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Continued demand for new houses and relatively high lumber prices are turning 1997 into another good

The Proposition 103 Enforcement Project has formally complained to the state that State Farm, Farmer

1283 (May 16, 1997) Previous day - 1281The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

PLANESLUFTHANSA CARGO SUFFEREDLOSS IN FIRST QUARTERFRANKFURT - Lufthansa Car

With an eye toward expanding trade with South America's largest emerging market, Jacksonville Port A

A pirate tale this be, a tale of bloodthirsty marauders who invade cargo boats, looting and attackin

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NORTHEAST UTILITIESCUTS CONTRACTING JOBSWATERFORD, Conn. - Long troubled Northeast Utilities

As of May 16, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

After five years of disputes, a coalition of oil companies and governments has agreed to build a $2

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STRIKE BALLOTS MAILEDAS BA DISPUTE UNFOLDSLONDON - The union representing most cabin crew at

Transportation of forest products will come under review as leading paper and pulp executives conven

Forests in North America today are generating enough wood to supply both sawmills and paper manufact

Airlines are not happy with the service provided by traditional aviation insurers, said the treasure

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,500-$1,600 per ton lo

Friday May 16, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

International Petroleum ExchangeMay 16, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Just when the Clinton administration needs some sign that its open-door China policy is working, tal

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, May 24, 1996 - May 16, 1997 (a graph)* A

''It's a much bigger game - it's thrilling. It's risky.''

CHINA GRANTS INSURANCELICENSE TO FRENCH FIRMBEIJING - French President Jacques Chirac and Ch

An internal review has called for ''deep-seated reform'' at Lloyd's of London, and sooner rather tha

May 16, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 27.

Bre-X Minerals, the Canadian company at the center of a gold-mining scandal, said it will end operat

Somewhere in Alberta, where thousands of natural gas wells already dot the landscape, the province's

What's roughly the size of West Virginia, covered almost entirely by forests, has a stable and conve

The clock is ticking toward an apparent June 16 application by Norfolk Southern Corp. and CSX Corp.

UTILITY WINS ROUNDIN TAR-BASED FUEL FIGHTTALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida Power & Light Co. may y

For the week ended May 10, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 16

Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird, it's a plane . . . it's a piece of a plane!Actually, Mick

A blistering discussion paper circulating among top airline executives accuses U.S. aviation officia

Eli Lilly & Co. said it agreed to sell its stake in DowElanco to Dow Chemical Co. for $1.2 billion,

New York Mercantile Exchange - May 15, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

USX Corp. said its USX-Marathon Group subsidiary will form a joint venture with Ashland Inc. that co

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

MAZDA TO CONSOLIDATENORTH AMERICAN UNITSIRVINE, Calif. - Mazda Motor Corp. said it plans to

OFFERS TO BUY* SEAMLESS PIPE A335 P9 & FLANGES A182 F9. All prices c.i.f Alexandria, Egypt.

After a disappointing performance last year, the near term looks good for Canada's newsprint industr

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