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ELF, TOTAL SIGNIRAQI OIL DEALSPARIS - French energy groups Elf Aquitaine and Total said toda

Hundreds of people led by political leaders cheered at shore as a tanker loaded with Iraqi crude set

Western Resources Inc. said Monday it had agreed to buy Westinghouse Electric Corp.'s monitored secu

MERCHANT SEAMEN STRIKEIDLES GREEK-FLAG FLEETATHENS - Greece's 1,953 merchant vessels remaine

Hong Kong is readying its push to challenge Singapore as the Asian site of choice for corporate-owne

The U.S. dollar was mixed Monday as market participants said the Federal Reserve likely will keep in

Europe's filmmakers on Monday urged the European Union to stop delaying a fund to help them compete,

CANTON DESTROYS 600,000ILLEGAL CDS AND TAPESBEIJING_ A bulldozer crushed 600,000 illegally c

The United States reaps hundreds of billions of dollars in benefits a year from importing relatively

PRATT WINS ASIANAENGINE CONTRACTHARTFORD, Conn. - Pratt & Whitney, a unit of United Technolo

CURRENT TEXTILE QUOTAS:Where the average recent utilization rate indicates full quota utiliz

Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs has agreed in principle to revise existing regulations and all

Sea-Land Service Inc. has locked up one-third of the slots in a new, subsidized U.S.-flag fleet, car

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U.S. District Court Judge Donald VanArtsdalen has scheduled a hearing for today on a request by Norf

The Federal Aviation Administration gave Los Angeles until Jan. 15 to resolve a dispute over its div

JFK AIRPORT GETS OKFOR CONTROL CENTERNEW YORK - The board of the Port Authority of New York

BELGIAN TV MEN DRESSAS PILOTS, BOARD PLANEBRUSSELS - Belgian airport authorities said Monday

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New York Mercantile Exchange - Dec. 16, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

International Petroleum ExchangeDec. 16, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

BRAZIL COFFEE EXPORT CHIEFCOOL TO QUOTA CUT PLANSAO PAULO - The president of the Brazilian C

December 16, 1996This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and t

An advanced ship automation system appears to be responsible for the near fatal crash of a Chinese f

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

U.S. telephone and computer companies are at loggerheads with the Clinton administration over global

Indian politicians Monday criticized their government for what they termed ''complete surrender'' to

The planned merger of Boeing Corp. and McDonnell Douglas Corp. will put further pressure on European

AIRNTSB THEORY BOOSTSFLIGHT 800 LAWSUITSNEW YORK - A lawyer representing families of

Matson Navigation, citing higher longshore wages and other costs, said it will boost rates 3.5 perce

Dec. 16, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

Monday Dec. 16, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

COUPLE GUILTY OF FRAUDSENTENCED TO PRISONKANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City couple convicted o

Insurers and consumers could face up to a month of uncertainty over 1997 automobile insurance rates

A Boeing Co. takeover of McDonnell-Douglas Corp. might provide a new wrinkle to the longstanding U.S

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

A McDowell County mining company has agreed to pay a $50,000 civil penalty and make safety changes t

A Casper man has developed a process and machine he hopes could help oil companies recycle some 100

A.P. MOLLER-MAERSKKnud Stubkjaer was appointed head of Maersk's Asian operations.He replaces