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EMERY, FLAGSHIP TERMINATE AGREEMENTFlagship Express Services and Emery Worldwide have termin

After United Arab Development & Investment Trust placed advertisements in The Wall Street Journal an

Some large companies are diverting freight from U.S. ports to Canada to avoid paying the increased U

Terminal operators on the West Coast may rue this day in the future: David Arian is becoming preside

Yellow Freight System Inc. said Monday that it will expand its less-than- truckload freight service

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With economies in the United States and abroad struggling, growth in capital spending by U.S. compan

1558 (Oct. 7, 1991) Previous day - 1551 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

Eastern Germany is headed for a significant economic advance next year, a leading German industriali

HURRICANE BOB ESTIMATE REDUCEDA total $620 in insured damages were caused by Hurricane Bob,

The state of Alaska is about to put a $1 million down payment on 1,200 acres of land on an island ju

"My major concern is, I want to get my money back," said Bruce Orr, a Long Beach-based consultant. "

Southwest Airlines has made a second, $28 million bid for all of Midway Airlines' Midway Airport fac

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International Petroleum Exchange Oct. 7, 1991Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)_

The Guatemalan government, under a new streamlined bidding process, will offer oil exploration conce

The story headlined, "Cogen to Build Cogeneration Unit at Exxon USA Refinery in NJ," which appeared

Political turmoil in Zaire is taking its toll on the country's copper production, reportedly reducin

Annual 1 Mo. 3 Mo. Year Daily Smoothed Ago Ago Ago10/7 10/4 Change % Change: 9/12

Cigna Information Services has signed a contract to provide systems and administrative support servi

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NIGERIA TO LIFT US TRADE RESTRAINTSLAGOS, Nigeria - Nigeria will remove all barriers between

Clifford M. Sayre Jr., one of the most visible and influential shipper executives in the United Stat

The worldwide semiconductor market, despite the lingering U.S. recession and sluggish computer sales

The U.S. Supreme Court, in a blow to supporters of federal pre-emption of state transport laws, uphe

Consolidated Rail Corp. is doing better by doing less. The Philadelphia-based rail system ha

Greater regional integration for Central America and the Caribbean is critical in the face of declin

A Texas importer of a Chinese roach and ant killer is scheduled to meet with federal environmental o

The following is the list of bunker prices obtained during the course of week ending Oct. 4, 1991. U

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The European Community was poised Monday to impose trade and economic sanctions against Yugoslavia u

Oct. 7, 1991 This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the e

"TWRA Members Plan to Boost Rates in Spring," a headline on Page 12B of The Journal of Commerce Oct.

Despite depressed world prices and widening price differentials for various types of Brazilian coffe

Oct. 7, 1991 Copper Total, 23,193. Gold Total, .1,298,529.Silver Tota

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 216.85 up 0.33 which compares wi

A group of 76 surplus line brokers, managing general agents and general agents established an organi

Boeing Co. said Sunday it expects to lay off or reassign at least 2,500 employees due to President B

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