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New York Mercantile Exchange - Dec. 16, 1993 Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Low

Assured by a ruling from the Texas Attorney General's Office that its operations will be free of sta

The man in a red-and-black-checked coat shook his head as he studied ordersfrom Mexico, Thai

United Parcel Service Thursday said it will make Rockford, Ill., the company's fourth regional air s

India's vehicle sales rose 18 percent in the first seven months of fiscal 1993-94 (April-March) from

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's approval of a $2.3 billion merger of EntergyCorp. with Gu

Brazil's stop-and-go privatization program could pick up speed next year under a proposal that would

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The crew of the 1,546 gross ton Lilymoo, formerly called the Saratoga Power, was fighting a fire onb

Norwegian Specialty Auto Carriers will end its combined auto and lumber service between Japan and th

Finance Minister Cesar Robalino rejected a report that Ecuador was close to a debt accord with its b

The Port of San Francisco approved a new warehousing operation on one of its wharves, despite object

Taiwan's Tuntex group, one of the island's biggest conglomerates, said it signed an agreement to con

Manufacturers who export often worry about being "squeezed out" when they use an Export Management C

Agreement is near on shipping Washington apples to China, the world's largest market, U.S. Rep. Jay

China intends to open more commercial sectors to overseas investors in 1994, concentrating on import

The Association of Petrochemical Producers in Europe (APPE) is expected to approve an industry restr

The Russian government has published a decree that gives the federal Food Committee extensive powers

Settling a $60 million lawsuit, Du Pont Co. has agreed to assume responsibility for all pending crop

A series of mine closures worldwide has reduced tonnages of zinc concentrate feed available for smel

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European Union environment ministers have agreed on new rules to promote recycling of packaging mate

Union Pacific Railroad, preparing for the North American Free Trade Agreement, has launched a border

Fewer than 10 percent of the chief executives of the largest life insurance companies in the United

Dec. 16, 1993 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

Tanker operators are getting worried about the rising costs of oil-spill prevention off the Californ

The International Monetary Fund and World Bank approach their golden anniversary next year faced wit

SHIP CLASSIFIERS TO GIVE INFO ON THEIR REGISTERSLONDON - The organizations that insp

Government safety inspections of nuclear power plants are poorly done because they frequently ignore

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Coast Guard officials plan to use data from a soon-to-be-completed industry study to formulate pollu

Shipping executives in the trans-Pacific say plans by independent Belgium- based ABC Containerline t

Thursday, Dec. 16, 1993 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Canadian exporters are looking forward to increased sales abroad as a result of the multilateral tra

BLOCKBUSTER AND STANDA TO OPEN STORES IN ITALYFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Video rental g

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At its last meeting before New Jersey Gov.-elect Christine Todd Whitman can veto its actions, the De

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John Graykowski, a Washington attorney, has overcome initial industry opposition and soon will be na

(1) DAILY INDEX Annual Smoothed percent -5.3712/10 93.9 12/13 94.1 12/14 94.0