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As of Feb. 3, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

BETHLEHEM, NATIONAL SELLSTAKES IN CANADIAN FIRMMISHAWAKA, Ind. - Bethlehem Steel Corp. and N

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

Feb. 3, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 238.99 off 1.58 wh

Feb. 3, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlea

International Petroleum ExchangeFeb. 3, 1997 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Feb. 3, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 32.

A unit of Enron Corp. is in talks with Nepal to develop two hydroelectric plants and export power to

New York Mercantile Exchange - Jan. 31, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Monday Feb. 3, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

February 3, 1997This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and th

Feb. 3, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

GULF OF THAILANDCONTRACTS AWARDEDNEW ORLEANS - J. Ray McDermott S.A., a marine construction

Researchers from four national laboratories have discovered a new process to convert corn into comme

SWEDEN TO START NUCLEARPOWER PHASEOUT IN '98COPENHAGEN - The Swedish energy committee decide

The latest sector of China's transport industry to open its doors to the outside is aviation fuel, a

STADIUM PLAN TRIGGERSA THREAT TO MASSPORTBOSTON - A powerful legislative leader has vowed to

The government on Monday guaranteed completion of overseas construction projects started by the debt

BURNHAMCarol L. Mayne was promoted to vice president of human resources at this Atlanta-base

A threatened strike by American Airlines pilots is fraying nerves among the carrier's other 81,000 e

The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending Jan. 29, 1997 as supplied by the bunker fuel d

Britain's rapidly expanding Port of Southampton wants to attract more U.S. business.To that

In ''Insurance on The Internet'' column on Friday, Jan. 31, the Web site address of the Alliance of

THE HARTFORD POSTS45 PERCENT RISE IN PROFITHARTFORD, Conn. - The Hartford reported its fourt

AETNA INTENDS TO FORMJOINT VENTURE IN BRAZILHARTFORD, Conn. - Aetna announced Monday an agre

A four-ship, $157 million shipbuilding pact for China's state-run shipping company couldn't have com

U.S. apple exports are doing well virtually across the board this year, but exporters say stalled ma

The four-year bilateral textile pact hammered out over the weekend between China and the United Stat

The Clinton administration's threat to prevent the World Trade Organization from ruling on the legal

Monday, Feb. 3, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

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

If campaign contributors can sleep over at the White House and gain access all over Washington, why

The U.S. dollar rose Monday amid expectations that the Group of 7 finance ministers and central bank

American manufacturers wrote more new export orders and also imported more materials in January, the

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Feb. 9, 1996, - Feb. 3, 1997, (a graph)*

U.S. and European Union officials will try again later this month to negotiate a comprehensive accor

RUSSIA TO RECEIVEDELAYED IMF TRANCHESDAVOS, Switzerland - Deputy Economics Minister Yakov Ur

The presidents of Intel and Microsoft corporations said Monday they expect bullish growth in the glo