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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

Bob Dole made it across the tightrope here, moving his party's image toward the center while keeping

It's always something. Gilda Radner as Roseanne Roseanneadanna used to say it on ''Saturday Night Li

Amoco Corp. said it planned to build a large network of gasoline stations in Eastern Europe and to o

GOODS, WORKSEphindo NynexIndonesiaAmount of contract: $15,361,038.Co

Brazil's Foreign Minister Luiz Felipe Lampreia downplayed Friday a reported auto import deal with Ja

The General Accounting Office of Congress is still toiling away at a report on the operations and me

UNIVERSITY OPENINGMARINE INSTITUTEBRISTOL, R.I. - The Roger Williams University School of La

BOEING WORKERS SETTLESTRIKE IN WINNIPEGSEATTLE - Striking Boeing Co. workers at a Winnipeg f

The new Rostock Atlantik Line, which may begin operations as early as next month, is being designed

Fritz Cos., whose difficulties absorbing a big acquisition sent its stock price into a free fall las

United Airlines' multibillion-dollar order for wide-bodied Boeing Co. jets this week has analysts wo

1101 (Aug. 16, 1996) Previous day - 1090The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

Leading business groups are mounting a nationwide campaign to save the Overseas Private Investment C

Pity the fledgling exporter. Once he's run the gantlet of tariffs, regulations, phytosanitary restri

Airlines love cherries. Every spring they eagerly fill their bellies with the fruit. And not only th

With $11.8 billion in overseas sales last year, California would rank as the world's sixth-largest a

Three officials of a copper mining company have posted bail after being criminally charged in connec

JAPAN'S SOFTBANK TO BUYUS MEMORY BOARD FIRMTOKYO - Japanese computer software and publishing

SHIPHVIDE FINALIZES PURCHASEOF 3 CHEMICAL VESSELSFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Hvide Marin