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SPOT METALS PRICES

JOC Staff | May 11, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,500-$1,600 per ton lo

KR-CRB FUTURES INDEXES

JOC Staff | May 11, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 248.08 up 1.47 whi

LONDON OIL FUTURES

JOC Staff | May 11, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
International Petroleum ExchangeMay 9, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

SPOT COMMODITIES

JOC Staff | May 11, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
May 9, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent pr

SENATORS PUSH TO AX ENERGY

Patrick Kelly | May 11, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
U.S. Republican lawmakers last week renewed their effort to abolish the U.S. Energy Department, call
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NEW HAVEN RESIDUAL FUELS

JOC Staff | May 11, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
May 9, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 27.7

EXXON EYES SECOND PLANT IN SINGAPORE

Bridge News | May 11, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
Oil giant Exxon Corp. is expected to approve the construction of a major petrochemical plant in Sing

GASOLINE PRICES

JOC Staff | May 11, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
May 9, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead

NEW YORK OIL FUTURES

JOC Staff | May 11, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
New York Mercantile Exchange - May 8, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High L

BRIEFS

From Wire Reports | May 11, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
DOW JONES CHANGESUTILITIES AVERAGE LINEUPNEW YORK - In the biggest shake-up in 50 years, Dow

BRE-X SACKS KEY OFFICER, FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION

Associated Press | May 11, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
Bre-X Minerals, the Canadian mining company whose stock was destroyed by revelations that its gold s

SPOT PRODUCT PRICES

JOC Staff | May 11, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
May 9, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o.

AUSTRALIAN UTILITY FINDS AN OUTLET IN VIETNAM POWER GRID \ FIRM HOPES UPGRADE SPURS FUTURE DEALS

Ron Corben | May 11, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
An Australian utility undertaking a $20 million upgrade of one Vietnamese power grid sees it as a po

BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports | May 11, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
FORMOSA PLASTICS PLANSSECOND PLANT IN USTAIPEI - Taiwan's petrochemical giant Formosa Plasti

TENKE MINING, ZAIRE REBELS STRIKE ACCORD

Associated Press | May 11, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
A Canadian mining company is putting $50 million down on a copper and cobalt contract that could hel

MAJOR GAINS AND DECLINES IN CARLOADINGS \ THREE WEEKS ENDED MAY 3, 1997, VS. SIMILAR 1996 PERIOD

Adapted from Weekly Railroad Traffic, Association of American | May 11, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
Cars CarsLoaded Loaded Change Railroad Category 1

CHINA, GERMANY TO STUDY CONVERTING COAL TO FUEL OIL \ PROPOSED PLANT WOULD BE FIRST OF ITS KIND

P.T. Bangsberg | May 11, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
China is proposing to build what's billed as the world's first plant to convert coal directly into c

ASIAN SHIPOWNERS FOCUS ON HULL INSURANCE ISSUE

P.T. Bangsberg | May 11, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
Insurance will be the focal point as Asian shipowners gather in Singapore today for the sixth time a

DAILY PETROLEUM PRICES

JOC Staff | May 11, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
Friday May 9, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing t

PEOPLE ON THE MOVE

From Wire and Staff Reports | May 11, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
DHL WORLDWIDE EXPRESSJoseph Riera has joined DHL Airways Inc. as senior vice president and c

LA COMPLEX EXCELS AT EFFICIENCY

Bill Mongelluzzo | May 11, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
Waterfront employers in Southern California may complain about the cost of longshore labor, but a st

CHINA SETS FLOOR ON BOX PRICES

Peter Tirschwell | May 8, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
Prices for new marine containers from the world's largest supplier have jumped 10 percent.Th

CHINA SEEKS TO REASSURE INVESTORS ON HONG KONG BORDER INTEGRITY

Mark Magnier | May 8, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
Border smuggling between Hong Kong and the mainland - now rampant according to many analysts - will

JOURNAL OF COMMERCE - FAST FACTS \ NONFERROUS METALS: US TRADE BALANCE

Bureau of Economic Analysis | May 8, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
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IRANIAN OIL DEAL A SLAP AT US CURBS \ BRITISH-CANADIAN CONSORTIUM WINS PACT

Michael S. Lelyveld | May 8, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
In a challenge to U.S. sanctions policy, Iran said Thursday that it has awarded an offshore oil deve

RUSH FOR COVER

Ronald Gift Mullins | May 8, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
A power plant somewhere in Africa. A pipeline in the former Soviet Union. A telecommunications proje

FOREIGN EXCHANGE

JOC Staff | May 8, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by Reuter Money Service, are selling rates among

COST OF CREDIT

JOC Staff | May 8, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
Thursday, May 8, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

JOURNAL OF COMMERCE INDUSTRIAL PRICE INDEX

The Center for International Business Cycle Research at | May 8, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, May 10, 1996 - May 8, 1997 (a graph)* An

"MR. YEN' TALKS, DOLLAR WALKS

Bridge News | May 8, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
The U.S. dollar fell Thursday as Eisuke Sakakibara, an influential Japanese Finance Ministry officia

USDA WORRIED ABOUT LOSS OF ETHANOL EXCISE EXEMPTION

Bridge News | May 8, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
Elimination of the federal ethanol excise tax exemption would ''increase the trade deficit significa

BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports | May 8, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
CHICAGO MERC EXPANDSITS CURRENCY TRADINGThe Chicago Mercantile Exchange late this week began
Maritime

HOUSE PANEL REJECTS PLAN TO RESTRICT THE EX-IM BANK \ REAUTHORIZATION DEEMED LIKELY FOR THE AGENCY

Richard Lawrence | May 8, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
The U.S. Export-Import Bank won the first round Thursday against congressional critics seeking to re

COMMERCE MEASURE TO LET BANKS EXPORT ENCRYPTED SOFTWARE

Tim Shorrock | May 8, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
U.S. banks and financial institutions will be allowed to export the most sophisticated encrypted sof

SUBCOMMITTEE URGES ACTION ON BOEING MERGER \ LETTER ASKS CLINTON TO SEEK EU'S APPROVAL

Michele Kayal | May 8, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
A Senate subcommittee chairman has urged President Clinton to ensure a fair shake from the European
Maritime

MEXICAN, US CHIEFS END TALKS WITH PROMISES, NOT RESULTS

Kevin G. Hall | May 8, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
President Clinton's first trip to Mexico concluded this week with much talk of cooperation but no ma
Maritime

UNICOM MULLS BUYING STAKE IN HONGKONG TELECOM

P.T. Bangsberg | May 8, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
On the day Hong Kong's No. 1 telecommunications company reported a 12.5 percent jump in profit, Chin
Maritime

QUOTE TO NOTE

David Quast, Analyst at the Cato Institute | May 8, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
'This is a crusade to get the Fortune 500 off the dole.'
Maritime

US STARTS CRACKDOWN ON COPYRIGHT FRAUD

Reuters | May 8, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
The Justice Department and the FBI announced Thursday the first results of a nationwide crackdown, d
Maritime

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