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NATURAL GAS CLEARINGHOUSENatural Gas Clearinghouse - Posted prices for Jan. 1997 (see Note 1

Tuesday Jan. 7, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

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PETROLEUM CRUDE EXPORTSFROM MEXICO BOOMINGMEXICO CITY - Mexican exports of petroleum crude c

Two Japanese construction firms - Shimizu Corp. and Kajima Corp. - have separately developed technol

At least 96 of China's 556 pharmaceutical factories are churning out substandard drugs, the China Da

Years of oil spills and political repression have devastated the Ogoni region of southern Nigeria, c

Construction of an $80 million natural gas processing plant could begin this spring pending agreemen

Lost among the dramatic pictures of tear gas, helmeted riot police and militant workers in South Kor

The suitor of Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. heads into court Wednesday painting a dark picture of what w

In a landmark ruling affecting the emerging area of intellectual property rights in agriculture, Sou

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Federal Express is setting up a bigger shop on China's doorstep.FedEx Tuesday signed an agre

Tuesday, Jan. 7, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K

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

Japan's Fair Trade Commission plans to ease regulations on mergers as early as next year as one of J

The U.S. dollar declined, particularly against the yen, Tuesday following a second straight day of b

Congress will grant new negotiating authority to President Clinton, helping him to pursue freer trad

Joan Yim, deputy administrator of the Maritime Administration, announced Monday she is leaving the a

AEI, solidifying its presence in the Netherlands, has completed the purchase of Muller Air Freight B

DELTA TO EXPANDOPERATIONS AT JFKATLANTA - Delta Air Lines plans to increase its operations a

Marlene D. Daniels, an internationally known maritime lawyer, died Sunday at Mt. Sinai Hospital of p

Canadian Pacific Railways has started to reroute freight traffic to the west coast after a derailmen

Evergreen Marine Corp. on Jan. 24 will begin serving Australia with a weekly service from Singapore.

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Jan. 12, '96 - Jan. 7, '97 (a graph)* An

Newly named Speaker Rep. Newt Gingrich, R-Ga., said Tuesday the Ways and Means Committee will hold h

BRITAIN WANTS TO MAKETRADE WITH MEXICO EASIERMEXICO CITY - Britain is planning to underwrite

The Customs Agency's highly publicized effort to automate the export system and gather more accurate

Fresh off a powerful year that featured major acquisitions and record orders, Boeing Co. is looking

''With the rush into new markets, companies aren't thinking all the issues through. There's a lot of

Economic growth will slow this quarter, according to a survey of chief executives of fast-growing, m

Sirhan Bucavit saw his chance for profit more than five years ago, when the sales of consumer person

A history buff is throwing water on the theory that Mrs. O'Leary's much-maligned cow kicked over a l

Hong Kong may have been slow in getting electronic trade documentation in place, but China has been

PRU IS FINED $1 MILLIONOVER DESTROYED PAPERSNEWARK, N.J. - A federal judge has fined Prudent

One small impediment to consumers obtaining automobile insurance discounts is likely to be lifted if

Insurance industry advocates told state regulators that proposed regulations requiring hearings for

A coalition of insurance companies, state regulators and law enforcement officials issued wide-rangi

International Petroleum ExchangeJan. 7, 1997 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Gov. Angus King says a 12.5 percent across-the-board drop in workers compensation rates approved by