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The planned $4 billion sale of Aetna Life & Casualty Co.'s property/casualty business to Travelers G

State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. said it will dispute the Florida Insurance Department's preliminary

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 243.91 up 0.76

Mar. 7, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

Societe Nationale des Chemins, France's money-losing national railway, should rethink its strategy a

Asia's approach to the delights and demons of the Internet is rather like the hydra-headed beast cas

International Petroleum ExchangeMar. 7, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

New York Mercantile Exchange - Mar. 7, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Mar. 7, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Bu

Mar. 7, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlea

Trade leads are supplied by:U.S. Department of AgricultureForeign Agricultural Service

CALIFORNIA GROUP TO HOLDMEETINGS ON RAIL MERGERSAN FRANCISCO - The California Public Utiliti

Mar. 7, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

Trade leads supplied by:U.S. Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

France made a new pitch to take part in building a Southeast Asian railway network, saying it can of

Trade leads supplied by:U.S. Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

Trade leads supplied by:U.S. Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

AIA Services Corp. in Lewiston has asked the Idaho Department of Insurance to help it eliminate one

Hours after the planned merger between Swiss chemical giants Ciba-Geigy and Sandoz was announced, Ci

Insurance companies will meet with state regulators March 18 to talk about participating in a progra

Thursday Mar. 7, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

Oil demand looks set to rise sharply in 1996.But with supply at record levels and Iraq talki

Only table.

MAJOR JAPANESE REFINERPLANS TO CUT 100 JOBSTOKYO - Major Japanese oil refiner Japan Energy C

The Brazilian government is studying ways of allowing cash-strapped domestic coffee roasters to take

Farmers are speculating over whether to use potato futures and options.Potatoes will be trad

UNOCAL FORECASTS GAINSIN EARNINGS FOR 1996HOUSTON - Unocal chairman Roger C. Beach told secu

Austrian wholesale prices rose 0.4 percent in February from January, but dropped 0.6 percent on the

Top international winemakers, fighting for an edge with increasingly sophisticated consumers, are tu

Feta cheese is Greek on the inside but can be Danish on the outside, the European Commission said in

As a general rule, the larger and more quickly an importing company grows, the more vulnerable it is

RECENT VESSEL SALESSaleDate Vessel Year Price

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Feb. 24 '95, - Mar. 7, '96 (a graph)(2)D

SmithKline Beecham PLC said a restructuring of its European manufacturing operations will result in

''Cargo is being diverted right now as we speak.''

MEXICO TURNS AROUNDCURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICITMEXICO CITY - Meeting government expectati

1348 (Mar. 7, 1996) Previous day - 1347The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

Mar. 7, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

The Journal of Commerce Transportation Stock Index table, which last appeared on page 6B on Tuesday,

A jury has ruled that Norfolk Naval Shipyard did not discriminate against a black foreman when it as