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VENEZUELAN OIL INDUSTRYSEEKS FURTHER FINANCINGCARACAS, Venezuela - PDVSA affiliate Corpoven

As of June 30, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 239.33 off 0.07 wh

Monday, June 30, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

June 30, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

The U.S dollar rose to a three-year high of 1.7463 Deutsche marks Monday, but was little changed aga

INTERNATIONAL PETROLEUM EXCHANGEJune 30, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

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

June 30, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Pre

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, July 5, 1996 - June 30, 1997 (a graph)*

The International Finance Corp., the World Bank's private finance arm, said it signed agreements in

By just about any standard, May was one for the record books at Michigan's CMS Energy Corp.W

June 30, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 27

NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE - JUNE 27, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High L

SOYBEAN-BASED CRAYONSCOLOR FARMERS' HOPESEAST LANSING, Mich. - Soybean farmers are seeing re

June 30, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

The grim words ''amnesty'' and ''appeal'' are in the air now for 300,000 to 400,000 Canadians who ha

Current Textile Quotas:Where the average recent utilization rate indicates full quota utiliz

The focus of Mexico's controversial new Spanish-language labeling rules today shifts to the stores a

Scientists are planning to feed genetically altered potatoes to human volunteers in hopes of trickin

Canada said Monday it lost an appeal at the World Trade Organization on taxes it imposes on Canadian

Monday June 30, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

MEXICO EXTENDS PACTWITH GUATEMALAMEXICO CITY - Mexico has extended its trade accord with Gua

June 30, 1997This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the e

PEMEX SUBSIDIARYFORMALLY INCORPORATEDMEXICO CITY - Petroleos Mexicanos' (Pemex) petrochemica

Fifty years after meeting in this famed resort in a vain effort to kick-start regional economic co-o

The executives at Prince Castle Inc., a manufacturer of fast-food service equipment, know the import

Rhode Island's landmark electric deregulation plan is scheduled to take effect this week, but compan

SHIPSNEW SAFETY RULESFOR PASSENGER SHIPSLONDON - New rules to improve the sa

Amtrak officials gave a lukewarm reception to a recent report by a 13-member congressional commissio

The U.S. Customs Service said a random survey at five airports found low compliance in manual report

A labor union providing workers for Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. has called for reversal of a governmen

ANIXTER, EMERY RENEWTWO-YEAR AGREEMENTSKOKIE, Ill. - Anixter Inc. renewed a two-year contrac

OFFERS TO BUY* MOUNTAIN BICYCLES. Container load of mountain bicycles required. Male or fema

''If we can take on Coca-Cola, we're obviously willing to accept competition.''

1320 (June 30, 1997) Previous day - 1311The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

June 30, 1997BALTIC INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT FUTURES MARKET Prev.Close High Low

Anticipating that high demand in Asia for its computers will continue, Digital Equipment Corp. is no

There's a new addiction on the street. It's not drug or alcohol related. There's nowhere to go to dr