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Oct. 23, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High

DELTA'S PROFIT, REVENUERISES IN QUARTERATLANTA - Delta Air Lines Thursday reported first-qua

The Clinton administration said it ''strongly opposes'' the Amtrak reform legislation moving through

New York Mercantile Exchange - Oct. 22, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Thursday Oct. 23, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

In a key step toward deregulating the telecommunications sector, Mexico has published long-awaited r

Despite political wrangling, there is no lack of investor interest for the sale of Argentina's airpo

TBS Group will expand its 25-ship operation with its first primarily breakbulk service from the Gulf

Europe's largest shipbuilder has promised to build at least three ships at the shuttered Philadelphi

U.S. reinsurers can have the best of both worlds by forging relationships with both insurers and the

Swedish Club, the Gothenburg-based P&I insurer, wants to grow 50 percent in the next five years with

A November deadline for the sale of Argentine airfields is fast approaching and chances appear to be

Oct. 23, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

International Petroleum ExchangeOct. 23, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

The discovery of the E. coli germ in a shipment of Canadian beef to the United States is an isolated

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Nov. 8, 1996 - Oct. 23, 1997 (a graph)*

Legislation making it more difficult for the federal government to impose unilateral trade sanctions

1334 (Oct. 23, 1997) Previous day - 1330The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

CSX Corp., hit hard by continued weak rates on international container traffic and higher expenses r

A public ''Oxford style'' debate between two congressmen over the merits of U.S. cabotage laws was a

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Japan's newest port - Hibikinada - will be built on 2,000 hectares (4,940 acres) of reclaimed land b

The port of Salina Cruz in the southern state of Oaxaca will end the year as the No. 2 Pacific coast

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 245.57 up 1.65 w

The U.S. dollar was tossed higher against the Japanese yen and dropped against the Deutsche mark Thu

GRAINS, SOYBEANS FUTURESPRICES FALL ON EXPORT DATACHICAGO - Grain and soybean futures prices

Environment ministers from the three North American Free Trade Agreement countries meet here today w

SHIPSAPL-NOL MERGERCLEARED BY COMMITTEEOAKLAND, Calif. - APL Ltd. and Neptun

RUSSIA'S GRAIN HARVESTUP 26 PERCENT - SO FARMOSCOW - Russian farmers harvested grain weighin

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

Kevin O'Hanlon understands the anxiety of managing your accounts when one month you've got extra cas

OFFERS TO BUY* CAMCORDERS - MUSIC SETS. Sharp, Sony, Sanyo, Toshiba, Canon - any will do and

If and when U.S. companies can legally head into Cuba to do business, they better be armed with lots

Sen. Alfonse D'Amato, R-N.Y., said Wednesday that he would try to block funding for federal export p

Union Pacific Railroad fielded tough questions from analysts on its ongoing service problems, but de

Norfolk Southern Corp. is taking pains to be sure it isn't tarred with the brush of Union Pacific Ra

Sometimes Bill Gates seems like a very funny guy. For example, right now he is risking civil contemp

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As of Oct. 22, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

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