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

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

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

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

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

The Mexican government recognized the first independent union in the border factories known as maqui

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

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

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

JANUARYCalifornia State University. January and thereafter. Transportation, logistics and re

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

U.S. companies are increasingly active players in Europe's transport and distribution sector as the

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SHIPSMARAD LOAN GUARANTEESTO ALLOW YARD TO REOPENBOSTON - After long negotia

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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