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Mar. 4, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

As of Mar. 3, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

Hoechst AG is looking to double its investment in China this year, part of a wider strategy to focus

EU TO SCRUTINIZE PLANSFOR DIESEL VENTUREBRUSSELS - The European Commission said Mond

UNPROCESSED TOBACCOEXPORTS ROSE IN '95WASHINGTON - The United States exported 209,48

UTAH REFINERIES LOOKFOR SOURCE OF FUEL LEAKSALT LAKE CITY - Workers at the Chevron a

Iraqi's oil minister crossed into Turkey on Monday to inspect a Mediterranean oil terminal in connec

March 4, 1996This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the e

Monday Mar. 4, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

Two striking union locals have scheduled a vote today on a three-year contract proposal offered by A

New York's Gov. George Pataki, a Republican, wants to dismantle the most costly electric utility in

Rather than pursue a potentially nasty battle to gain control of Alumax Inc., Kaiser Aluminum Corp.

Four separate services between Europe and Asia will be offered by the Grand Alliance, one of the new

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John W. Guido, a longtime employee of Farrell Lines Inc., died Feb. 26 after an illness. He was 65.<

Gold prices fell Monday to their lowest levels in two months as a New Year's rally that took prices

The Journal of Commerce's stock index slid about 2 percent last week on a broad-based decline in sto

Percent Year Closing ChangeHigh/ Price From P/E 52-Week 52-WeekCompany L

CURRENT TEXTILE AND APPAREL QUOTAS:Where the average recent utilization rate indicates full

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

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

It may take a couple of years, but increased trade and investment between Asia and Europe are expect

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

Here is what some people had to say about the first summit between Asia and Europe:''It's li

Once Southeast Asia's wealthiest country, Burma has slithered into a morass of poverty and political

The following business missions are scheduled for the coming months. The Journal of Commerce assumes

CHINESE BIG TRUCK GROUPBOOSTS VALUE OF EXPORTSBEIJING - China National Heavy-Duty Tr

Britain's trade gap with the rest of the world defied forecasts and narrowed modestly in December, a

Many Asian nations hailed last week's Asia-Europe summit on Monday, saying it would usher in a new d

China granted approval for five more domestic insurance companies, two of them life companies permit

The protection and indemnity clubs, which insure shipowners against third-party liabilities, may del

Frontier Insurance Group Inc. executed definitive agreements to acquire all the stock of United Capi

MERGER OF 2 INSURERSSEEN RATIONAL, PROFITABLESTOCKHOLM - Swedish insurance group Ska

Around 245,000 workers in the western German insurance sector have agreed to seek a 6 percent pay in

Monday, Mar. 4, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The South Korean government has received hundreds of declassified U.S. government documents dealing

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Feb. 24 '95, - Mar. 4, '96 (a graph)(2)D

President Clinton will propose making the U.S. St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp. and the U.S. ag

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

The Russian ban on U.S. poultry imports due to come into force March 16 will be short-lived, and Rus