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New York Mercantile Exchange - Jan. 30, 1996 Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High

International Petroleum Exchange Jan. 30, 1996Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

As of Jan. 30, 1996 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

Singapore handled 11.85 million shipping containers last year, 14 percent more than 1994, according

TAIWAN ABLE TO BUILD AEGIS-CLASS FRIGATESTAIPEI - Taiwan's state-run China Shipbuild

Jan. 30, 1996 RESELLER RACKUnleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Pre

Jan. 30, 1996 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%

Jan. 30, 1996 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

A Shell Oil Co. spokesman said Tuesday a demonstration by some 500 of its Nigerian work force Monday

Dow Chemical Co. is understood to be planning a petrochemical complex in China with output of 600,00

Tuesday Jan. 30, 1996 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

ELF REPORTS OPENING OF PLATFORM OFF TUNISIAPARIS - French energy group Elf Aquitaine

JOHN TULL IS ELECTED ACTING CFTC CHAIRMANWASHINGTON - The Commodity Futures Trading

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Philip Morris agreed Tuesday to spend $372 million to gain control of Poland's top tobacco company,

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Feb. 3, '95 - Jan. 29, '96 (a graph) (2)

The Federal Reserve this week will again ease monetary policy slightly,financial analysts sa

European Union foreign ministers decided in Brussels Monday to set the level of EU aid for the Commo

The U.S. dollar traded in a narrow range against the German mark and Japanese yen Monday in the abse

Government trade agency operations by and large are returning to "normal," thanks to new funding leg

Companies exporting to France beware! The country has begun cracking down on firms disobeying langua

"We're waiting for marching orders from the leaders."

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman has promised to give serious thought to India's request for

The United States has intensified diplomatic efforts to ensure that pro- competition regulatory disc

The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to pass and send to President Clinton this week a bill

California farmers will fight to the end to prevent the state and federal government from banning th

JAPAN'S DAIWA SELLS ASSETS FOR $3 BILLIONDaiwa Bank said Monday it has agreed to sell U.S. a

Seeking strength in unity, 75 Chinese companies have joined together to form the first chamber of co

When an American contractor needs materials, he can go to the lumberyard or the "big box" chain reta

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

New textiles and apparel labeling rules in Mexico do not mark a shift awayfrom the status qu

Are China's leaders plotting a new media and information clampdown? International reaction t

A Minnesota federal judge and a bankruptcy judge in California last week handed shippers two victori

PORT OF SINGAPORE BOOSTS CARGO HANDLINGSINGAPORE - The state-run Port of Singapore A

The former president of District 1/Marine Engineers Beneficial Association- National Maritime Union

1520 (Jan. 29, 1996) Previous day - 1529 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

Japan gets good marks for implementing a year-old financial services pact with Washington, but the U

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GLOSSARY AR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

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