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International Petroleum Exchange June 6, 1994Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)_

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 232.05 off 2.30 wh

Ports seeking funds for intermodal freight projects must make sure they are involved in community pl

SHELL OIL TO RETURN TO MARKET IN OREGONPORTLAND, Ore. - Shell Oil Co. said it is ret

Do increasing imports of crude oil and refined petroleum products pose a major threat to U.S. nation

Russia's oil production in May was 25.394 million metric tons (5.98 million barrels a day), down 14.

Florida's tomato farmers say the last season was their worst ever, and the state is blaming the Nort

Few men are blessed with such good luck as Italian media tycoon Silvio Berlusconi. He create

The U.S. dollar held to a narrow trading range Monday, as some investors took profits but others bou

CHINA PLANE CRASH KILLS 160 ON BOARDBEIJING - A Chinese airliner on a domestic fligh

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Soft drink giant Pepsico Inc. said Monday it is returning to South Africa in a joint venture portray

With an estimated investment here of more than $800 million, the Japanese chemical industry has made

Greek shipowners face a serious shortage of experienced seafarers to crew the country's rapidly expa

High municipal taxes on grain elevators are making the St. Lawrence Seaway uncompetitive, a Canadian

John F. Kane was named to the new position of assistant vice president, training and development, re

The Organization of African Unity, which for decades battled apartheid, formally admitted South Afri

The insurance industry should use its position as a big investor of long-term savings to help Asian

High domestic cotton prices are likely to encourage farmers to expand cotton cultivation in India, w

The continued delay by the U.S. Coast Guard in delivering rules on certificates of financial respons

Monday June 6, 1994 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

Having conquered a large part of the world's market for basic toys thanks to low prices, China wants

The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by EAB New York and other sources, are selling r

MEXICO SAYS FINANCES AIDED BY PRIVATIZATIONLONDON - The mass privatization of Mexica

Austrian wholesale prices rose 0.6 percent in May from April and by 1.2 percent year-on-year, the co

Three Amtrak passenger cars derailed Monday afternoon after the train struck a dump truck at an unma

Connecticut's largest port operator for breakbulk cargo said the recession and declining steel impor

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

Chile is seeking to form a free-trade association with the Mercosur common market and will present a

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

June 6, 1994 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

Freight rates for dry bulk cargoes could decline from their already modest levels because of the hug

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June 6, 1994 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

Continued oil price strength hinges on whether a strong U.S. market will be enough to counter mounti

Don't be lulled by the tree-lined streets, French architecture and elegant restaurants found in this

Tobacco giant Philip Morris Cos. Monday began legal action in Australia to overturn a government ban

A California importer's dispute over diesel engines that the U.S. government claims were produced by

Business couldn't be looking better for the three ports of Texas' central coast region: Houston, Gal

As the emphasis on maritime safety shifts from the physical condition of ships to their management,