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EXEL LTD. REPORTS NET OF $81.9 MILLIONHAMILTON, Bermuda - Exel Ltd. reported net income of $

Tuesday, Sept. 22, 1992 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

More than 5,400 square miles of coastal waters in the Monterey Bay area of California were designate

August was its best shipping month at the Tulsa Port of Catoosa in more than 12 years, said Jon Stua

The coffee-consuming countries of the International Coffee Organization were expected to reject prod

Falconbridge, a Canadian nickel producer, is considering cutting output at its ferro-nickel plant at

Buying from commodity funds and the trade pushed gold futures higher Tuesday as uncertainties in the

Financial results for the first six months of the year show some bright spots in Canada's chemical s

China will stop importing U.S. wheat if Washington goes ahead with its planned sale of F-16 fighter

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

Transportation News Ticker The dry cargo and tanker fixtures listed herewith and compiled in

Imagine an awards dinner with 35 acceptance speeches. The occasion was the 35th anniversary

Democratic and economic reforms in Latin America and a Bush administration trade initiative may comb

The U.S. drilling rig fleet fell this year to its lowest level since 1974 and should slide even furt

Quotations, provided by Citibank/New York, Foreign Exchange Desk, are offered rates of New York City

Marine insurers and ship inspectors said the advice attorneys are giving shipowners on how to minimi

The story "Ferry Fire Lawsuit to Be Heard in Florida" on Page 1B Sept. 17 quoted a spokeswoman from

Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co. executives said that the company's domestic sales were flat f

Commercial Quantity Aluminum ingots_ $1,200-$1,300per ton lots &

GREAT LAKES CHEMICAL BUYS STAKE IN CHEMOLWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Great Lakes Chemical Corp. h

An Indian contract to sell Jordan 200,000 metric tons of white sugar fell through after China underc

Sept. 22, 1992 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

Private investors are developing a new port in Corral, about 30 miles downriver from the city of Val

Business executives are delaying investments in Angola until after a landmark election scheduled for

Singapore International Monetary Exchange Sept. 22, 1992Residual Fuel Oil - (Dollars Per Met

Most small businesses in Latin America long have been shut out of loans from big commercial banks, f

Brazil and its creditor banks Monday said they have completed negotiations on the terms of a $44 bil

One day after Travelers Corp. announced a deal to sell over a quarter of its stock to Primerica Corp

French, German and British exporters are selling lead and bismuth carbon steel in the United States

A sudden surge in collections caused by stricter enforcement of the harbor maintenance tax has appar

OFFSHORE PIPELINES, HYUNDAI FORM VENTUREOffshore Pipelines Inc. said it completed the format

NATURAL GAS STORAGE AT 63 PERCENT DESPITE ANDREWNEW YORK - Major U.S. natural gas st

Monday Sept. 21, 1992 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

Sea-Land Service Inc. and Maersk Line, encouraged by their success in sharing vessels on the slumpin

The World Bank expects South Africa's gross domestic product for 1992 to fall to minus 0.7 percent,

As the global economy falters and consumers cut back in many countries, Taiwan's consumer boom shows

Sept. 21, 1992 Copper Total, 43,333. Gold Total, .1,806,104.Silver Total, .27

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 201.99 up 0.12 which compares wi

Air cargo volume at major airports in the Pacific Northwest climbed to record levels in July and Aug

Ever since President Nixon closed the gold window in 1971, ending the Bretton Woods Agreement that h