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913 (Dec. 18, 1997) Previous day - 915The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursday

Dec. 18, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High

The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by Reuter Money Service, are selling rates among

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Jan. 3 - Dec. 18, 1997 (a graph)* Annual

The big question mark for global trade next year is how the United States and other advanced countri

The agricultural trade atmosphere between the European Union and the United States grew tense this w

In a historic vote Thursday, longtime dissident Kim Dae-jung was elected president of South Korea.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the largest retailer in the United States, said Thursday it was entering the E

East Coast ports see a bright future for all-water services from Asia that transit the Suez Canal, e

Before there was a North American Free Trade Agreement, there were the maquiladoras, Mexico's beachh

NATURAL URANIUM TO BESOLD DIRECTLY BY RUSSIAMOSCOW - Russia will begin selling natural urani

CHINA WANTS TO WRAP UPTALKS ON MARKET ENTRYBEIJING - China said Thursday it's ready to wrap

The U.S. trade deficit in goods and services trade narrowed in October to $9.7 billion, down $1.5 bi

Dec. 18, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 29

One day after Russian Prime Minister Victor Chernomyrdin signed a $13 billion gas deal with Turkey,

As of Dec. 18, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

China will invest 6.2 billion yuan ($750 million) to build a railway to transport coal from western

Dec. 18, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

Alitalia, the fifth-biggest airline in Europe, will ally itself with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines for pa

GE CAPITAL UNIT TO BUYINDUSTRIAL RISK INSURERSTAMFORD, Conn. - Employers Reinsurance Corp.,

In addition to defending itself in lawsuits filed by waterfront employers, the International Longsho

Rejecting calls from U.S. apple growers to accelerate a decision, Mexican Commerce Secretary Hermini

The ocean carrier group that sets rates in the east coast South America trade is scrambling to come

250 MINERS LAID OFF WHENGOLD FIRM GOES BUSTBISSETT, Manitoba - More than 250 miners were abr

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

As of Dec. 17, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 233.01 off 2.40 w

More than a month after Washington announced it would ease curbs on nuclear exports to Beijing, ener

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

Dec. 17, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Dec. 17, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

New York Mercantile Exchange - Dec. 16, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High

Dec. 17, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

The Commerce Department has warned business travelers this week against bringing unlicensed cellular

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RUSSIAN DUMA FAILSTO LIFT '97 DEBT LIMITMOSCOW - Russia's State Duma, the lower house of Par

He's nowhere near as controversial as civil rights appointee Bill Lann Lee, but new China trade nego

One of Asia's leading airlines is rethinking acquisition plans, and that could mean further woes for

The murder of a U.S. executive under mysterious circumstances here is raising new questions about cr