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MOBIL TO SELL INTERESTIN 13 GULF FIELDSFAIRFAX, Va. - Mobil Corp. said Monday it agreed to s

An oil tanker that strayed off course last year in Valdez Narrows has prompted new guidelines to kee

Renewing the U.S.-Canada Pacific Salmon Treaty has proven as slippery as a freshly caught sockeye an

MACHINERY MAKERS SEE4.6 PERCENT GROWTH IN SALESARLINGTON, Va. - The Packaging Machinery Manu

A team from the International Monetary Fund is ''reassured'' by the Russian government's revenue col

Aug. 19, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Aug. 19, 1996This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the e

The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending Aug. 14, 1996 as supplied by the bunker fuel d

Despite persistent overcapacity on many routes, Hong Kong's premier containership operator posted st

U.S. and Japanese negotiators ended two days of talks without getting ''even an inch'' closer to sol

For the week ended August 10, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled

NYMEX WILL TRADECANADIAN NATURAL GASNEW YORK - The New York Mercantile Exchange will launch

Sugar Minister Nelson Torres urged some 300,000 workers and volunteers to redouble their efforts to

Thousands of the GOP faithful returned home over the weekend were assured that, in at least one area

US URGED TO SUSPENDCUBA, IRAN RESTRICTIONSFRANKFURT - THE UNITED STATES SHOULD SUSPEND THE A

The federal government has declared an entire 1,530-mile pipeline from Texas to New Jersey hazardous

''This is not the Democratic Convention. They want everything 'union made.' Republicans don't.''

The Baltic Freight Index is a daily indicator of world bulk shipping freight rate levels.

STATE FARM TO REDUCECALIFORNIA AUTO RATESSACRAMENTO - State Farm Insurance Co., which covers

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

In a continuing effort to force usage of a nearby underutilized international bridge, Customs offici

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

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 248.59 off 0.74

Aug. 16, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

UK SECURITIES AGENCYPUSHES LME REFORMSLONDON - The Securities and Investment Board, the top

In the past five years, Galina has made more than 60 trips from her native Russia to Istanbul, but n

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Aug. 18, '95 - Aug. 16, '96 (a graph)* A

The administration is following through on President Clinton's vow last month to enlist U.S. allies

US CARRIER CAN RUN2ND FOREIGN-FLAG SHIPWASHINGTON - A waiver granted by the Maritime Adminis

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Three weeks ended Aug. 10, 1996, vs. similar 1995 periodCars Cars Loaded Loaded

Heroin discovered this week on a containership showcases how steamship lines, already abused by drug

Edward Villegas seemed an ideal trucker candidate.He had a New York State Class A license -

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

Norfolk Southern Corp. has been cleared by the Surface Transportation Board to buy 50 miles of Conra

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

Aug. 16, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

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

Friday, Aug. 16, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The U.S. dollar will rise against the Deutsche mark this week on increasing hopes that the Bundesban