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As of Feb. 28, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 242.72 off 0.17

Feb. 28, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Feb. 28, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 30

Feb. 28, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

International Petroleum ExchangeFeb. 28, 1997 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Feb. 28, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

As inter-American trade continues to grow, the U.S. Customs Service is seeking to coordinate import

A Sudanese rebel group, Sudan Alliance Forces, said all foreign oil companies operating in Sudan wer

American Airlines and its pilots' union have been busy lobbying lawmakers as a panel appointed by Pr

The U.S. Customs Service is working with ocean carriers, freight forwarders and shippers on a new el

China's aviation industry is booming with major expansion planned for growth in cargo and passenger

A $900,000 study that many hoped would determine who places the heaviest toll on the national aviati

United Parcel Service, Raytheon Co. and other corporate giants lined up to blast a Massachusetts san

Contracts, still relatively young in the ocean shipping world, are experiencing an identity crisis.<

The White House is expected to launch this month an aggressive high-level campaign to save two belea

Friday, Feb. 28, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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

The sound of punch bowls being put back in the cupboards is ringing through world financial markets

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, March 1, 1996 - Feb. 28, 1997 (a graph)*

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100%) is as follows

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Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway made its longest movement of Powder River Basin coal, reach

IRAQ TO UN: INCREASEOUR OIL SALES INCOMEBAGHDAD - Iraq is holding talks with the United Nati

Charles G. Peterson, who is in the process of selling his midsize trucking company Direct Transit In

Softness in railcar orders and other parts of its transportation business prompted Greenbrier Cos. t

A massive project to produce, transport and export Alaska North Slope natural gas to Pacific Rim mar

John Terpstra, ousted as executive director of the Port of Tacoma, Wash., at the beginning of the ye

The Coffee, Sugar & Cocoa Exchange is looking into circumstances surrounding Colombia's contradictor

KCS WANTS TO REMOVESOME VICKSBURG RAIL LINESVICKSBURG, Miss. - Kansas City Southern Railway

RYDER AUTOMOTIVECARRIER SERVICESScott R. Francis is the new vice president and chief executi

Three weeks ended Feb. 22, 1997, vs. similar 1996 periodCars Cars Loaded Loaded

For the week ended February 22, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equal

The nation's two submarine makers - Newport News Shipbuilding and Electric Boat Corp. - agreed to wo

In the world of international trade, importing textiles and apparel can be a very risky business.

When the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America moves into its new Washington,

The National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America begins its second century this year

Apparel and footwear designers don't just think of the latest fashion trends or fabric textures when

For customs brokers and freight forwarders, the World Wide Web is becoming much more than a toy - it