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

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

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

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

Albanian President Sali Berisha Monday called for cross-party talks over the collapse of pyramid inv

JAPAN ASSURES EUIT WILL AMEND LIQUOR TAXESTOKYO - Japan has exchanged documents with the Eur

CLINTON FRIEND SUBJECTOF GRAND JURY PROBEWASHINGTON - Paul Berry, a lobbyist and friend of P

California Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush has decided not to interfere with a controversia

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

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

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

''Railroads have no incentive to cut rates because they get the traffic anyway.''

World Bank economists foresee a steadily improving Latin American economy, enough perhaps to soon st

The California Insurance Department last week took over troubled Golden Eagle Insurance Co. because

1374 (Feb. 3, 1997) Previous day - 1367The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

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

A plan to salvage the beleaguered Bangkok Bank of Commerce PLC from risky debts of more than $3 bill

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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The transportation stocks on the Journal of Commerce stock index followed the rest of the U.S. marke

U.S. railroads are backing new federal rules to reduce locomotive emissions.The standards de

A move by Conrail Inc. to hold its annual meeting just before next Christmas is boosting the pressur

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

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

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

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

A group of European and North American financial services leaders announced Monday plans to join for

For many, the Internet is little more than a series of endlessly interlocking Web pages providing oc

Rep. Bud Shuster, R-Pa., House transport committee chairman, and his former aide, transportation lob

Feb. 3, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

The European Union is expected to wrap up two days of hearings today on the proposed alliance betwee

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