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New York Mercantile Exchange - Dec. 18, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High L

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

Farrell Lines has revived its long-closed service to India via the Suez Canal because of the roughly

Recently the Journal of Commerce ran an article, ''Faded fleet at anchor as it awaits final fate.''

1253 (Dec. 19, 1997) Previous day - 1261The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

Dec. 19, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High

The head of central railroad terminal in this capital city is asking authorities for a faster transi

Carefully planned job reassignments and modest work reductions are the real impact on labor from the

Dec. 19, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

Shiro Nagumo, chairman of Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, or ''K'' Line, died Friday in Japan. He was 66.

Contract negotiations between the Teamsters union and major less-than-truckload carriers are under w

OFFERS TO BUY* 7 SEGMENT DISPLAY MANUFACTURERS. Worldwide. 7 segment, 0.54-in. or 0.56-in. h

Having given up on the idea of a landbridge alternative to the Panama Canal, Mexico is readying its

CSX Corp. and Norfolk Southern Corp. urged the Surface Transportation Board to reject conditions mea

KN Energy Inc. is buying rival gas pipeline operator MidCon Corp. for nearly $3.5 billion from Occid

Rain has saturated Georgia's cotton fields to the point that farmers are harvesting into the holiday

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent) is as

With economists needing tarot cards to predict the next downturn in Asian currencies or how long it

U.S. energy and power giant, Enron Inc., says it is in the final stages of negotiations on several p

India's state-owned General Insurance Corp. has received permission from the country's central bank

TRAINSSTB SEEKS TO DETERMINEINDUSTRY'S CAPITAL COSTSWASHINGTON - The Surface

An electronic positioning system for vessels navigating the Mississippi River. Tough new marine regu

As the world economy struggles through Asia's economic downturn, economists are asking if deflation

U.S.-Vietnamese trade and investment, already steadily rising, may soon get a boost from President C

ACE Ltd.Larry Lombardo was named executive vice president in charge of underwriting for the

wThe Federal Aviation Administration said Friday it will explore the use of less flammable jet fuel

Commercial Quantity Aluminum ingots_ $1,500-$1,600per

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 234.20 up 0.19 w

Friday Dec. 19, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

As of Dec. 19, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

AT LEAST 100 FEARED DEADIN SUMATRA PLANE CRASHJAKARTA, Indonesia - A Singapore-owned SilkAir

Great Lakes cargo carriers are steaming toward the latest in a string of record-high seasons.

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Dec. 19, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

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

South Korea's economic crisis is triggering uncertainty in the global shipbuilding market as the cou

NEW KOREAN LEADER VOWSTO ADHERE TO IMF DEALSEOUL - South Korean President-elect Kim Dae-jung

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Jan. 10 - Dec. 19, 1997 (a graph)* Annua

Indian exports, whose growth has slowed because of external factors like recession in some Western m

IN THE 11TH HOUR, EL ALDECIDES TO BUY AMERICANJERUSALEM - Israel's state-owned airline El Al