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FRIED FISH, ANYONE? FIRESNUFFED ON SEAFOOD BOATSEATTLE - City firefighters late Tuesday dous

New York Mercantile Exchange - Dec. 11, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

MID OCEAN'S NET INCOMEROSE 31 PERCENT IN 4TH QUARTERHAMILTON, Bermuda - Mid Ocean Ltd. repor

KCPL PUTS $23 MILLIONINTO ARGENTINE COMPANYKANSAS CITY, Mo. - Kansas City Power & Light Co.

JOHN HANCOCK MUTUALLIFE INSURANCE CO.David F. D'Alessandro was named the life insure

A law requiring the state to hold a public hearing on some insurance rate-increase requests apparent

British utility Northern Electric pumped up its defense against a takeover bid by CalEnergy Inc., Om

Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto Wednesday criticized two industry associations of nonlife insurers

Some agents and life insurers said Wednesday they are going to take on the Comptroller of the Curren

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,300-$1,500 per ton lo

As of Dec. 11, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 240.87 up 0.55 wh

Dec. 11, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Pre

Dec. 11, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 34

Dec. 11, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Dec. 11, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

Shell Offshore Inc. officials are optimistic that their latest offshore endeavor will yield some spi

International Petroleum ExchangeDec. 11, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Wednesday Dec. 11, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

The Azerbaijan International Operating Co. has chosen seven candidates for the coming tender to buil

U.S. inventories of distillate fuel oil, used as home heating and diesel fuel, rose 2.1 million barr

NETHERLANDS CLEARS UP'HIDDEN' COPPER MYSTERYAMSTERDAM - The Dutch Statistical Office admitte

Three American energy companies will split work on the newest offshore oil block awarded by China, a

With a free-trade pact on information technology all but completed, this week's meeting of the World

When Iraqi President Saddam Hussein pressed a button to resume the flow of Iraqi crude oil to world

Four years ago they hardly existed, yet in 1995 call centers ranked alongside electronics and pharma

GOODS, WORKS,SERVICESENAMCChinaAmount of contract: $430 million.

Canada sees a good chance of resolving a dispute over fur that has led the European Union to threate

Trolleys still clang on State Street, but the old town's just not the same without its tom olives.

Importers of everything from VCRs to Scotch tape are finding out that the push for smaller governmen

Wednesday, Dec. 11, 1996Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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

Higher energy costs pushed wholesale prices up a little more than expected in November but rates for

A deepening rift between France and Germany over the European Union's planned single currency is slo

The U.S. dollar Wednesday was under continued selling pressure against both the Deutsche mark and th

Japan's current account surplus continued to shrink in October, but at a slower pace, the government

OPEL SAYS PROSECUTORTO CHARGE LOPEZFRANKFURT, Germany - Former Volkswagen purchasing manager

Iraq started signing food deals Wednesday in exchange for its renewed flow of oil and state-run news

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. said it will establish a new company in Thailand in January 1997.

''If they paid me to go on an all-expenses-paid vacation to Russia, I wouldn't do it. I don't ever w