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Monday, Dec. 1, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

'The problem in a lot of these Asian countries is just growing pains.'

The Surface Transportation Board cleared the way for CSX Corp. and Norfolk Southern Corp. to take mo

Dec. 1, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

COMPANY PERFORMANCEPercentYear Closing ChangeHigh/ Price

A group of 43 property/asualty reinsurers wrote $15.1 billion in premiums during the first nine mont

Monday Dec. 1, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

In a move designed to sharply strengthen its Latin American services, Crowley American Transport Inc

A Massachusetts group has gone to court to challenge Ameritas Life Insurance Co.'s plans to reorgani

Dec. 1, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

The U.S. dollar rose to a five-and-a-half-year high of 129.32 yen and a new six-week high of 1.7797

MITSUBISHI TO BUILDCHIHUAHUA POWER PLANTMEXICO CITY - Japan's Mitsubishi Corp. won the contr

Declines in stocks in virtually all the transportation sectors caused The Journal of Commerce's stoc

WORLDSCALE ASSOCIATIONTO TRIM BASIS RATESLONDON - The Worldscale Association said it is cutt

New York Mercantile Exchange - Nov. 26, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High

Dec. 1, 1997This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the es

A bulked-up Grand Alliance, which will comprise five major ship lines by early next year, will offer

New inspection and maintenance requirements for the Boeing 747 issued in response to the 1996 explos

After a quarter-century or so of ''lousy'' markets, there are some indications that tanker business

The uncertainty caused by the collapse of Prime Minister Inder Kumar Gujral's government will worsen

The Federal Trade Commission isn't going to loosen up the guidelines that determine whether a produc

RUSSIA, SWEDEN EXPECTEDTO NEGOTIATE GAS DEALMOSCOW - HEAD OF RUSSIA'S GAS MONOPOLY GAZPROM R

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

International Petroleum ExchangeDec. 1, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sep.96 96 96 96 96 9

The insurance industry in Canada is beginning to wake up to a lack of consumer knowledge and good wi

As of Dec. 1, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

Virginia's secretary of transportation, Robert E. Martinez, will jump back across the line between p

OPEC's top official flew to Japan on Monday to defend oil interests at a U.N. global warming summit,

U.S. imports of textiles and apparel grew by 17 percent for the first nine months of this year to re

Dec. 1, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlea

The former vice president of maintenance for a Skyway Airlines facility here has been sentenced to 1

FRENCH AGENCYINSPECTING GAN'S BOOKSPARIS - The French Audit Office confirmed Monday it is ca

Three weeks ended Nov. 22, 1997, vs. similar 1996 periodCars Cars Loaded Loaded

Aviva Freudmann, formerly editorial director for The Journal of Commerce in Washington, was named Eu

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Dec. 20, 1996 - Nov. 21, 1997 (a graph)*

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

Battered by unfavorable container-shipping trends, Germany's DSR Senator Lines will end the year wit

In what has become an annual event, the city of Long Beach requested a transfer of harbor revenues t

Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sep.96 96 96 96 96 9