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International Petroleum ExchangeAug. 8, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Thursday Aug. 8, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

Len Bennett, former president and chief operating officer of the Celadon Group, has started an asset

New York Mercantile Exchange - Aug. 8, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Aug. 8, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

Japan and the United States will hold working-level talks in Tokyo Aug. 15-16 in a bid to break an i

Once lauded along with the Hoover Dam as an American engineering marvel, a cloverleaf that winds tra

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Aug. 11, '95 - Aug. 8, '96 (a graph)* An

Commercial space applications are expected to rise in the next decade and surpass $500 billion, than

''I urge you to view each chapter as a port of call, as a place to be savored as though you were tra

A San Francisco-based diamond company's assets - which include a $20 million jet, luxury cars and a

Death, like birth, is a secret of nature, as the Roman philosopher Marcus Aurelius said. And making

SHIPOVERSEAS SHIPBUILDINGPOSTS PROFIT IN QUARTERNEW YORK - Overseas Shipbuilding Gro

A Chippewa protest against a Michigan copper mine is beginning to chill Exxon Corp., which hopes to

Caribbean governments say a freighter hauling nuclear waste from Japan to reprocessing plants in Bri

The ports of Seattle and Tacoma are on board in support of a $3.9 billion transit plan for the Puget

Aug. 8, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

Japanese cash registers. Blood samples. Live turtles. Hundreds of pounds of gold glitter. All were a

British Airways and American Airlines fly about 7.1 million passengers a year between the United Sta

Methane is odorless, colorless and disastrous in coal mines. Also known as firedamp, the gas is resp

Aug. 8, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

Intense competition in the Northwest power industry is pushing the Bonneville Power Administration i

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The Japanese government is leaning toward approving mail-order sales of automobile insurance, a move

As of Aug. 8, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

Bob Wagman's two containers of sportswear are late.The steamship line says the ship has engi

STRANDED US TANKERFREED FROM SANDBARKARACHI, Pakistan - A U.S. tanker that ran aground while

JAPANESE TRADE SURPLUSSHRANK 26 PERCENT IN JUNETOKYO - The surplus in Japan's broadest measu

MALAYSIA WARNS USON TRADE SANCTIONSKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - The United States cannot dictate

With China driving feverishly to build more roads and cars, multinational oil firms are racing to es

Hoping to snag the attention of American voters by offering to lower their auto insurance by $40 bil

CANADA MARITIME NAMESJORDAN CHIEF EXECUTIVELONDON - Canada Maritime appointed Mike Jordan as

Bob Morriss is going to Japan in November to hawk automatic pizza-making machines. He is working wit

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In a show of brinkmanship, India Thursday renewed its threat to block a deal to broker a global comp

In the heart of the Burundian capital, Bujumbura, lies a single factory that almost single-handedly

CHINA OVERSEASENGINEERING CORP.ChinaAmount of contract: $24,581,878.Contract

INSURER LOSES LICENSEFOR LACK OF FUNDSCHRISTIANSTED, U.S. Virgin Islands - Lt. Gov. Kenneth

Aug. 8, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlea

EXEL Ltd.Christopher V. Greetham was named senior vice president and chief investment office