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An eerie quiet has settled over the Eastern rail merger battlefield, with random rumors replacing re

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,524-$1,595 per ton lo

As of Feb. 6, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 239.31 up 0.65

Feb. 6, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

The top five global cereals exporters and developing nations that are their biggest customers began

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

Feb. 6, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 32.

New York Mercantile Exchange - Feb. 5, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

After years of preparation, Canada's costly Hibernia oil project faces a new challenge as it nears p

Federal prosecutors targeting former FBI informant Mark Whitacre have unsealed an indictment against

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Thursday Feb. 6, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

International Petroleum ExchangeFeb. 6, 1997 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

CARIBBEAN RICE EXPORTERSSEEK TO END EU QUOTASPORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago - Caribbean

North American aluminum companies that are making further inroads into world markets for the lightwe

Goodyear's move to write down $755 million and seek a buyer for its Southwestern pipeline venture un

HAMBURG PORT VOLUMEEXPECTED TO TURN AROUNDHAMBURG - The Port of Hamburg is expected to achie

NORTHWEST AIRLINESFormer Vice President Walter Mondale rejoined the airline's board of direc

Deutsche Lufthansa AG said Wednesday it will shed at least 10 percent of management staff as it prep

Transportation Minister David Anderson described as ''too high'' the $100 million figure being menti

Short-line rail operator RailTex Inc. continues to roll up record earnings with its broad-based acqu

Largely due to a $4.25 million environmental reserve charge against earnings, Todd Shipyards Corp. r

President Clinton on Thursday proposed slapping more than $2.2 billion a year in additional taxes on

Big Macs aren't likely to be on the menu when the Group of 7 industrialized nations meets in Berlin

An important decision due this month on drug enforcement and economic relations with Colombia could

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A tunnel to the future? Or one to nowhere? Supporters say a proposed rail freight tunnel under New Y

Thursday, Feb. 6, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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

BANKING CHAIRMANTO COMBINE BILLSWASHINGTON - The chairman of the House Banking Committee, at

Senate Majority Whip Don Nickles said the Senate could act this spring to reauthorize the Superfund

NIPPON LIFE INSURANCE CO.Ikuo Uno will assume the presidency of Japan's largest life insurer

AETNA REORGANIZING COSTSLED TO LOSS IN QUARTERHARTFORD, Conn. - Aetna Inc. reported a loss o

The Clinton administration's fiscal 1998 budget offers a mixed bag for exporterswith funding cuts in

Sen. Ernest Hollings got some company this week in his crusade to force the Clinton administration t

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Feb. 9, 1996, - Feb. 6, 1997, (a graph)*

EU URGES POLANDTO LIBERALIZE TRADEWARSAW - The European Union's trade commissioner criticize

Despite profit-taking and a stronger British pound, the dollar managed to hold onto gains late Thurs

Importers along the U.S.-Mexico border have access to a confusing menu of options for clearing their