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May 31, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

May 31, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlea

CONAGRA LOWERS NUMBEROF PLANNED JOB CUTSOMAHA - Conagra Inc. has lowered by 200 the number o

A strike by about 14,000 power workers in Sri Lanka last week brought into the open differences amon

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

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 252.25 off 1.62

As of May 31, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

International Petroleum ExchangeMay 31, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

May 31, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

New York Mercantile Exchange - May 31, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Friday May 31, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

MEXICANS, CUBANS SIGNNUCLEAR AGREEMENTMEXICO CITY - The Mexican and Cuban energy ministries

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has sent a request to the White House seeking authority to releas

CANADIAN DEVELOPERSSUBMIT GAS FIELD PLANHALIFAX - A proposed C$2 billion ($1.5 billion) natu

Oil prices should remain stable in the $18- to $19-a-barrel range over the rest of this decade, acco

A 9 percent stake in Russian natural gas monopoly RAO Gazprom will be sold to foreign investors afte

CROP INSURERLOOKS TO EXPANDGREAT FALLS, Mont. - Crop Growers Corp., the second-largest servi

Independent power marketers will face tougher credit requirements - and a possible shakeout - as vol

Placing Arizona and sections of California, New Mexico and Texas under a wheat fungus quarantine cam

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners enters the brave new world of genetic testing th

The number of earthquake insurance policies underwritten by non-life insurance companies in Japan re

An association representing smaller workers' compensation insurers in California will disband and jo

KWE ESTABLISHESAFRICAN AFFILIATEROSYLN HEIGHTS, N.Y. - Kintetsu World Express established it

Three weeks ended May 25, 1996, vs. similar 1995 periodCars CarsLoaded Loaded<

For the week ended May 25, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 15

Emerging nations seeking to set up broker regulations now have the NAIB Model Insurance Broker Law t

A proposal to open the Polish rail system to competition for the first time in over 50 years could b

Legislation that would change New York's workers' compensation system moved to a conference committe

''The more things change, the more they remain the same.''Or, for the more contemporary amon

Shippers are calling out for more timber, but freight rates for forest products have been dropping m

Two distributors and a medical claims processor expanded operations in Spokane, Wash., a growing bus

If you're wondering what's happening to the Canadian forestry industry, you're not alone.The

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Housing starts are off to a strong start this year, giving a boost to forest products companies. Mea

It was a trumped-up charge and tests by both sides showed that.But the rumor that a crop pre

Two proposed measures being considered by the state legislature could impose a $20 surcharge on dome

TRUCKSS&P LOWERS RATINGON J.B. HUNTNEW YORK - Standard & Poor's, the financial ratin

Monthlong talks aimed at changing the way the government ships food-aid cargo overseas ended this we

A modern container terminal will be built at the Port of Amsterdam, positioning the port for growth

Potential partners American Airlines and British Airways are wooing Spanish carrier Iberia to join t