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SWISS RE, CREDIT SUISSEDENY MERGER TALKSZURICH - Swiss Reinsurance Co. and Credit Suisse Gro

IRAN PISTACHIOS CANENTER EUROPE AGAINBRUSSELS - The European Commission Friday decided to al

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker Rate Schedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Sched

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

The Society of the Plastics Industry, one of the most vocal critics of Union Pacific Railroad, offer

As of Dec. 12, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

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

Con-Way Western Express and Con-Way Southern Express are now offering regional shippers coast-to-coa

1287 (Dec. 12, 1997) Previous day - 1266The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

PECO ENERGY CORP.WINS ONE, LOSES ONENEW YORK - PECO Energy Corp. defeated a plan by Enron Co

Friday Dec. 12, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

An experimental intermodal service known as the ''Iron Highway'' is an apparent winner in Canada as

The City Council unanimously agreed to release $59 million in tax deferments and federal funding, cl

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State Farm, the nation's largest auto insurer, is facing a national class-action lawsuit by policyho

Dec. 12, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

CALL SPREADS PRICE OR BID/ASKNational annual '97* 60/80

Inroads on nagging dredging problems at several pivotal terminals helped to generate a double-digit

CSX Corp. and Norfolk Southern Corp. reached an agreement with the nation's most influential shipper

Guyana's two main political parties, in the last days of campaigning before Monday's election, are a

ATLANTIC MUTUAL COS.Bradley W. Wilson has been picked as the agent representative to the ins

As railroads prepare to close the books on 1997, the Asian economic crisis, uncertainty about grain

The comptroller of the currency did unto the securities industry as he did unto insurers - he allowe

OFFERS TO BUY* GSM CELLULAR PHONES SUPPLIERS. Motorola, Ericsson, Nokia, Panasonic, etc. Sen

Thursday Dec. 11, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

In a reversal, CP Ships is threatening for the first time to pull Lykes Lines from the U.S.-flag fle

Word is emerging of a little newcomer to a big name in the American maritime industry.At 8 p

1266 (Dec. 11, 1997) Previous day - 1251The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

Hong Kong is merging reward programs and spreading the educational net wider in the latest move agai

INTERNATIONAL PETROLEUM EXCHANGEDec. 11, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Guatemala plans concessions early next year for terminals at its seaports and an extension of berths

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Dec. 27, 1996 - Dec. 11, 1997 (a graph)*

The 1997 Connie Award was presented to longtime maritime industry veteran Manuel ''Mike'' Diaz and R

A Japanese-Mexican joint venture will invest $41 million next year in a new mining project that is e

The Clinton administration will push hard next year for an ocean shipping deregulation bill and expe

The landmark global warming treaty approved in Japan this week was not as harsh as some U.S. industr

For most of this decade, as negotiators pushed for a worldwide agreement to free trade in financial

915 (Dec. 11, 1997) Previous day - 915The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursday

American Airlines has provided information to Justice Department officials investigating allegations

The leaders of the European Union will seek today to remove the remaining obstacles to the introduct