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As of June 12, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 245.23 up 0.60

June 12, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

INTERNATIONAL PETROLEUM EXCHANGEJune 12, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

New York Mercantile Exchange - June 11, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High L

June 12, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 27

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Russia's massive Kirishi oil refinery, built near St. Petersburg three decades ago, is looking west

June 12, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

HARVEST SEEN BRINGINGEND TO EU WHEAT TAXBRUSSELS - A European Commission farm source said th

Thursday June 12, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

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Officials working to eradicate a Mediterranean fruit fly infestation in Florida are concerned the pe

The long-simmering controversy over seaborne shipments of high-level radioactive waste will come to

ILWU FOUNDER ENTERSLABOR'S HALL OF FAMEDETROIT - Harry Bridges, founder of the International

Federal Express Corp., the nation's largest nonunion transportation company, is now more likely to s

SHIPSMEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING'SCUSTOMER SERVICE HONOREDGENEVA - Mediterranean

A senior Republican senator Thursday asked the Transportation Department's inspector general to inve

PLM International Inc., one of the nation's leading equipment and container leasing company, has dro

A U.S. consultancy is studying the feasibility of creating a regional aviation logistics center at C

CSX Corp. is promising New York transportation officials that the 1,000-worker yard here will remain

Thursday, June 12, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

1026 (June 12, 1997) Previous day - 1032The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursd

Political advisers to Russia's President Boris Yeltsin, along with leaders of the Communist Party op

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, June 14, 1996 - June 12, 1997 (a graph)*

EU REGULATORS RAIDADM'S EUROPEAN OFFICESBRUSSELS - European Union regulators Thursday raided

The Association of European Airlines said Thursday it is not worried by a merger of the world's bigg

China's political leadership has given its chief negotiator the green light to prepare the long-awai

India's Ministry of Commerce is recommending anti-dumping duties on imports of newsprint and graphit

Shipowners face a serious shortage of skilled officers partly because of the reluctance of many to t

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'There is no question that foreign subsidies have helped foreign shipbuilders. But matching those su

1262 (June 12, 1997) Previous day - 1257The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

Thailand's economic downturn and Bangkok's traffic jams are enough to drive the middle class to vide

June 12, 1997BALTIC INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT FUTURES MARKET Prev.Close High

Rail coordination problems at the Port of Long Beach are drawing attention to the challenges West Co

Port of Houston commissioners have given Wall Street powerhouse Smith Barney the green light to sell

PANAMA PREPARESFOR TAKEOVER OF CANALPANAMA CITY - Panamanian President Ernesto Perez Ballada

Federal Express Chairman Frederick Smith, testifying before a House panel Thursday, condemned the ''

Looking to get a jump on streamlining its distribution network for the new millennium, Allied Signal