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LONDON OIL FUTURES

JOC Staff |
International Petroleum Exchange Nov. 3, 1995Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)_

LEGISLATOR SAYS "JUMBO DEDUCTIBLES' COULD AID FLORIDA INSURANCE MARKET

Adam Yeomans |
State Rep. John Cosgrove believes bold steps will be needed to help Florida's insurance market rebou

SWISS, DUTCH AIRLINES BEGIN CARGO FLIGHTS TO ATLANTA

From Wire and Staff Reports |
Swissair and Martinair Holland last week began new all-cargo flights between their homecountries and

WORLD TRADE CENTER NETWORK - TRADE LEADS

World Trade Center NETWORK |
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:These trade leads are supplied through the World Trade Center NETWOR
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CANADA'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE RISES

JOC Staff |
Canada's unemployment rate rose to 9.4 percent in October from 9.2 percent in September, Statistics

TRADE BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |
US GIVING CHINA A LIST OF WTO QUALIFICATIONSWASHINGTON - Deputy U.S. Trade Represent
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COMMODITY / ENERGY BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |
GLICKMAN: FARM PRICES LIKELY NONINFLATIONARYWASHINGTON - U.S. Department of Agricult

MAJOR GAINS AND DECLINES IN CARLOADINGS

Adapted from Weekly Railroad Traffic, Association of American |
Three Weeks Ended Oct. 28, 1995, vs. Similar 1994 Period Cars CarsLoaded Loaded

ACCESS TO FMC TARIFF DATABASE TO BE TIGHTENED NO SHARING IDS

Journal of Commerce Staff |
Users of the Federal Maritime Commission's computerized tariff system cannot file or retrieve data o
Maritime

NEW YORK OIL FUTURES

JOC Staff |
New York Mercantile Exchange - Nov. 3, 1995 Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Low

KR-CRB FUTURES INDEXES

JOC Staff |
The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 243.83 up 0.87 w

CHEMICAL PRICES

Compiled by Rosalie Spiller, Journal of Commerce Chemical |
As of Nov. 3, 1995 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

SPOT PRODUCT PRICES

JOC Staff |
Nov. 3, 1995 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

DAILY PETROLEUM PRICES.

JOC Staff |
Friday Nov. 3, 1995 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES

Information Supplied by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce |
Trade leads supplied by: U.S. Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service<
Maritime

RAYTHEON ENGINEERING UNIT CONSIDERING INDIA SUBSIDIARY

N. Vasuki Rao |
Raytheon Engineers & Constructors Inc. is looking at setting up a subsidiary in India and a decision
Maritime

MICROSOFT PLAN FOR COMPUTER MAKERS AIMS TO CUT DOWN ON PIRACY IN CHINA

Jonathan Sprague |
Microsoft Corp. will make it easier for Chinese computer makers to get licensed operating-system sof
Maritime

INSURANCE BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |
MET LIFE RATING HOLDS, BUT OUTLOOK NEGATIVENEW YORK - Standard & Poor's affirmed the

COMMODITY / ENERGY BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |
GRADUAL RISE FORECAST FOR COMMODITY PRICESFRANKFURT - The rate of world commodity pr

TOYS: US WATERBORNE IMPORTS

Compiled by the Journal of Commerce from database of Port |
No text.

AMID RUSSIA'S CHAOS, THE RUBLE IS AN ISLAND OF STABILITY

Michael S. Lelyveld |
In the past few months, Russia's banks have run out of cash and stopped making loans. Its foreign mi

FEDEX PLANS MAY 1 LAUNCH OF ROUND-THE-WORLD SERVICE

William Armbruster |
Hot on the heels of a major expansion in Asia, one of the world's biggest air cargo and express deli

JAPAN UNLIKELY TO RETALIATE OVER US DAIWA PENALTIES

Hideko Morita |
Despite fears raised by some analysts in New York that Japan may retaliate against the U.S. action o

KAMARCK TO SUCCEED BRODY AS EX-IM BANK CHIEF

Journal of Commerce Staff |
Martin Kamarck, a 46-year-old attorney, will become the Export-Import Bank's acting chairman Jan. 1,
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SLOW-GROWING NEW YORK REGION LOOKS TO PORT TRAFFIC FOR RELIEF

Alan Abrams |
The New York region's economy will continue to lag the rest of the nation over the next few years, b
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COMMODITY / ENERGY BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |
WORKING WELLS DROWN OPEC PLEA OF STABILITYLONDON - OPEC Secretary-General Rilwanu Lu

TACOMA PORT IS ON TRACK IN BID TO EASE RAIL CONGESTION

WILLIAM DiBENEDETTO |
The Port of Tacoma is moving ahead with a plan to build a rail connection linking the port's North I

ON THE WATERFRONT - JERRY A. ASPLAND IMO SAFETY CODE WILL ONLY BE AS GOOD AS THE EFFORT MADE

Jerry A. Aspland |
Feb. 3, 2000: The Bulkcarrier is lost at sea - no survivors - no evidence. May 17, 2000: The
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EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES

Information Supplied by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce |
Trade leads supplied by: U.S. Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service<
Maritime

EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES

Information Supplied by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce |
Trade leads supplied by: U.S. Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service<
Maritime

INTERNATIONAL CALENDAR

JOC Staff |
REGIONAL BLOCS Doing Business in Mexico and Canada Under Nafta. Nov. 15-17. Atlanta.
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HONG KONG'S CLP OPTIMISTIC ABOUT POWER PROJECT IN INDIA

Tan Ee Lyn |
Hong Kong's China Light & Power Co. Ltd. (CLP) said it is optimistic about its coal-fired power-plan

AMOCO IN TALKS TO BUY 40 PERCENT STAKE IN VIRGINIA CHEMICAL COMPANY

Chip Jones |
Albemarle Corp., dogged by rising prices for raw materials, is negotiating the sale of about 40 perc

FAST-GROWING LATIN AMERICAN MARKET HAS DHL, FEDEX PLANNING TO EXPAND

William Armbruster |
The rapid growth of the Latin American air cargo market is prompting DHL Worldwide Express and Feder

FATE OF ENRON PLANT IN INDIA STILL HANGS IN THE BALANCE

Reuters |
The fate of Enron Corp.'s $2.8 billion power plant in India seemed uncertain Friday, after negotiato

VIRGINIA YARD'S NEW CHIEF SAYS SLIDE IN JOBS NOT AS STEEP AS FIRST THOUGHT

Associated Press |
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. will have as many as 2,000 more jobs at the end of 1996 t
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US EXPORTS TO GERMANY: WHAT'S UP AND WHAT'S DOWN

Source: Global Trade Information, Colombia, S.C.; The Journal |
No text.
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UAL CORP. TO DECIDE THIS WEEK WHETHER IT WILL BID FOR USAIR

Reuters |
United Airlines' parent UAL Corp. will decide this week whether it wants to pursue buying USAir Grou

CSX STUDY AIMS TO BOOST SYNERGY AMONG SUBSIDIARIES

Rip Watson |
Major changes in the future relationships between CSX Intermodal Inc. and its corporatesiblings - CS

GE, DAIMLER-BENZ TO MAKE LOCOMOTIVES

Associated Press |
GE Transportation Systems and ABB Daimler-Benz Transportation of Germany said Friday they will joint
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