the Rate Makers has begun. In an announcement full of the pompous overc

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1261 (Dec. 18, 1997) Previous day - 1276The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

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