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As of Jan. 17, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

New York Mercantile Exchange - Jan. 16, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

TRAVELERS LIFE AND ANNUITYMichael R. Zides was appointed vice president and chief marketing

OKLAHOMA SEEKS CUTIN WORKERS COMP RATESOKLAHOMA CITY - The state attorney general's office f

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Thomas J. Holt, the head of a family-run Philadelphia-area stevedoring empire, made an offer Thursda

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FTC TO REVIEWBOEING-MCDONNELL DEALWASHINGTON - The Federal Trade Commission is going to revi

Jan. 16, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 33

The gradually worsening strikes in South Korea are combining with a slow economy to force South Kore

A Boston-based creator of computer networks is taking on one of its biggest challenges to date - wir

''We're not particularly delighted to hear about any accolades from Crash (Citizens for Reliable and

As insurers seek to spread the risks of insuring commercial and residential property, they are findi

REVENUE TONNAGE SETSRECORD AT BEAUMONTBEAUMONT, Texas - The Port of Beaumont said its revenu

BARBARA SPECTOR YENINASASSOCIATESMaria Reines Weiskott has joined this public relations firm

There's a $30 million offer on the table, but the court overseeing the bankruptcy case of Lykes Bros

1026 (Jan. 16, 1997) Previous day - 1022The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursd

Jan. 16, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

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EU HAILS JAPAN'SCOPYRIGHT RULE CHANGEBRUSSELS - The European Union Thursday welcomed the dec

The Clinton administration has spurned an overture by the government of Iran aimed at easing tension

The Feb. 15 deadline for an agreement scrapping worldwide barriers to the $600 billion global teleco

It's decision day for American President Lines Ltd.The nation's second-largest ocean carrier

Interpol will make inquiries in Singapore in an effort to trace the source of $840,000 worth of pira

U.S. HEALTHCARE AGREESTO $22 MILLION SETTLEMENTPHILADELPHIA - U.S. Healthcare Inc. has agree

The operations of a Miami labor union that represents seafarers working on foreign-flag ships became

Jae Park, president of Cho Yang Shipping Co., died Wednesday here, the company announced. He was in

ENRON CORP. IN ALLIANCEWITH CALIFORNIA UTILITYHOUSTON - Enron Corp. confirmed it has entered

International Petroleum ExchangeJan. 16, 1997 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

FOREST SERVICE RELENTSON PUBLIC COMMENTSGREAT FALLS, Montana - Faced with a lawsuit, the U.S

Ford Motor Co. unveiled a partnership Thursday with Australia's Queensland Metals Corp. for supplies

It's high noon in the bruising three-way fight for control of the Eastern U.S. rail network.

The U.S. dollar took a sharp drop off 117.30 yen Thursday, falling a full yen on rumors the Bank of

China told the United States on Thursday not to link granting of permanent Most Favored Nation tradi

Hoping to end 22 days of strikes, South Korea's governing party apologized Thursday for ramming a la

SHIPSHYUNDAI TO MAKE ROOMFOR SINGAPORE LINESAN FRANCISCO - Continuing a tren

A distress call sweeps the Atlantic.A ship carrying steel from Canada to Egypt is battling a

USFreightways Corp. reported improved fourth-quarter results as one of its troubled subsidiaries, US

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,524-$1,595per to