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TRINITY INDUSTRIESPOSTS RISE IN NET INCOMEDALLAS - Trinity Industries Inc., a manufacturer o

July 17, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 234.02 off 1.13

July 17, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

A Delaware court rejected a bid by Matlack Bulk Intermodal Services Inc. of Wilmington, Del., for a

Representatives of the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad met with Wyoming landowners this week

The U.S. Labor Department's National Administrative Office on Thursday accepted a request by human r

July 17, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

DOE CHIEF TO STRESSREFORM ON RUSSIA TRIPWASHINGTON - U.S. Energy Secretary Federico Pena wil

HARTFORDTed Kuzma was promoted to associate general manager for the insurance company's regi

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

The silence from possible opponents of the carve-up of Conrail has been deafening since CSXCorp. and

Months of lobbying by the Clinton administration and a slew of businesses is starting to pay off for

Trinidad and Tobago's hydrocarbon and petrochemical sectors have attracted foreign and local investm

Deregulation and privatization have increased the number of cases brought before or investigated by

San Francisco Superior Court Judge William Cahill has given Golden Eagle Insurance Co. Deputy Conser

LIFE USA HOLDING POSTSSLIM GAIN IN OPERATING NETMINNEAPOLIS - Life USA Holding Inc. has repo

The U.S. dollar rose above 116 yen Thursday on a smaller-than-expected Japanese trade surplus.

Thursday, July 17, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Penelope Menzies understands the difficulty of wooing overseas distributors who are 8,000 miles away

In a break with its European partners, Italy called this week for renewing full relations with Iran

''So if this was a James Bond-like thing, where they cut the thumb off and used it, it wouldn't work

Transportation Secretary Rodney Slater Thursday rejected Lykes Bros. Steamship Co.'s appeal for a re

TRAINSUP AND UNION JOININ SAFETY INITIATIVEWASHINGTON - Union Pacific Railro

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

President Clinton warned European leaders that he would battle them before the World Trade Organizat

1007 (July 17, 1997) Previous day - 1011The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursd

West Coast longshoremen flexed their muscles again this week in their continuing effort to make a ne

Burlington Resources Inc. said Thursday it will acquire Louisiana Land and Exploration Co. in a $3 b

Reynolds Metals Co. announced second-quarter profit dropped 8 percent due to lower prices for fabric

South African President Nelson Mandela, calling for greater business links with Asia, said Pretoria

In a setback for State Farm, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has unanimously ruled that an ins

American and Japanese exporters will get a clearer idea next Monday whether they will be competing f

INTERNATIONAL PETROLEUM EXCHANGEJuly 17, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Germany's automakers, shippers and other big exporters are licking their chops over the recent beati

Taiwan's Kien Hung Shipping Co. - a major local carrier - has become the first local shipping operat

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A vote by New York state's top Democratic legislator in favor of a controversial Republican plan to

Moving swiftly on spending bills, the House turned its attention to efforts to trim farm subsidies f