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GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending July 31, 1996 as supplied by the bunker fuel d

1061 (Aug. 5, 1996) Previous day - 1062The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

NANJING TO INVESTIN SPECIALIZED WHARFNANJING, China - Officials at this port in eastern Jian

Aug. 5, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

The long-awaited privatization of Compagnie Generale Maritime is under way and should be completed b

Logistics managers continue to rise in importance at many top corporations. Unfortunately, their pay

The more things change, the more they stay the same. That old axiom still bears fruit. For example:

Aug. 5, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 27.

Aug. 5, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

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

COMMON COFFEE POLICYURGED TO STABILIZE MARKETBOGOTA, Colombia - The creation of the Brazilia

As of Aug. 5, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 245.13 off 0.29 wh

Aug. 5, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

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International Petroleum ExchangeAug. 5, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Aug. 5, 1996This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the es

New York Mercantile Exchange - Aug. 5, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

The Yanomamis, one of South America's most remote Indian groups, are being armed by miners who have

Monday Aug. 5, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

NUMBER OF OPERATINGOIL AND GAS RIGS RISESHOUSTON - The number of oil and gas rigs operating

ALGERIAN OIL COMPANYGETS EX-IM BANK LOANWASHINGTON - The U.S. Export-Import Bank is making a

Regional energy cooperation is vital to promoting investment in order to turn the Americas into a wo

JOHNNY KUO NAMEDUNIGLORY PRESIDENTLONDON - Kuo Chun-hsiung, known as Johnny Kuo, was appoint

GE CAPITAL TO PURCHASEVIRGINIA'S FIRST COLONYSTAMFORD, Conn. - General Electric Capital Corp

ZURICH RE REPORTSDROP IN QUARTERLY NETNEW YORK - Quarterly net income dropped at Zurich Rein

An overwhelming majority of respondents to a survey, representing two-thirds of the members of the W

The insurance industry is urging Massachusetts Gov. William Weld to veto legislation it claims would

The number of passengers and crew who died in the TWA and ValuJet air disasters may have aroused wor

MERCEDES-BENZ, IBMIN CAR ELECTRONICS DEALFRANKFURT - German carmaker Mercedes-Benz and U.S.

Long in gestation, the cashless society may be nearing birth in one of Asia's most cash-crazy places

Marcia E. Miller was sworn in Monday as International Trade Commission chairwoman, succeeding David

Thailand's central bank, spurred by rumors of devaluation, just made unprecedented offshore foreign

IMF APPROVES EXTENSIONOF MEXICAN CREDIT PACTMEXICO CITY - The International Monetary Fund ha

This fall, a World Trade Organization dispute-resolution panel will be asked to decide whether the J

KENYAN LEADERS ORDERCUTOFF OF BURUNDINAIROBI - The Kenyan government Monday cut off immediat

The new Israeli government is pushing ahead with plans for privatization and regional economic integ

Concern is growing over a food poisoning epidemic in Japan that has affected sales of fresh fish and

Malaysian government and business officials scrambled Monday to assess damage from and try to preven