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SHIPSCALIFORNIA CONTINUES ITSBUNKER FUEL EXEMPTIONSACRAMENTO, Calif. - Gov. Pete Wil

Oct. 6, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlea

South Korea sharply criticized the United States at the World Trade Organization on Monday for initi

They're bigger, richer and performing well on the stock market. Now if only U.S. reinsurers could ke

WORKERS WALK OUTOF FORD BRITISH PLANTLONDON - Workers at Ford's British unit walked out of i

The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending Oct. 1, 1997 as supplied by the bunker fuel de

New York Mercantile Exchange - Oct. 2, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

TOTAL CHAIRMAN EXPECTSRECORD PROFIT THIS YEARPARIS - The chairman of French energy group Tot

1287 (Oct. 6, 1997) Previous day - 1286The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

U.S.-based B&H Co. is set to invest US$90 million to secure seven oil product tankers in a move to e

No one said it would be easy to transform Mexico's creaky state-owned railroad into a modern, profit

New York Mercantile Exchange - Oct. 2, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

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A shipper group that wants railroads to compete more aggressively with each other says Union Pacific

Friday, Oct. 3, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

'If freight rates are low, you don't go out and order new ships.'

HALTER MARINE LAUNCHESSUPPLY BOAT FOR LA. FIRMGULFPORT, Miss. - Halter Marine Group Inc. lau

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CALL SPREADS PRICE OR BID/ASKNational annual '97* 60/80

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

Indonesia Friday began to crack down on companies suspected of starting fires that have produced a t

Friday Oct. 3, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

Sixty years after the fiery Hindenburg disaster at Lakehurst, N.J., Germany's Zeppelin airships are

''User fee'' or ''export tax''?''Parallel imports'' or ''gray market goods''?The two big tra

A statewide poll shows Californians rank insurers last among 34 institutions in terms of earning pub

Oct. 3, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

A round of global talks on China's bid to join the World Trade Organization slated for October have

U.S. operator RailTex Inc. is among the bidders seeking long-term concessions to operate short-line

Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, R-Miss., is planning to bring a highly contentious bill authorizi

Largely due to a combination of excess capacity and fierce competition for business, real non-life p

Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications Friday refused to confirm the exact date on w

Food safety activists blame freer trade for a surge in fruit and vegetable imports that has brought

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 243.40 up 0.81 whi

A coalition of Alaska and national environmental groups are petitioning to halt oil and gas drilling

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Oct. 25, 1996 - Oct. 3, 1997 (a graph)*

SHIPSHOUSTON-TRINIDAD ROUTEOFFERS MORE SAILINGSHOUSTON - Associated Transport Line s

Partial privatization of Russia's railways system will shortly be ordered by a presidential decr

Delegates from more than 100 nations began talks here Friday on harmonizing rules that identify the

The new name is HUAL.As if you were Southern.''Who all is coming to lunch?''HUAL . .

As of Sept. 3, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su