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

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

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

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

Harbor trucking and steamship interests intend to establish their own ''intranet'' system to streaml

One of commerce's shortest trade routes, with tiny volumes and wildly cheap rates, is thriving betwe

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

United Parcel Service is harking back to its origins as a bicycle delivery service 89 years ago for

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

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

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

Is the world ready for a single authority to act as arbiter for container shipping?Jim Poon,

LANE POWELL SPEARSLUBERSKY LLPRobert J. Zapf was named a partner in the Los Angeles office o

Dec. 11, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

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

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

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

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

Customs emphasizes that its main goal under the Mod Act is not to assess penalties, but rather to ed

11 TROPICAL STORMSSEEN FOR NEXT SEASONCOLORADO SPRINGS - Between June 1 and Nov. 30, 1997, t

CREWS CLEAN UP GAS SPILLAT SEATTLE PORT'S TERMINALSEATTLE - Cleanup crews worked pumps at th

AIR CARGO TRAFFIC CLIMBSAT KANSAS CITY AIRPORTKANSAS CITY, Mo. - Air cargo traffic at Kansas

Dec. 10, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

The world fleet of cargo jets is estimated to grow to 2,800 by 2015, up on the 1,225 cargo jets in s

As of Dec. 10, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

New York Mercantile Exchange - Dec. 10, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Enron Corp. of Houston said Tuesday that financing has closed and construction has resumed on Phase

Japan's Finance Ministry introduced a system of additional penalty taxes to cope with increasing fai