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ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD (Chicago) - Donald H. Skelton, who joined IC in October 1994 as vice presi

Mar. 18, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending Mar. 13, 1996, as supplied by the bunker fuel

Trade leads supplied by:U.S. Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

Hong Kong transport and trading conglomerate Swire Pacific Ltd. saw earnings jump 16 percent last ye

Imports of fruit juices into four of Asia's most robust economies, spearheaded by Japan, shot up fro

Mexico's Energy Regulatory Commission will take comments and objections over the next two months for

Getting the plethora of smaller Hong Kong firms into the realm of electronic trading was always goin

The fear of monopolies in the transportation business has always sent shivers down the spines of var

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,100-$1,150 per ton lots

''Now the only number that is relevant to him is the number of years he may serve in federal prison.

Hope is high that residents of this weary town of 1,700 might be able to return home today after an

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

A bill making insurance companies more responsive to customers after traffic accidents was approved

The Supreme Court rejected Monday an insurance company's challenge to New Jersey surcharges imposed

Bancinsurance Corp. reported net income increased to $448,584, or 7 cents a share, for the fourth qu

Despite groundings and fires aboard cruise ships last year, the industry is the safest segment of th

AMERICAN PREMIER UNDERWRITERS INC. (Cincinnati) - Edward B. Stevens has been named president and chi

The following business missions are scheduled for the coming months. The Journal of Commerce assumes

International Petroleum ExchangeMar. 18, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

A group of energy and utility companies, including Houston's Tenneco Energy, is seeking approval to

SERBIA SIGNS BARTER DEALFOR CHINESE CRUDE OILBELGRADE, Serbia - Serbia said it signe

Monday Mar. 18, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

A strange thing is happening on the way to Asia for shipping lines that carry refrigerated cargoes s

A flap with Russia over chicken trade is quickly shaping up to be a test of the special relationship

The Commerce Department, mindful of recent congressional calls for its dismantling, is proposing for

FRITZ COS. (San Francisco) - Jonathan Himoff, formerly marketing director for the Harper Group, was

NEW YORK TERMINALSFORM ASSOCIATIONNEW YORK - Ten area inland terminals and warehouse

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Mar. 24 '95, - Mar. 18, '96 (a graph)(2)

The long arm of Boston law stretched 6,000 miles to reach a tanker accused of ramming the Chelsea St

US POSTAL SERVICE WINSNEGOTIATED RATES RULINGWASHINGTON - The Supreme Court Monday r

Extremely strong performance among ground transportation stocks helped The Journal of Commerce trans

India's commodity price index rose provisionally 4.63 percent for the week ended March 2 from a year

Portugal's industrial production index for December was down 2.6 percent from November and was up 7.

KIDNAPPERS RELEASERELATIVES OF EX-BANKERMEXICO CITY - Kidnappers released unharmed e

Mar. 18, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%B

Seven South Asian countries are adding 750 items to the list of goods covered by their preferential

Fed up with current calculations of railroad profitability, one rail union hired its own expert who

Liberalization of Taiwan's financial markets is being spurred by the continuing tension with China a

After incurring almost $79,000 in repairs and doctor bills for its crew, the bulk vessel Giurgiu ste