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Nov. 4, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 237.30 off 0.53 wh

The port cities of Los Angeles and Long Beach have scored a major victory with a California appeals

Nov. 1, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

As of Nov. 1, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

For a country the size of New Jersey, Taiwan produces a lot of waste oil - about 20 million gallons

1323 (Nov. 1, 1996) Previous day - 1311The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Nov. 9, '95 - Nov. 1, '96 (a graph)* Ann

Europe may be heading for a single currency in 1999, but there is no chance it will boast a single e

Exxon Corp. has settled with its insurers over claims arising from the Exxon Valdez disaster, receiv

China's market for family cars appears to be flickering to life, shining a small ray of light into a

SHIPSFORE RIVER SHIPYARDGETS FEDERAL LOANQUINCY, Mass. - Long-closed Fore River Ship

COURT REFUSES TO LIMITSHIP INSPECTOR'S LIABILITYNEW YORK - A federal appeals court overturne

A model of Boeing Co.'s new super jumbo jet, the 747-500X is undergoing testing at the Defense Resea

After a campaign marked by sound bites on U.S. trade policy, the next president and the new Congress

Substandard vessel: The term conjures up images of decrepit ships, inferior crews and shoddy owners.

US REMAINS OPTIMISTICABOUT MEXICAN ECONOMYWASHINGTON - Mexico's economy continues to rebound

Greenpeace, the international environmental advocacy group, has advised some 5,000 U.S. grain elevat

A former executive of a commodity futures firm in Shanghai has committed suicide after suffering hug

October brought more transportation jobs and larger export orders and raw material imports in manufa

It's no place for a honeymoon.High up in the containership Sea Wolf, there is a berth that i

FRENCH INSURER GANWIDENED LOSS IN FIRST HALFPARIS - The French insurance company GAN has ann

While overall insurance reform in Thailand remains an essential, but not imperative, goal for the go

The pain of reconstruction behind it, Lloyd's of London now faces two main challenges.Firstl

The U.S. Coast Guard is deciding whether to charge ship engineers on a Maritime Administration vesse

Declining security and bureaucratic hassles are making Mexico a less attractive place for foreign co

U.S. officials are concerned about the questionable links of Russian billionaire Boris Berezovsky, t

Nov. 1, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlea

International Petroleum ExchangeNov. 1, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

In a move to boost support for its entry into the World Trade Organization, China plans to announce

An undetermined number of New Yorkers blinked and wondered aloud on Halloween afternoon when they lo

The tough times may finally be over for semiconductor manufacturers.In a semiannual industry

BRAZIL SHUTDOWNS BOOSTPETROCHEMICAL IMPORTSRIO DE JANEIRO - Shut-down for maintenanc

Nov. 1, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

Nov. 1, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 32.

New York Mercantile Exchange - Nov. 1, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

U.S. heating oil markets should be adequately supplied with fuel this winter despite low inventories

JAPAN SUBSIDIARIESTOP REVENUE EARNERSTOKYO - The newly inaugurated subsidiaries of Japan's N

Federico Pena's black leather chair isn't even cool yet, but speculation on who will warm it next al

James Bond used to insist on having the vodka in his martinis shaken, not stirred.A few days