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Wednesday, Feb. 28, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The Congressional Accountability Project, a public policy watchdog group, called Wednesday on Attorn

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Feb. 24 '95, - Feb. 28, '96 (a graph)(2)

Vs. Vs. Vs. Vs.Value Prior 2 Mos. 1994 1993 Mil. $ Mo. Back

Feb. 28, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

An analysis of cargo volumes and dockworker earnings at West Coast ports over the past 20 years illu

BRITAIN PLANS FUND TO PAYFOR DECOMMISSIONINGLONDON - The British government said it would ad

As of Feb. 28, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,100-$1,150 per ton lots

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 249.25 up 0.18 wh

International Petroleum ExchangeFeb. 28, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Hong Kong continues to be an economic magnet for U.S. businesses despite uneasiness over its return

New York Mercantile Exchange - Feb. 28, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Feb. 28, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

Iraqi's oil minister will visit here next week to discuss technical arrangements to reopen a pipelin

Feb. 28, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%B

Four Saudi citizens were named directors of Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil producer, a

Feb. 28, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

Wednesday Feb. 28, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

NIGERIA STARTS REPAIRSON DAMAGED PIPELINEOGERE, Nigeria - Repair work started on a fuel pipe

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

''Ports have to take the leadership role and do things for the greatest good. That may mean saying n

Canada's government will put national unity issues front and center for the rest of its two-year ter

1-DAY WORK STOPPAGECRIPPLES FRENCH PORTSPARIS - Most French ports, including Marseilles and

The European Commission agreed Wednesday on one of the final pieces of its telecommunications libera

EU MEMBERS NEARTELECOM BILL APPROVALBRUSSELS - The European Commission agreed Wednes

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

Plans for a massive expansion of container facilities at the Port of Southampton are under considera

Container shipping companies suffered a serious setback Wednesday when an influential panel of exper

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

The European Union is still chewing over a bittersweet issue: What is chocolate?After 23 yea

France plans to outlaw the sale of products priced below cost, as part of an overhaul of the country

Any agreement between rich nations on liberalizing rules on investment will not be automatically acc

Overseas companies are looking for speedier implementation of Sri Lankan investment projects and set

TAIWAN SUGAR, FURUKAWAPLAN COPPER FOIL DEALTAIPEI - Taiwan Sugar Corp. and Japan's F

The Port of Seattle will spend over $3 million to upgrade two container cranes at its Terminal 46 co

USLIFE POSTS GAINS IN NETFOR FOURTH QUARTER, YEARNEW YORK - USLife Corp. reported hi

WALLENIUS LINES WINS4-YEAR GM CONTRACTWOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J. - Wallenius Lines, a large car an

Measuring future catastrophe potential and determining the financial impact of catastrophes on the b