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The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 225.88 off 0.70 which compares

International Petroleum Exchange Jan. 21, 1994Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Cotton prices soared to 2 1/2-year highs here last week as flood- and insect-ridden cotton crops in

New York Mercantile Exchange - Jan. 21, 1994 Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Low

The natural gas industry, still fighting to polish its image tarnished by supply shortages in the 19

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Jan. 21, 1994 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

Chinese corn sales to the Mediterranean and South America are near a standstill as the new buyers ha

Hoechst Celanese Corp., claiming infringement on a Hoechst-held patent, won the first federal court

A subsidiary of Canada's Placer Dome Inc. appears to have outbid two competitors for the option to e

The rebel insurgency in Southern Mexico is expected to reduce Mexican coffee production by as much a

Castle Energy Corp. on Friday said it has been sued by its shareholders in two separate cases allegi

West Coast crude oil prices have fallen to eight-year lows partly because of oversupply and not enou

China will concentrate its oil exploration and development attention on proven reserves in eastern a

ITALIAN, RUSSIAN FIRMS SWAP OIL VENTURESItaly's oil company Agip, part of the ENI group, and

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) members see a meeting between OPEC and non-OPEC producers as practica

I just returned from the semiannual meeting of the Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners As

Truckers said tough new federal emissions standards that forced them to use more expensive low-sulfu

Friday Jan. 21, 1994 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

Jan. 21, 1994 RESELLER RACKUnleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Pre

The merger of the Delaware River ports moved a step closer this week as commissioners of the Delawar

The planned merger between Senator Lines and Deutsche Seereederei Rostock GmbH, originally planned f

After nearly a full year in office, the Clinton administration has decided to fill one of two vacanc

PIPELINE LEAK SLOWS MISSISSIPPI RIVER TRAFFICST. LOUIS - About 100,000 gallons of ga

An oil tanker that struck an iceberg near Valdez, Alaska, will remain in dry dock at Portland, Ore.,

The European Parliament is calling for tougher measures to chase rogue shipsfrom the high se

A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said Thursday a resumption of talks on funding Hong Kong's new

Boeing is trying to cut in half its time for producing an airplane, the president of Boeing Commerci

The ports are: HoustonNew OrleansGulfport, Miss.Galveston, TexasLake

CSX Corp. earned $151 million, or $1.46 a share in the fourth quarter in 1993, a drop of $1 million

Japan's largest air carrier, Japan Airlines, said this week it expects its international cargo busin

For the first time, the U.S. Customs Service has rescinded an order banning imports of goods alleged

UPS AIR VOLUME SOARS TO NEW RECORDATLANTA - United Parcel Service said its domestic

An increase in cotton shipments to the Far East is prompting ocean carriers to step up their rate ba

Tax incentives for investors and direct assistance to small coffee farmers are needed if Mexico is t

A bitter political row over subsidies for European airlines is about to climax, with independent car

Illinois Central Railroad earned a record $26.3 million, or 61 cents a share, in the fourth quarter

BN EARNINGS INCREASED IN 4TH QUARTER, YEARFORT WORTH - Burlington Northern Inc. earn

Union Pacific Corp. reported Thursday that it earned a record $235 million, or $1.14 a share, in the

Motor carriers are making use of alternative routes, late-night departures and are working out of di