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

''Lloyd's insured the oldest bottle of wine a few years ago. When it was finally opened and poured,

SHIPSALASKA CRUDE OIL EXPORTSUNLIKELY TO SURGE TO ASIASINGAPORE - U.S. expor

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

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

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

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

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

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

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Aug. 4, '95 - July 29, '96 (a graph)* An

The world trading community questioned Monday whether the European Union's latest enlargement was in

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

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

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

Foreign truckers still cannot traverse border states, Mexican truckers are closing down internationa

As investigators try to unravel the tragedy aboard TWA Flight 800, the flight data recorder, one of

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

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

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

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

July 26, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 241.35 up 0.03 w

July 26, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

DEAL CLEARS KEY HURDLEFOR HEALTH INSURANCE BILLWASHINGTON - The White House last week cheere

Amid their pleasant vineyards near the Rhine River in southwestern Germany, the Kaufmann family invi

AS AIRCOMMERCE WENT to press this month, investigators, while leaning toward sabotage, were still tr

A jetliner's black box, its diary of doom, is a brutally engineered piece of hardware, tougher than

MURPHY REFINERY CANOPERATE IN NEW ORLEANSNEW ORLEANS - The Department of Commerce last week

The Baltic Freight Index is a daily indicator of world bulk shipping freight rate levels.

Though car manufacturers use ground transportation for the majority of their assembly line needs, it

1078 (July 26, 1996) Previous day - 1086The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

The Surface Transportation Board proposed rules meant to speed up resolution of rail rate disputes a

The naming of Anatoly Chubais as Russian President Boris Yeltsin's new chief of staff this month has

AETNA POSTS QUARTER NETOF $288 MILLIONHARTFORD, Conn. - Aetna reported $288 million in net i

The Port of Houston, preparing to become one of the first ports to tap federal highway dollars to ex

Friday July 26, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

Friday, July 26, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

U.S. business leaders say Pacific Rim governments should avoid placing arbitrary limits on the finan

Introducing a minimum ''alternative'' tax to the general income tax levy could slow export growth, i