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A story on Page 1B on July 3, ''Three-year contract deal reached for crews aboard 8 LNG tankers,'' s

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100%) is as follows

GATX Corp. has hired away Union Pacific's longtime general director in Mexico to run its five areas

Wednesday July 3, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

Airbag theft, one of the fastest growing problems plaguing auto owners, car dealers and the companie

INSURERS ORDERED TO PAY10 PERCENT INTEREST TO EXXONHOUSTON - State District Judge Carolyn Ma

The approaching transfer to Chinese sovereignty has many ramifications. One less-desirable one is an

U.S. chemical producers can take pride in record earnings and soaring exports in recent years. But t

Even though she formally gave way to Bermuda courts for now, Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Li

MALAYSIAN FIRM SIGNS UPFOR UNBUILT DAM'S POWERKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia's national p

BATTISTELLO APPOINTEDCHAIRMAN OF CONTSHIPLONDON - Cecilia Battistello was appointed chairman

The Clinton administration announced Wednesday that it will resume bilateral aviation negotiations w

Finnish shipyard Kvaerner Masa-Yards Inc. secured a $200 million contract from Greek ferry operator

On a steaming hot afternoon at this Mexican Pacific seaport, some longshoremen work while others hud

The nation's truck stops and travel plazas are the target of a new property insurance package from R

Cost-conscious ocean carriers and importers are increasingly shipping goods direct from China's inte

SHIPSSEA-LAND, MAERSKTO LAUNCH SUEZ SERVICELONDON - Sea-Land Service Inc. an

Suds sales are up in Germany.With the two largest U.S. brewers making a big marketing push i

The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending June 26, 1996 as supplied by the bunker fuel d

In a sign that his struggling government is trying to overcome a faltering economy, President Jose M

Rail shippers and carriers spurned by the Surface Transportation Board's blanket approval of the Uni

July 3, 1996RESELLER RACKUnleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Premi

July 3, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Bu

As of July 3, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

July 3, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

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

July 3, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 248.66 off 0.95 w

International Petroleum ExchangeJuly 3, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

ANGLO AMERICAN FIRESSTRIKING MINE WORKERSJOHANNESBURG - Anglo American Corp. said it fired 1

New York Mercantile Exchange - July 3, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Lo

Technicians in the control room at Pump Station 8 on the trans-Alaska pipeline pushed a half-dozen b

Two ethnic groups living near the giant mine of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. in Indonesia's I

U.S. crude oil inventories rose by 3.1 million barrels during the week ended June 28, compared with

Union Pacific Corp. won unanimous approval to acquire Southern Pacific Rail Corp. without burdensome

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U.S.-Vietnamese trade ties - which have evolved more slowly than U.S. business hoped after diplomati

The U.S. dollar declined against the Deutsche mark Wednesday as the Federal Reserve left interest ra

Whoever wins the bid for the Chihuahua al Pacifico in the first segment of Mexico's pending railroad

Wednesday, July 3, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada