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SHELL BEGINS PRODUCTIONAT MARS SITE IN GULFHOUSTON - Shell Oil Co. said it has initiated pro

Commercial mailers will be exempt from new postal rules designed to improve security of cargo flying

CHINA DISMISSES OFFERFOR PERMANENT MFNBEIJING - China shrugged off a U.S. overture to grant

The Baltic Freight Index is a daily indicator of world bulk shipping freight rate levels.

The Bangladesh government's apparent plan to allow private export-processing zones and to shift cont

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An Indonesian Cabinet minister assured top U.S. and Singapore businessmen that economic growth and r

As of August 9, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

U.S. health officials warned doctors to step up their efforts to look for the human version of mad c

''Who here is lying?''

Aug. 9, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 246.00 up 2.10 w

International Petroleum ExchangeAug. 9, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Aug. 9, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 27.

Aug. 9, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlea

New York Mercantile Exchange - Aug. 9, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Fresh fears have arisen that Nigeria may have been losing about $700 million yearly in oil royalties

Aug. 9, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

EX-IM BANK APPROVESCOVER FOR GE PROJECTWASHINGTON - The Export-Import Bank said it has appro

As tensions between the United States and Iran rise over trade and terrorism, the two countries coul

POULTRY FIRMS ENTERIMMIGRATION PROJECTWASHINGTON - Poultry businesses employing 43,000 worke

SHIPCO TRANSPORT OPENSHONG KONG OFFICEHOBOKEN, N.J. - Shipco Transport Inc., an ocean freigh

The message from a two-day conference on insurance last week is that reforms are definitely on, but

Friday Aug. 9, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

The California Senate Judiciary Committee last week passed legislation authorizing usage of insuranc

BRAZIL COFFEE EXPORTSTOP MILLION BAGS IN JULYSAO PAULO - Brazil exported more than 1.1 milli

President Clinton will visit Yellowstone National Park today to announce an agreement to prevent the

In a country where the slightest suggestion of a price rise triggers a collective fit, deregulating

Gains in the second two quarters of 1996 should salvage a disappointing first half in the container-

Sri Lanka intends to sell a 40 percent stake in its national airline and promises management control

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Three weeks ended Aug. 3, 1996, vs. similar 1995 periodCars Cars Loaded Loaded

Friday, Aug. 9, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Privatizing Thailand's main port may be the key to improving efficiency and lowering costs, the Bang

INDIA'S PRIVATE AIRLINESCAN USE AIRBUS PLANESNEW DELHI - The Indian government has given app

New York Mercantile Exchange - Aug. 8, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

SHIPOVERSEAS SHIPBUILDINGPOSTS PROFIT IN QUARTERNEW YORK - Overseas Shipbuilding Gro

A congressional subcommittee's field hearing here Thursday generated controversy by trying to steer

Bob Dole's best friends in the transportation industry are executives at Union Pacific Corp. and Sou

A Chippewa protest against a Michigan copper mine is beginning to chill Exxon Corp., which hopes to