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New York Mercantile Exchange - Dec. 14, 1995 Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Low

Europe will gain an edge over lofty U.S. plans for free trade in the Americas and strengthen its his

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Dec. 16, '94 - Dec. 14, '95 (a graph) (2

Haitians are voting on Sunday for a successor to President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, amid indications

France posted a preliminary seasonally adjusted current account payments surplus of 2.938 billion fr

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

The United States will hold formal bilateral negotiations with Thailand here Monday and with China i

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 244.65 up 0.68

Thursday Dec. 14, 1995 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

Russian Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin said Thursday that his government's main priorities in 19

Last year, Judge Dickinson R. Debevoise, heeding cries that delaying dredging would endanger the reg

Hapag-Lloyd's readiness to cut freight rates for German chemical exports to North America follows a

The warm relations that Argentine President Carlos Menem has cultivated with President Clinton are a

TOKYO, OSAKA TOP LIST OF COSTLIEST CITIESLONDON _Tokyo and Osaka in Japan are the world's mo

Federal Express Corp.'s fabled reliability has taken a hit in recent weeks, according to a computer

International Petroleum Exchange Dec. 14, 1995*Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Nigerian trade unionists urged the military government to release their colleagues detained since la

RUSSIAN REFINERY TO GET US EX-IM BANK BOOSTSwiss-Swedish electrical giant Asea Brown Boveri

Merger-mania continued in the Canadian oil industry with the announcement of two multimillion-dollar

Dec. 14, 1995 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

Measures approved this week to overhaul Mexico's antiquated health-care system will expand opportuni

The Coast Guard is talking with the Justice Department about bringing criminal action against the Ge

"There's a vitality in the air when you go to China."

U.S. officials and business interests are better prepared than they were two years ago for a nasty s

Chartwell Re Corp. completed its merger with Piedmont Management Co. this week. The new comp

After a turbulent 69-day strike that slashed Boeing Co.'s production levels and jet deliveries, unio

While Santa is probably oiling his sleigh runners, Neiman Marcus Co. is making some nifty deliveries

STRIKE MAY HURT BOSNIA PEACE MISSIONHEIDELBERG, Germany - The French public sector strike ma

US ENVIRONMENTAL LAW RULED NOT A NAFTA ISSUEEnvironmental rules connected to the North Ameri

It's been less than a year since the United States and Canada signed a long- awaited liberalized bil

North America's largest bulk port, Vancouver, British Columbia, is bidding to become a major contain

Terra Nova (Bermuda) Holdings Ltd. said Wednesday it plans to buy the ongoing business of Octavian S

New regulations governing anti-lock braking systems for heavy trucks will diminish safety, said Thom

AMTRAK CUTS EXPENSES WITHOUT HURTING REVENUEWASHINGTON - Amtrak reported selected fi

Commercial Quantity Aluminum ingots_ $1,100-$1,150per ton lots &

Dec. 13, 1995 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

PACIFICORP COMPLETES PURCHASE OF POWERCORPORTLAND, Ore. - PacifiCorp of Portland sai

Three Native American groups have launched a new attack in a campaign for drilling in the Arctic Nat

1631 (Dec. 13, 1995) Previous day - 1616 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in