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S&P REVIEWING RATINGS ON TWO HANCOCK UNITSStandard & Poor's Corp. placed its "AAA" rating on

At a low-key annual meeting last week, Kemper Corp. Chairman David Mathis marked the end of a tumult

FRANKONA AMERICA COS. (Kansas City, Mo.) - Kenneth M. Mihalka joined the staff of the lifereinsuranc

As of Dec. 28, 1994 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

US COAL OUTPUT FELL IN WEEK ENDING DEC. 17CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Domestic production of

The Noble Collection: A Work in Progress. Through spring 1995. Staten Island, N.Y. New exhibition at

A little-known coastal town midway between Tokyo and Osaka - already Japan's largest port for foreig

There is a limit to the Pacific Northwest's ability to pay to restore dwindling wild-salmon runs, es

DRIFTING HYUNDAI SHIP UNDER TOW TO SEATTLESEATTLE - The Hyundai Seattle, which was a

1972 (Dec. 28, 1994) Previous day - 1976 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

Transportation insurers are concerned that moving the enforcement powers of the Interstate Commerce

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

Most European shippers are finishing up Atlantic contract negotiations for the coming year. But ther

BASKIN-ROBBINS ADDS US FLAVOR TO VIETNAMHANOI, Vietnam - American ice cream has retu

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Nigeria, one of the world's top oil producers and a member of the Organization of Petroleum Exportin

Major energy companies, which spent the last several years reshaping their operations, slashing jobs

NEW YORK COTTON EXCHANGE (New York, N.Y.) - Thomas J. Greene was appointed senior vice president, in

As China seeks to bring its accountancy into line with world standards, the local arm of Price Water

Tuesday Dec. 27, 1994 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

Corporations have been decentralizing for at least a decade to be closer to their customers. However

As a handful of foreign correspondents waited in the office of Mexican Finance Minister Jaime Serra

Contracted foreign investment in vacation zones being developed by the Chinese government exceeded U

In the wake of last week's chaotic devaluation of the peso, Mexico must concentrate on keeping infla

JAPAN NOTIFIES GATT OF WTO APPROVALGENEVA - Japan on Tuesday gave the General Agreem

"We have to be very selective in protecting our firms since this raises costs for downstream users,

A net liquidity surplus of 7.21 trillion yen ($72 billion) is expected in the banking system in Janu

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

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The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 235.43 up 0.62 whi

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Dec. 27, 1994 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

MAGMA POWER EXPECTS SDG&E PACT IN 3 MONTHSLOS ANGELES - Magma Power Co. said it expe

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A group led by Enron Oil & Gas Co. will spend $1.1 billion over the next five years to develop oil a