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(1) DAILY INDEX Annual Smoothed percent -6.2412/1 93.312/2 93.312/3

Weakening crude prices because of a glutted market underscore the need for economic reforms in the A

Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. is close to deciding about opening a direct inbound service from Northern

With the burden of proof now on Los Angeles International Airport to show that its newly tripled lan

Only one of Louisiana's 15 riverboat casinos is in operation, but ethical and regulatory questions a

Tuesday Dec. 7, 1993 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

The recent ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that makes it easier for employees to win sexual-harassm

Capital flows to developing countries increased sharply in 1992, but the share going to the poorest

MAINE COMP INSURER TO REDUCE RATESAUGUSTA, Maine - The company that provides workers

James P. Hoffa, son of former Teamsters leader Jimmy Hoffa, has joined the Teamsters union staff and

Shipowners have persuaded the government to ease, though not end, a ban on foreign classification so

A frenzy of activity has seized this city of diplomats, as negotiators responded to a tentative trad

The weekend agreement by leaders of Mexico, Colombia and Venezuela to forge a trilateral trade pact

Dec. 7, 1993 RESELLER RACKUnleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Prem

The French port of Marseilles, one of the hardest hit by labor strife that has rocked the country's

The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by EAB New York, are selling rates among trading

Lashing out at U.S. intransigence against France's bid to have audiovisual products granted special

The state-owned railroad of Mexico must seriously reduce the number of its employees if it is to off

Barnett Banks has appealed a federal judge's order rejecting the Jacksonville-based bank's attempt t

State utility regulators have voted to require utilities to get outside bids before building power p

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

Actrade International Ltd., New York, said Banco Portuguese do Atlantico established a special credi

The National Transportation Safety Board has tentatively ruled out drugs and alcohol abuse as a fact

International Petroleum Exchange Dec. 7, 1993Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)_

RUSSIAN COAL MINERS REFUSE TO END STRIKEMOSCOW - Coal miners in the northern Russian

The United States and Russia are expected to sign an agreement this month that could help spur billi

New York Mercantile Exchange - Dec. 7, 1993 Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Low

AMERADA HESS TO CLOSE MISSISSIPPI REFINERYAmerada Hess Corp. will shut down a Missis

Elf Petroleum, one of the major oil companies operating in Nigeria, willcommission a new off

The former Soviet republic of Kazakhstan will be producing 80 million metric tons of oil a year by 2

U.S. natural gas consumption is projected at 21.3 quadrillion British thermal units in 1994, up 2.4

France's monetary authorities have not yet set their M3 monetary growth target for 1994 and are like

Scientists struggling to keep 400 miles of the Columbia and Snake rivers open to maritime traffic ar

The Ukraine government has cut gas supplies to domestic metal smelters by 30 percent and to chemical

Western Germany's manufacturing sector is having its worst year in history in 1993, with the volume

Beginning today, The Journal of Commerce will use European Union (EU) to refer to the European Commu

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 220.58 off 1.17 which compares w

Tuesday, Dec. 7, 1993 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Dec. 7, 1993 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

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