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The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending July 30, 1997 as supplied by the bunker fuel d

US PROMISES TO TREATFRUIT BEFORE SHIPPINGBRASILIA - Brazil will not need to burn any more U.

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 243.36 up 0.61 whi

Following on several months of sharp rises, transportation stocks turned in another strong performan

World coffee consumption has the potential to grow by up to 15 million bags over the next decade, bu

Aug. 4, 1997This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the es

Aug. 4, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

CROWLEY MARINESERVICESSteve Collar, a Crowley Marine Services veteran and son of the company

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A draft shipping policy, strongly skewed in favor of domestic players, is likely to be accepted by t

Cargo rates across the Atlantic, hovering at dramatic lows, are holding steady, and even inching upw

PARTY MEMBERS BANNEDFROM VIETNAM BUSINESSESHANOI - Vietnam's Communist Party has banned its

OFFERING HELPS BOOSTHARTFORD'S PROFITHARTFORD, Conn. - Hartford Financial Services Group Inc

Far East Air Transport Corp. of Taiwan is moving to scheduled services between its base at Kaohsiung

Aug. 4, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

Monday Aug. 4, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

They've been talking about it for months, but the National Association of Insurance Commissioners ar

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'The numbers are almost too good to be true for the United States.'

Monday, Aug. 4, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

A top Chinese official came to Taiwan on Monday for a weeklong visit that raises hopes of better rel

GUYANA HOPES TO SELLRICE TO HAITIGEORGETOWN, Guyana - Guyana, considered the rice bowl of th

ENRON SAYS BIDWAS ON THE UP AND UPNEW DELHI, India - Energy giant Enron denied Monday that i

Troubled semiconductor company Alphatec, a major supplier to U.S. companies like Texas Instruments I

It never rains but it pours, in this case literally.While United Parcel Service was on tente

Thailand's finance minister said Monday negotiations for an economic rescue package sponsored by the

The United States will consider approving more pipelines through Iran, a State Department official s

Thousands of employees from India's state-owned bank and insurance sectors marched on Parliament her

New York Mercantile Exchange - Aug. 1, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Lo

The Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Port Authority on Friday kicked off a privatization program that will put

At the last minute, Russia's Prime Minister Victor Chernomyrdin ordered a halt to the sale of the 38

The United Parcel Service strike Monday appeared to have killed at birth an effort by international

What is it worth to United Parcel Service to get out of the current Teamster pension plans?

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

The Kalitta Cos. and Kitty Hawk Inc. announced a merger of their air cargo and air charter logistics

United Parcel Service, the world's largest transportation company, was at the center of the nation's

Container capacity in the already crowded East Coast of South America trade will increase this fall

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(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Aug. 9, 1996 - Aug. 4, 1997 (a graph)* A

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