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Friday Aug. 12, 1994 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

Moshood Abiola, the apparent winner of the June 1993 Nigerian presidential elections, is still deter

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

LUMBER OUTPUT FALLS IN 12 WESTERN STATESPORTLAND, Ore. - Lumber production decreased

Aug. 12, 1994 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

A commercial insurance package that uses computer technology to individually tailor coverage to a cu

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent) is as

The Coast Guard office responsible for Great Lakes marine areas said a false distress signal has lan

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - An Oak Ridge National Laboratory researcher has designed a car engine he believes

Twenty-nine stowaways held at a Pennsylvania prison may be released as early as Friday,and maritime

Hong Kong's Provisional Airport Authority has ruled out building a jet fuel depot on a deserted Chin

Friday, Aug. 12, 1994 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The Southeast Asian market for food and agricultural products has the potential to treble in size to

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

SENATE PASSES MEASURE ON DOD SHIPYARD LOANSWASHINGTON - The Senate has passed the mu

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International Petroleum Exchange Aug. 12, 1994Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

A U.S. tobacco giant, a Brazilian banking group and a Finnish mobile- telephone maker have one small

New York Mercantile Exchange - Aug. 12, 1994 Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High

Aug. 12, 1994 RESELLER RACKUnleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Pre

A strike by technicians has curtailed operations at the ABB Combustion Engineering plant in Jefferso

Exxon Chemical Co. of Houston said it has declared force majeure on shipments of ethylene and propyl

Higher exports to the United States and Asia helped boost Japan's trade surplus by more than 4 perce

The U.S. natural gas industry faces more turmoil in the next decade than in the previous decade.

Labor-intensive assemblage plants, which have been located primarily along the border with the Unite

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As of Aug. 12, 1994 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

UNITRIN ADVISED TO BUY UP TO 19.3 PERCENT OF STOCKCHICAGO - Unitrin Inc.'s board aut

ZURICH INSURANCE GROUP (Zurich, Switzerland) - The board of directors appointed William H.Bolinder,

The membership of the Marine Engineer's Beneficial Association ratified a new 5-year contract with S

The new Hansa-Hungaria container express route linking German maritime terminals with Hungary has, s

Anyone who has driven on the interstate, looked into the rearview mirror and seen a flashing gotcha

Export Documentation, Letters of Credit. Aug. 16-17, Sunnyvale, Calif.; Aug. 25-26, Westbury, N.Y.;

The U.S. dollar will decline this week unless the Federal Reserve raises short-term interest rates b

US ISSUES RECALL ON INDIAN-MADE SKIRTSNEW YORK - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Co

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

France's Groupe Axa said Friday it agreed to buy Montreal-based Boreal Assurances Inc., an accident

Florida, California and Texas are the most restrictive states in which a commercial insurance compan