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INTERNATIONAL PETROLEUM EXCHANGESept. 29, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)<

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Oct. 18, 1996 - Sep. 29, 1997 (a graph)*

A top State Department official and former lobbyist for British Airways, bombarded by criticism and

In what was almost an afterthought, the vice chairman of United Parcel Service Monday told shippers

Despite big losses in railroads and bulk shipping, the Journal of Commerce Stock Index fell only 0.0

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

1279 (Sept. 29, 1997) Previous day - 1277The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

Sept. 29, 1997BALTIC INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT FUTURES MARKET Prev.Close High Lo

COMPANY PERFORMANCEPERCENTYEAR CLOSING CHANGEHIGH/ PRICE

While the smog affecting southern Thailand appears to be easing, the government in Bangkok Monday pl

SHIPSCONTSHIP TO RENAMEEUROPE-LATIN SERVICEIPSWICH, England - Contship Conta

The Senate Finance Committee could vote as soon as Wednesday on a ''fast track'' trade bill drafted

The Surface Transportation Board ruled that Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Co. cannot sell

BANKBOSTON TO ACQUIREDEUTSCHE BANK ARGENTINANEW YORK - BankBoston Corp. Monday announced it

A package of House Republican bills threatens to undermine next month's summit between President Cli

Trade officials from 43 countries launched a new round of global talks here Monday aimed at extendin

Current Textile Quotas:Where the average recent utilization rate indicates full quota utiliz

'People voting on this are saying there is no compelling reason to give away ournational sov

Monday Sept. 29, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

The collapse of communism in Russia has created a world ''superpower of crime,'' according to a repo

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

Creditors of South Korea's ailing Kia Group Monday declared their two-month loan grace period over,

Mexico's Energy Regulatory Commission (CRC) has given state oil monopoly Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex)

NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE - SEPT. 26, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High

Sept. 29, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Nigeria's manufacturers on Monday painted a gloomy picture of an economy driven into recession by th

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 242.99 up 1.01 w

OIL PIPELINE IS REPAIREDIN COLOMBIA AFTER ATTACKBOGOTA, Colombia - Colombia's Cano Limon cru

Sept. 29, 1997This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the

A pipeline belonging to France's Elf Aquitaine was sabotaged in southern Nigeria, causing oil to spu

PLANESRUSSIA AIR CONTROLLERSCALL OFF THEIR STRIKEMOSCOW - Russian air traffi

The impending closure of National Stockyards, once one of the largest livestock processing centers i

Sensing a tremendous opportunity, two real estate companies are teaming up to jump into the warehous

DHL Worldwide Express and AT&T have introduced an automated shipment notification system for interna

The crew of the vessel Captain Spider Favre were awarded the Coast Guard's certificate of merit for

Having returned to Chinese sovereignty, Hong Kong is making strenuous efforts to retain its commerci

Sure, Navy officials say they'd rather commute by sea than by land, but how fast will sailors be to

The Federal Highway Administration has ordered J&D Byrd Inc. of Fort Washington, Md., to shut down o

Hawaiian macadamia nut growers are using their clout in Washington to send a warning to their Austra

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