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Republicans on the Senate and House Budget committees set aside proposed increases in funding for Su

Louisiana Gov. Mike Foster vetoed a controversial insurance bill that would have imposed a mandatory

SHIPSJUGUM, LONGSHORE LEADERIN SEATTLE, DIES AT 81SEATTLE - Martin Jugum, 81, a long

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New York Mercantile Exchange - May 15, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

U.S. gasoline inventories fell by 1.5 million barrels during the week ended May 10, compared with th

SAFECO DONATES $50,000TO UNIVERSITY PROGRAMSEATTLE - Safeco Insurance Cos. donated $50,000 t

NORFOLK SOUTHERN WINSSAFETY AWARD AGAINWASHINGTON - For the seventh consecutive time, Norfol

P&O Containers is stepping up efforts to improve the speed and reliability of its box-handling opera

Some very large investors are betting that American President Cos.' stock price is overvalued.

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, May 19, '95, - May 15, '96 (a graph)(2)D

Grover Gutierrez has resigned as general manager of the Bolivian central bank and has been replaced

The Pacific Basin Economic Council, trying to re-establish its influence, will begin a conference Mo

The South African government should rethink its policies on oil procurement, storage and offshore oi

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 260.22 off 0.40 w

Wednesday May 15, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

As Brazil moves to privatize everything from banks and airports to sanitation and cemeteries, indepe

President Clinton almost certainly will appoint two more emergency boards before the weekend to inve

Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole is giving up the Senate seat he has held for 28 years to put a sharp

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

Trade officials will start a flurry of talks, after nearly 10 years of discussion, in a bid to beat

A U.S. money laundering expert said Tuesday that Austria was naive to defend its anonymous bank acco

Foreign shipping lines may get an unexpected knock-at-the-door from the U.S. Internal Revenue Servic

1433 (May 15, 1996) Previous day - 1438The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

The problems facing the creation of a single European currency look set to be starkly outlined on We

Pakistan will allow private freight companies to move fuel oil and other bulk commodities on its sta

May 15, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessasrily represent

Demonstrators, some beating African drums, protested about oil exploration in Nigeria as the Royal D

State Commissioner Elton Bomer has released a proposal to clarify a part of the rate calculation pro

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Maersk Line, having doubled its container space at Taiwan's main port, is working with other carrier

AIRBUS SEEKS PARTNERIN AIRLINER PROJECTBERLIN - European aircraft consortium Airbus Industri

The finance ministers of 26 Western Hemisphere countries will seek this weekend to ''move forward on

The United States called Wednesday for governments to firmly set the link between trade and labor st

May 15, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

Private capital flows to emerging markets should remain steady in 1996, around $197.2 billion, compa

International Petroleum ExchangeMay 15, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

ValuJet Airlines said it was fully insured for the DC-9 that crashed Saturday in the Florida Evergla