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Aug. 13, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

International Petroleum ExchangeAug. 13, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

W ith help from the federal government and big business, the global marketplace is becoming tinier

Mexico plans to invite foreign and domestic investors to bid in the coming months on the constructio

A decommissioned Navy warship will be the new home of a program that helps men recover from drug- an

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INSURER GROUP APPLAUDSVETO OF COMP BILLBOSTON - Gov. William Weld vetoed legislation last we

Republican lawmakers are confident Congress can enact both the tax and spending cuts of the Dole-Kem

International Petroleum ExchangeAug. 12, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Undetected leaks in a petroleum pipeline from Puget Sound refineries to Portland have state official

The Bermuda Stock Exchange is the latest entity readying a way for investors to buy into natural dis

Doggie bags in Korea?It's an idea that makes sense in the United States, where restaurants r

Monday, Aug. 12, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

1063 (Aug. 12, 1996) Previous day - 1062The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

SCHENKER MOVES OFFICENEAR SEATTLE AIRPORTSEATTLE - Schenker International, the transportatio

Down but not out, supporters of conservative commentator Patrick Buchanan are reluctantly heeding hi

the Indian government announced the establishment of a five-member Disinvestment Commission to overs

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 246.14 up 0.14 whi

Allianz AG Holding, Europe's largest insurer, said Monday it sold its 12.5 percent stake in credit i

The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending Aug. 7, 1996 as supplied by the bunker fuel de

You're a European buyer of U.S. agricultural commodities. Your order for 20 crates of apples arrives

The U.S. dollar declined against the Japanese yen Monday, but recovered from an early slide against

Aug. 12, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

With waivers in hand from three federal agencies, a U.S. carrier recently sent a shipment of food to

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Bob Dole was all set to deliver a speech on international trade shortly after the GOP convention her

Newly anointed GOP vice presidential nominee Jack Kemp has a long and outspoken record of advocating

Mediterranean Shipping Co. (USA) Inc. started a service from Europe to the Far East, calling five co

CHINESE FIND FUNGUSIN WHEAT FROM USBEIJING - Chinese port officials have seized a 46,000-met

Sen. Trent Lott was featured at a private party for 300 guests in Balboa Park underwritten by AT&T a

New York Mercantile Exchange - Aug. 12, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

The Indian government may lay down a uniform minimum age to begin working as part of a multipronged

Caribbean banana producers reacted angrily Monday to a report that suggested they should get aid han

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

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

Monday Aug. 12, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

Turkey's Islamist Prime Minister Necmettin Erbakan signed Monday a $20 billion natural gas agreement

The Surface Transportation Board's formal approval Monday of the Union Pacific-Southern Pacific rail

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore said it aims to increase the country's ship registry to

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