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Apr. 15, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

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

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

Apr. 15, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%B

Monday Apr. 15, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

Apr. 15, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

The Bonneville Power Administration is entering into the first of a series of landmark agreements on

Western Resources Inc. offered to buy Kansas City Power & Light Co. in a $1.7 billion deal aimed at

The U.S. financial community will find plenty of work over the next 10 years as large, integrated el

TAIWAN STUDIES PLANTO OPEN GOLD MINESTAIPEI - Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs will stu

ARKANSAS TWISTERS BRINGDEATH, HEAVY DAMAGELITTLE ROCK, Ark - Arkansas authorities said early

April 15, 1996This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the

James Brown, Louisiana insurance commissioner, pointing out a window of his office toward the Exxon

As Lloyd's of London Chairman David Rowland was preaching harmony in London Monday, the bickering ov

Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold Inc. Monday announced a plan of social and economic development for

Insurance companies - pressed by consumers to keep rates low - are denying claims more frequently th

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A majority of those surveyed in a recent poll have some form of health insurance through their emplo

KELLER LEAVES MAERSKFOR LA PORT POSTLOS ANGELES - Larry A. Keller, formerly regional directo

MARCH RETAIL SALESPOST MEAGER GAINWASHINGTON - Retail sales edged up a scant 0.1 percent in

WEATHER, LTL RATESHURT USFREIGHTWAYSROSEMONT, Ill. - USFreightways Corp., the trucking holdi

Two years after a strike crippled the trucking industry, traffic managers seem to have finally put t

The powerful Republican Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Rep. Bud

Shippers say they're tired of seeing their cotton rolled.''Rolling'' is what happens when an

Financial problems among unionized less-than-truckload carriers is the fault of management, not the

Rail and truck congestion at the ports of Seattle and Tacoma is more seasonal than chronic, but with

For the past quarter-century, the United States and Canada have had a simple understanding when it c

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

The Baltic Freight Index is a daily indicator of world bulk shipping freight rate levels.

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, April 21, '95, - April 12, '96 (a graph)

Friday, April 12, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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

Mickey Kantor's move to the Commerce Department completes a shift for him and for the Clinton admini

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The U.S. dollar's surge is pushing the envelope in light of the potential damage to trade competitiv

Rich industrialized nations in the Organization for Economic Cooperation Development have agreed to

Boeing Co., the world's largest airplane manufacturer, said late last week it isn't convinced it's r

S&P LOWERS RATINGOF ALLIANZ FINANCENEW YORK - Standard & Poor's has lowered its commercial p

Strategic planning for logistics providers will pay for itself by helping companies avoid the pitfal

Proposals ranging from safeguards for the global economy to improving the economic growth prospects