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State public utility commissions should let regulated utilities use natural gas futures to manage pr

RUSSIA WON'T REDUCE OIL EXPORTS, OFFICIAL SAYSMOSCOW - Russia has no intention to re

International Petroleum Exchange Feb. 11, 1994Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

A global agreement in principle to bolster aluminum prices by slashing 2 million metric tons of worl

Feb. 11, 1994 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

Feb. 11, 1994 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley

Feb. 11, 1994 RESELLER RACKUnleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Pre

Is an old marine container just as good as a new one? That question is inspiring a heated ar

New York Mercantile Exchange - Feb. 10, 1994 Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Low

Friday Feb. 11, 1994 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

BLAST SHUTS GAS LINE SUPPLYING ARMENIALONDON - A pipeline supplying natural gas to A

When peak winter demand forces "interruptible" natural gas users to switch to fuel oil, the sudden i

European imports of American and other foreign steam coal for power generation will not boom when Eu

January-November 1993 (in millions of dollars)Hong Kong $88.71Cos

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

Friday, Feb. 11, 1994 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Yuri Shafranik, Russia's fuel and energy minister, urged the government on Friday to help end a fina

The Japanese yen will rise against the U.S. dollar this week, currency traders and analysts said, bu

Detroit shut off its water intake at Fighting Island on Thursday, after thousands of gallons of fuel

Spanish gross domestic product shrank an estimated 0.9 percent in 1993, the Bank of Spain said in it

Last month's cold snap made it difficult for some of the state's industrial customers to obtain prop

DECISION EXPECTED SOON ON THAI SMELTER VENTUREBANGKOK, Thailand - A decision is expe

Spanish prices rose a full percentage point in January to give a yearly inflation rate of 5 percent,

As of Feb. 11, 1994 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

China is forecasting severe shortages this year in cotton and other raw materials for textiles and g

Wente Bros. Winery has stolen another march on its competitors, this time inVietnam.

Lithuania's farmers went on strike last week in response to calls by the Union of Lithuanian Farmers

(1) DAILY INDEX Annual Smoothed percent -0.452/7 96.5 2/8 96.6 2/9 96.3

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 227.05 off 0.53 which compares

Brazil expanded steel production and exports by 5 percent and 1 percent, respectively, in 1993 over

Feb. 11, 1994 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Canadian softwood lumber interests are up in arms over an initiative announced last week by U.S. Tra

Britain's trade deficit widened to UK1.04 billion ($1.52 billion) in Novemberfrom UK703 mill

New products in drug companies' development pipelines could reach key markets two or three years fas

A major British trade house has become more pessimistic about sugar supplies in the 1993-94 season.<

1156 (Feb. 11, 1994) Previous day - 1170 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

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

Feb. 11, 1994 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

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

After giving incentives to ocean shipping, the government is now turning its attention to coastal tr