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HEILONGJIANG MACHINERYChinaAmount of contract: $1,580,000.Contract description: 75 t

CUBA: US BAN WON'T MARLATIN INVESTMENTSANTIAGO, CHILE - Cuba expects Latin American trade pa

Fritz Cos. proved the old adage last week that the bigger they are, the harder they fall.Now

After weeks of begging Congress not to interfere, an army of rank-and-file rail union members are as

Argentina's new economic chief is set to unveil a set of fiscal measures later this week as the fina

Formal talks on renewing the landmark U.S.-Japanese Semiconductor Agreement began here Monday with c

The Journal of Commerce stock index fell more than 4 percent last week as problems at Fritz Cos. led

The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending July 24, 1996 as supplied by the bunker fuel d

Northwest Airlines received clearance from Indonesia Monday to launch its proposed Japan-Jakarta ser

While Thailand has ambitions to become a regional economic hub for booming Southeast Asia, it faces

1072 (July 29, 1996) Previous day - 1078The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

July 29, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

The Securities Industry Association, a trade group representing U.S. securities firms, said Monday i

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China State Shipbuilding Corp., the state-run umbrella group, said it completed 65 vessels totaling

AMTRAK EVACUATES TRAINAFTER BOMB THREATNEW LONDON, Conn. - Passengers on a quiet Sunday even

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

The Port of Vancouver, Wash., has completed a $12.6 million rail expansion project designed to impro

July 29, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

Monday July 29, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

July 29, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 27

July 29, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

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

NESTLE TO ESTABLISHHOLDING FIRM IN POLANDWARSAW - Food-producing giant Nestle has decided to

As of July 29, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

International Petroleum ExchangeJuly 29, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 240.47 off 0.88 wh

CHINESE CROP DAMAGEWORSE THAN FIRST THOUGHTCHICAGO - Damage to Chinese cotton and rice crops

July 29, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

New York Mercantile Exchange - July 29, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High L

A former university system employee has raised questions about routing royalties from a Humboldt Cou

Hunt Oil Co. and PanCanadian Petroleum Ltd.'s decision to abandon their offshore western Newfoundlan

July 29, 1996This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the e

3 MORE STATES TURNAGAINST LLOYD'S PLANDENVER - Three more states have turned against the set

SIOUX FALLS TO BENEFITFROM MORRELL FINESIOUX FALLS, S.D. - A $1 million penalty levied again

After last-ditch insurance trade talks between the United States and Japan ended last week, they are

Two of Norway's main suppliers to the oil industry, Aker A/S's Oil and Gas Technology unit and Marit

ST. PAUL COS. EARNINGSHELPED BY INVESTMENTSST. PAUL, Minn. - The St. Paul Cos. reported a bo

AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUPLawrence Carlstrom was named president of the Surety Division of

EU WEIGHS EXTENSIONON SHIPBUILDER AIDBRUSSELS - The European Union is considering a 2 1/2-ye