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GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

The Port of Vancouver, Wash., has completed a $12.6 million rail expansion project designed to impro

July 29, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

Monday July 29, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

July 29, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 27

July 29, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,300-$1,500 per ton lo

NESTLE TO ESTABLISHHOLDING FIRM IN POLANDWARSAW - Food-producing giant Nestle has decided to

As of July 29, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

International Petroleum ExchangeJuly 29, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 240.47 off 0.88 wh

CHINESE CROP DAMAGEWORSE THAN FIRST THOUGHTCHICAGO - Damage to Chinese cotton and rice crops

July 29, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

New York Mercantile Exchange - July 29, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High L

A former university system employee has raised questions about routing royalties from a Humboldt Cou

Hunt Oil Co. and PanCanadian Petroleum Ltd.'s decision to abandon their offshore western Newfoundlan

July 29, 1996This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the e

3 MORE STATES TURNAGAINST LLOYD'S PLANDENVER - Three more states have turned against the set

SIOUX FALLS TO BENEFITFROM MORRELL FINESIOUX FALLS, S.D. - A $1 million penalty levied again

After last-ditch insurance trade talks between the United States and Japan ended last week, they are

Two of Norway's main suppliers to the oil industry, Aker A/S's Oil and Gas Technology unit and Marit

ST. PAUL COS. EARNINGSHELPED BY INVESTMENTSST. PAUL, Minn. - The St. Paul Cos. reported a bo

AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUPLawrence Carlstrom was named president of the Surety Division of

EU WEIGHS EXTENSIONON SHIPBUILDER AIDBRUSSELS - The European Union is considering a 2 1/2-ye

BRITISH ECONOMIC GROWTHWEAK IN SECOND QUARTERLONDON - British economic growth was surprising

It's still summer, but port and shipping executives have visions of containerships full of holiday m

With a top to bottom re-engineering nearly complete, American President Lines polished its bottom li

A measure quietly passed by the House this month as part of broad export legislation will raise new

As American Airlines Flight 788 winged north from San Juan, passengers talked about the big ball gam

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Friday, July 26, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Two key pieces of economic data this week could put the dollar back on its feet, currency traders an

The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by Reuter Money Service, are selling rates among

AIRBRITISH AEROSPACE,BOEING CHOSEN BY UKSEATTLE - The United Kingdom selected Britis

Shippers using lesser-known freight forwarders better prepare for lengthy delays as intensive inspec

The Clinton administration is exploring an aviation policy with Asia that would tap into the dynamic

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Aug. 4, '95 - July 26, '96 (a graph)* An

A jetliner's black box, its diary of doom, is a brutally engineered piece of hardware, tougher than

TEAMSTERS UNION WANTSNEW ELECTION AT VALUJETATLANTA - The Teamsters union is seeking a new r

Despite deep-rooted concerns, Mexico will not use this week's meeting of environment ministers to bl