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Speedy work by the Coast Guard, the crew and a Staten Island towing company refloated a gasoline tan

China plans further cuts in its slumping textile industry, an official newspaper reported Thursday.<

THAI CENTRAL BANK LOWERSEXPORT GROWTH FORECASTBANGKOK - Thailand's central bank has lowered

Trident Precision Manufacturing's track record is impressive. In the last two years, the small firm

A California judge ruled that an auto insurance company cannot put a surcharge on the premiums of po

NEW YORK PUTS OFFINSURANCE TAX LAWALBANY, N.Y. - New York's legislature has delayed implemen

Minnesota's Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans to fight a court order to pay for a woman's treatment f

It already has the highest insurance rates in the nation. But as of Jan. 1, New Jersey's commercial

Health insurance fraud costs businesses and the state of New Jersey about $3.5 billion each year, ac

SHIPSJAPAN, US TO HOLDLOADING TALKSTOKYO - The Transport Ministry said Thurs

1517 (Dec. 24, 1996) Previous day - 1523The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

Dec. 24, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

ABOARD THE STENA CONVOY - It is 102 steps down.It is deep beneath the decks and separated fr

Strolling the decks of this very large crude carrier, the fleet manager points to a spot of rust.

Canadian National Railway's persistent efforts to unload its rail route between Detroit and Cincinn

Snow and ice hammered the Port of Seattle and the area's major roads and bridges Thursday, bringing

MEBA WON'T 'FLINCH,'MAY STRIKE APLNEW YORK - Although American President Lines Ltd. has stru

Tuesday Dec. 24, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

1517 (Dec. 24, 1996) Previous day - 1523The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

Dec. 24, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

Edward Q. Johnson, a former chief engineer with the Wabash Railroad, the Norfolk & Western Railway a

The world's largest operator of container terminals is expanding its grip across a crescent of south

COFFEE PRODUCER GROUPSETS EMERGENCY MEETINGLONDON - An emergency meeting of the Association

Rudyard Kipling said it: ''East is East and West is West and never the twain shall meet.''Ki

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,400-$1,550 per ton lo

Dec. 24, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

International Petroleum ExchangeDec. 24, 1996 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Swiss financial company CS Holding has wrapped up its long-intended withdrawal from the industrial s

New York Mercantile Exchange - Dec. 24, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High L

Dec. 24, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

Dec. 24, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 34

As of Dec. 24, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

INDIA TO FOCUS ATTENTIONON AGRICULTURE SECTORBOMBAY - Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda said Tu

Dec. 24, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 243.81 off 1.89 wh

SUN DIAMOND BARREDFROM GOVERNMENT SALESWASHINGTON - The Agriculture Department has officiall

British utility Northern Electric PLC on Tuesday lost its bitterly fought battle to stay independent

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