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

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 249.25 up 0.59

SHIPSILWU SET TO HOLDINTERNAL CAUCUS TODAYSAN FRANCISCO - The International Longshor

Petro-Canada and Norsk Hydro A/S have signed a letter of intent to jointly develop oil and natural g

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

LLOYD'S SETTLEMENTGETS ALM BACKINGLONDON - Lloyd's of London welcomed support last week for

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, July 7, '95 - July 3, '96 (a graph)* Ann

July 3, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

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

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

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

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

Labor market pressure holds the key to whether the Federal Reserve Board will boost interest rates n

1173 (July 3, 1996) Previous day - 1178The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

JAPAN TO BOOST SPENDINGON SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGYTOKYO - Japan's Cabinet approved an ambitious p

Foreign holdings of U.S. assets hit a new high last year, as foreign investors poured record sums of

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

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

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

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

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

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

U.S. cotton exporters, saying they are dissatisfied with the way ocean carriers set freight rates, a

Japanese trade officials this week continued to take a hard line on semiconductors and civil aviatio

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

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

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

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

An influential Chinese think tank is urging the government to release 400 billion yuan ($48 billion)

COWS BARGE CANALIN VENICE PROTESTVENICE, Italy - Livestock breeders herded cows onto barges

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