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Feb. 19, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Feb. 19, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

International Petroleum ExchangeFeb. 19, 1997 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

An American Airlines internal safety program is at the heart of a dispute between the airline and la

Illinois Central Corp. and EDS Corp. signed a 10-year agreement intended to boost the railroad holdi

France's marine pilots have hit back at accusations by ocean carriers and shippers that their charge

The AFL-CIO will try to mediate a dispute between licensed and unlicensed seafarer unions before app

Canadian port officials are cringing as backlogs in grain ship loadings force the Canadian Wheat Boa

El Salvador will auction off the rights to distribute power later this year and expects the effort t

AFL-CIO President John Sweeney recently lobbied the Clinton administration not to open the U.S. bord

Britons wishing to take out new life insurance policies will have to reveal the results of genetic t

As of Feb. 19, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

Deng Xiaoping, who led China through most of the last quarter-century and was instrumental in transf

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Feb. 26, 1996, - Feb. 19, 1997, (a graph)

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Asian traders are skeptical about the Indonesian government's statement that rice won't be imported

(Census basis - in millions of dollars, not seasonally adjusted)Trade Balance Export

A newly formed shipper group is prescribing a heaping tablespoon of deregulation to cure their probl

Feb. 19, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

A truck drivers' strike in Spain is forcing automakers to slam on the brakes at their assembly plant

1 DEAD, 3 MISSINGAS SHIP SINKS OFF BORNEOKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - A Malaysian crewmember dro

DOLE OCEAN LINER SETSCENTRAL AMERICA SERVICEDole Ocean Liner Express will launch a weekly se

Wednesday, Feb. 19, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The U.S. dollar rose above 1.69 Deutsche marks and 124 yen Wednesday despite a wider U.S. trade gap.

Rampant piracy of U.S. entertainment and intellectual products in Russia, Greece and Paraguay should

INDONESIAN OIL COMPANYTO SELL GAS PROJECT STAKEJAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia's state-owned

New York Mercantile Exchange - Feb. 18, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Wednesday Feb. 19, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

TOP OPIC EXECUTIVETO LEAVE AGENCYWASHINGTON - Ruth Harkin, president of the Overseas Private

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

Three Africans who tried to stow away in a cocoa ship from Cote d'Ivoire to the United States died a

Freightliner Corp., North America's largest heavy-truck manufacturer, is buying Ford Motor Co.'s hea

The government will make it easier for small companies harmed by the oil slick spilled from a wrecke

China's new national oil company is causing some confusion both inside and outside the country, with

Cargo airlines are asking the Federal Aviation Administration for a 120-day reprieve before the agen

''We have moved a mountain in the last 15 months. Now we have a molehill in front of us.''

Solidarity union leaders were looking for ways to keep the bankrupt Gdansk Shipyard afloat Wednesday

1468 (Feb. 19, 1997) Previous day - 1467The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

FRENCH MARINE MARKETLOSING MANY PLAYERSLONDON - More than half the marine insurance policies

February 17, 1997This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and t