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US RATTLES SABERS OVERIRAQ WEAPONS INSPECTIONWASHINGTON - The Clinton administration Monday

Persian Gulf Arab countries are moving closer to giving the private sector a bigger role in their oi

BRITAIN'S ROLLS-ROYCEFOR SALE - ALL OF ITLONDON - Rolls-Royce, the venerable British luxury

Tesoro Alaska Petroleum Co. has finished $18 million in improvements at its Nikiski refinery.

The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy is looking for a few strange people.''Strange,'' that is, t

MORTGAGE GUARANTYINSURANCE CORP.The provider of private mortgage insurance named James J. Hl

The Southeast Asian currency crisis has brought Western Australia's live cattle trade with Indonesia

In an Oct. 22 article on Page 11, ''Profitable package deal,'' an insurance executive said that Stat

Government workers were going to show the nation how to drive with less pollution and foreign oil. T

'96 FRAUD DETECTION COSTPUT AT $650 MILLIONWHEATON, Ill. - The insurance industry has more t

ST. PAUL NET INCREASE ISAIDED BY INVESTMENT GAINST. PAUL, Minn. - Third-quarter net income w

Vice ministers of trade and commerce from across the Americas begin meeting in a Costa Rica in the s

India's finance minister said his country is nearing an agreement with its major trading partners on

Railroad trade associations apparently are not immune to pressure in the industry itself to consolid

Air traffic controllers in South and Central America and the Caribbean are attacking deteriorating s

Against the trend among some other regional carriers, Singapore Airlines Ltd. posted surprisingly st

SHIPSSHIPWRECK SURVIVORSSAFE IN NEWFOUNDLANDST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland - Ten m

Rear Adm. Thomas T. Matteson will retire as superintendent of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at th

Low-fare airlines and passengers have scored a major victory with the Department of Transportation's

A new underwater disposal facility for dredged material, a key part of efforts by the Port Authority

The Port of Houston has been given the green light to submit a sealed bid for 401 acres of waterfron

The two-state dispute involving up to $3.5 million in taxes paid to Maine by New Hampshire residents

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INTERNATIONAL PETROLEUM EXCHANGEOct. 27, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Oct. 27, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 29

Oct. 27, 1997RESELLER RACK UNLEADED MID- PREMIUM-UNLE

NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE - OCT. 24, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High L

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Oct. 27, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

US COAL PRODUCTIONFALLS SLIGHTLYCHARLESTON, W.Va. - Domestic coal production fell slightly,

Atlantic Richfield Co. says it wants to explore technology that could allow production of Alaska nat

Monday, Oct. 27, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The U.S. dollar followed the stock market lower Monday, amid the widening effects of the currency an

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

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Nov. 15, 1996 - Oct. 27, 1997 (a graph)*

Oct. 27, 1997This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the e

A top Chinese trade official said his government this week may announce plans to eliminate tariffs f

The Hong Kong ''contagion effect'' hit markets in Latin America and Eastern Europe on Monday, furthe

ACTION SOUGHT AGAINSTKIA'S STRIKING WORKERSSEOUL - South Korean President Kim Young-sam Mond

I'm happy to report that, despite reaching maturity during the age of political correctness, the Int