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LONDON METALS

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Jan. 29, 1992Bid AskedCopper_

BUSH SPENDING PLAN RELIEVES AVIATION OFFICIALS IN NEED OF A LIFT

Mark B. Solomon |

President Bush's new budget proposal may just be words and numbers on a page, but to the airline ind

PHILIPPINE AIR FINALLY HEADS TO AUCTION BLOCK

State-owned Philippine Airlines will go on the auction block today despite a debate over pricing bec

STOLT PLANS TO EXTEND LIFE OF PARCEL TANKER FLEET

Stolt Tankers and Terminals (Holdings) SA plans to boost spending to extend the life of its existing

DAILY PETROLEUM PRICES

Wednesday Jan. 29, 1992 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represen

SPOT CHEMICALS

Compiled by Rosalie Spiller, Journal of Commerce Chemical |

As of Jan. 29, 1992 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list price

JOURNAL OF COMMERCE: FAST FACTS BUNKER FUEL PRICES

SINGAPORE OIL FUTURES

*Singapore International Monetary Exchange Jan. 29, 1992Dubai Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barre

ASIAN FUTURES

Jan. 29, 1992 JAPANFinancial FuturesJapanese Gov't BondsPer 10-year, 6% bond

JOURNAL OF COMMERCE INDUSTRIAL PRICE INDEX

Annual 1 Mo. 3 Mo. Year Daily Smoothed Ago Ago Ago1/29 1/28 Change % Change: 1/7

*SPOT METALS PRICES

Aluminum ingots_ $1,137 per ton lots & in warehouse min. 99.7%Antim

GREENWICH AIR LEASES FORMER EASTERN SPACE AT MIAMI AIRPORT

Journal of Commerce Staff |

Greenwich Air Services, one of the world's largest independent aviation maintenance companies, has s

BUSH SAID TO HEDGE HIS INTENTIONS ON AN ELECTION-YEAR TRADE BATTLE

President Bush threatened a political war with congressional Democrats in his State of the Union add

CF LOOKS TO REDUCE DEBT THROUGH DEPOSITARY SHARE OFFER

Consolidated Freightways Inc. Wednesday filed a registration statement with the Securities and Excha

EC PROPOSES PROTECTION FOR DATABASES

Bruce Barnard |

The European Commission Wednesday proposed a communitywide law giving electronic database operators

TRADE BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |

HONG KONG WORKERS THREATEN TO STRIKEHundreds of trade unionists demonstrated outside Hong Ko

CIVILIAN LANDLUBBERS FIND ADVENTURE ON A US NAVY RIDE-ALONG CRUISE

Joseph Williams |

The originating port of call was Norfolk, Va. Half the guests got sick in heavy seas. The sh

MARINE INSURERS TESTING ELECTRONIC RISK PLACEMENT

Insurance brokers arranging coverage for a ship in the London market soon will be able to conduct ne

GULFSTREAM PLANS PUBLIC OFFERING OF COMMON STOCK

Knight-Ridder Financial |

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. said Wednesday it filed a registration statement with the Securities and

TRANSPORT BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports |

CARGO HUB PROPOSED FOR ATLANTA AIRPORTMayor Maynard Jackson, seeing little hope for

EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES

Information Supplied by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce |

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

NEW HAVEN RESIDUAL FUELS

Jan. 29, 1992 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%

LONDON OIL FUTURES

International Petroleum Exchange Jan. 29, 1992Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

SPOT PRODUCT PRICES

Jan. 29, 1992 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

INDIA TO ADD GOODS TO ITS DUTY-FREE LIST

N. Vasuki Rao |

India will place all raw materials, capital goods and components on its list of duty-free imports be

SHIP FIXTURE BREAKDOWN

Ship fixtures are a product of Transportation News Ticker, the |

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

API WEEKLY REPORT

Thousands of Barrels Week Week WeekEnded Ended Ended1-24 1-17

SENATORS ATTACK MEETING BETWEEN BUSH, CHINA OFFICIAL

A group of 21 senators criticized President Bush's meeting with Chinese premier Li Peng scheduled fo

US-CHINA PATENT PACT LEAVES EC OUT IN COLD

Bruce Barnard |

The U.S.-Chinese accord on intellectual property rights threatens to sour Beijing's trade relations

FIRMS STILL HOPE TO GET A SLICE OF SAKHALIN PROJECT

Knight-Ridder Financial |

The selection of one consortium to conduct a feasibility study for the development of Sakhalin's off

ASIAN UNITS OF AETNA REPORT STRONG GAINS

P.T. Bangsberg |

Business is looking up for regional units of Aetna Life & Casualty Co., which this week disclosed fi

MARYLAND'S GOVERNOR WON'T PUSH FOR NO-FAULT AUTO COVER THIS YEAR

Paul Dykewicz |

The anticipated push to adopt no-fault automobile insurance this year in Maryland will not gain the

MEBA LETS DISSIDENTS CONTROL HIRING HALLS UNION, SHIP LINES SLATED TO MEET TODAY

A maritime labor union will allow a dissident group to control hiring halls that dispatch engineers

PEOPLE - TRANSPORT

From Wire and Staff Reports |

Don Wrege was promoted to safety manager at this tank truck carrier's Eastern division. He r

THE ECONOMY

GDP GREW 0.3 PERCENT IN FOURTH QUARTERThe economy grew at a weak 0.3 percent annual rate in

BALTIC FREIGHT INDEX

1447 (Jan. 29, 1992) Previous day - 1468 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

GASOLINE PRICES

Jan. 29, 1992 RESELLER Rack_Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded

ALLIED SIGNAL AIDS FLIERS IN ROUND-THE-WORLD TRY

Journal of Commerce Staff |

Allied Signal Inc.'s new, ultra-strong fabric is being used in Earthwinds, a balloon that will take

EC TO FIGHT US BAN ON SOME TUNA IMPORTS

The European Commission said it will protest to Washington over a ban on imports of yellowfin tuna f

CHARGE LEADS TO BIG LOSS IN FOURTH QUARTER FOR NS

Lawrence H Kaufman |

Norfolk Southern Corp. reported Wednesday it lost $354.6 million on $1.1 billion revenue in the four

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