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In an illustration of the conflict over the role government should play in economic development, a c

As of May 6, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from supp

BECHTEL, PG&E GET OKTO BUILD UK PLANTSAN FRANCISCO - Bechtel Group Inc. and Pacific Gas & El

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

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 257.12 up 0.34 whi

May 6, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent pr

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

New York Mercantile Exchange - May 6, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

The Security Council was set Monday to review and retain the nearly 6-year-old sanctions against Ira

May 6, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buc

May 6, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

Monday May 6, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing t

Anti-nuclear activists sabotaged railway lines and clashed with police on Monday as Germany prepared

CODELCO READY TO REACHAGREEMENT WITH WORKERSSANTIAGO, Chile - Codelco, the government-owned

Republican leaders say they plan to demonstrate Congress' tax-cutting credentials this week by takin

DAVID ROWLAND TO STAYAT LLOYD'S THROUGH '97LONDON - David Rowland, chairman of Lloyd's of Lo

May 6, 1996This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the est

Despite the current sluggish market, nickel prices are poised for a sharp rise by the end of the yea

Shipowners are begining to reap the financial benefits of improved maritime safety standards, with o

Corn futures prices raced higher Monday on the Chicago Board of Trade amid perceptions rain and cold

1458 (May 3, 1996) Previous day - 1455The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lon

CHARTWELL RE TRIPLEDPROFIT IN 1ST QUARTERSTAMFORD, Conn. - Chartwell Re Corp. more than trip

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

DINNER SET FOR MAY 9TO HONOR PHIL LORREENEW YORK - A dinner honoring Phil Lorree, past chair

Banking deregulation jumped another hurdle after banks and insurance groups signed off on the measur

One of the trickiest maneuvers ever attempted on the Willamette and Columbia rivers at the Port of P

Opening statements were made Monday in the Texas District Court after the Exxon side in the court ba

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

ShipsSERVICES LINK EUROPEWITH MIDDLE, FAR EASTGENEVA - Mediterranean Shipping Co., a

Harbor truck lines in Los Angeles-Long Beach limped into the weekend with a shortage of drivers, but

A unique computerized database of thousands of shipping routes around the coast of Britain should re

Two ocean freight carriers are replacing ships in the South American trade with bigger and faster ve

3M Co. has awarded CF MotorFreight a three-year contract that makes the Palo Alto, Calif., trucker i

XTRA POSTS DECLINEIN NET FOR QUARTERBOSTON - XTRA Corp. reported a 40 percent decline in net

Holding their May Day banners high, some 10,000 workers took to the streets of Berlin on the first o

Well, at least now we can begin to make our plans for D-Day - you know, Deregulation Day. Long await

In a break with traditional religious beliefs, Rafi Harlev, president of El Al Israel Airlines has u

With Boeing Co. evidently out of the running, European consortium Airbus Industrie looks to be the l

The Clinton administration is holding eleventh-hour negotiations with the House to head off a major

BURLINGTON AIR POSTSOPERATING PROFIT RISEIRVINE, Calif. - Burlington Air Express registered