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July 22, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

International Petroleum ExchangeJuly 19, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

New York Mercantile Exchange - July 19, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Lo

As of July 22, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

July 22, 1996This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the e

Ontario Hydro and Atomic Energy of Canada have offered to build a new plant in the United States to

JOHN BROWN WINSOIL PIPELINE CONTRACTLONDON - John Brown Engineers and Construction, a unit o

DAINIPPON PLANSPHARMACEUTICAL RECALLTOKYO - The Osaka-based pharmaceutical company Dainippon

Monday July 22, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

BERTHA CLAIMS PUTAT $135 MILLIONRAHWAY, N.J. - Preliminary estimates show Hurricane Bertha c

Energy powerhouse Enron Corp. has agreed to buy electricity wholesaler and utility Portland General

State Farm Insurance Co. has cut a deal with the Florida Department of Insurance, agreeing to reinst

Critical worldwide shortages of some of the best known - and most expensive - motorcycles has spurre

A radical shift in U.S. policy at global climate talks in Geneva this month has sent U.S. business g

It may be a month before a judge hears a state Department of Insurance request to force an insurer t

What's in a name? When it comes to Lloyd's of London, plenty. State regulators' decision to pursue

BONA SEES IMPROVEMENTFOR TANKERS IN 2ND HALFLONDON - Bona Shipholding Ltd. is forecasting an

At a time of record rail earnings, the Surface Transportation Board has ruled that just three railro

The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending July 18, 1996 as supplied by the bunker fuel d

California Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush was disappointed last week when the Senate faile

More ships are attacked by pirates in the waters around Indonesia than anywhere else in the world. B

As of July 19, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

SHIPSDEMAND FOR EX-SEAMENEXCEEDS SUPPLY IN UKLONDON - Demand in Britain for ex-seafa

A union divided could be the most dangerous kind of adversary for already troubled Teamsters motor c

The 162-year-old Rickmers Line is world-famous all over Xingang.And Dalian and Shanghai.Rick

The excited dockworker ticked off some of the terms of the new waterfront contract on the West Coast

Imagine a set of five interlocking peaches emblazoned on your Olympic T-shirt instead of the familia

In the aftermath of last week's TWA crash, air freight forwarders are worried that cargo represents

Fresh from lining up the heaviest hitter in Mexico for its team, the Union Pacific Railroad has appa

New York Congresswoman Susan Molinari may be a fresh face to America when she delivers the keynote a

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AIR CHINA ORDERSTHREE BOEING JETSBEIJING - China's state-run international airline ordered t

Three weeks ended July 13, 1996, vs. similar 1995 periodCars CarsLoaded Loaded

Friday, July 19, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

A newly formed group of Indonesian cotton importers is calling for a boycott of one of America's lar

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

Recent events in the field of aviation have demonstrated that various agencies, commissions and boar

The U.S. economy will slow in the second half, just as Germany and Japan are building a head of stea

Northbound freight out of Mexico will not longer move through the Texas city of Hidalgo, routed inst

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, July 28, '95 - July 19, '96 (a graph)* A