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(1) DAILY INDEX Annual Smoothed percent +1.241/28 96.01/31 96.02/1 96

World gold mine production should continue to rise in 1994, Australia's chief commodity forecasting

Russia's river shipping fleet plans to start the first regular container service by river and open s

A broad swath of high-tech U.S. industries, from aircraft to chemicals to telecommunications, urged

A diaper maker in the tiny African country of Lesotho pleaded guilty this week to customs fraud in C

Europe's benchmark oil price on Thursday climbed to $15 a barrel for the first time since late Novem

Feb. 3, 1994 RESELLER RACKUnleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Prem

Feb. 3, 1994 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

The United States and the European Union are working to establish an early- warning system to avoid

TANKER HULL CRACKS, LEAKING OIL IN NYSTATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - The Coast Guard Thursday

RECESSION SHORTENS JAPANESE WORK HOURSJapanese workers are working shorter hours due to Japa

Astute shoppers in Russia need only buy a packet of imported cigarettes at a kiosk here to realize t

Today's less-than-truckload industry will disappear by the end of the century, a prominent trucking

The Teamsters union has threatened a nationwide strike against United Parcel Service on Monday morni

The U.S. dollar rose Thursday as the Federal Reserve's absence from the money markets during its usu

Golden Age of Toy Boats. Through March 5. New York. Sampling from Forbes Magazine fleet includes an

Senior U.S. and Canadian trade officials began a crucial two-day meeting here Thursday amid signs th

For the first time since starting its North Sea oil industry in 1972, Denmark in 1993 produced more

While other automakers are pouring millions of dollars into electric cars, Mazda Motor Corp. is hedg

NY GAS FUTURES CONTINUE TO TUMBLENEW YORK - Natural gas futures were sharply lower a

Feb. 2, 1994 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Council of Logistics Management. Feb. 10. Seminar on "Synchronized Supply Chain Management." Speaker

General Chemical Corp. will pay for a health-care center in a town hit by an acid leak at a company

Wednesday, Feb. 2, 1994 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. said its recent decision to begin a second North Atlantic service came aft

Feb. 2, 1994 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

Natural gas futures prices turned lower Wednesday after a lengthy rise. The heavily traded M

European steelmakers will renew their efforts today to prevent the collapse of an ambitious industry

Scotland Yard on Tuesday joined the investigation into the slayings of an American computer company

A global ecology group is calling on nations to create a permanent structure to review the relations

Manufacturers and distributors of flashlight and batteries say a National Classification Committee (

KURZ-ALLEN INC. (Philadelphia) - Jonathan P. Beck was promoted to vice president and general manager

DOT TO ANNOUNCE ALCOHOL-TEST RULESWASHINGTON - Secretary of Transportation Federico

Riding on a strong fourth quarter, Coastal Corp. reported a $115.8 million profit for the year, comp

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

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

Lower world market prices for oil have forced Saudi Arabian oil and petrochemical companies to work

HONDA TO BOOST EXPORTS OF NORTH AMERICAN CARSTORRANCE, Calif. - Honda Motor Co. said

Harry G. Plomarity is retiring next week after 18 years as executive director of the Port of Corpus

USF&G EARNINGS RISE FOR YEAR AND QUARTERBALTIMORE - United States Fidelity & Guarant