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

May 16, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

As of May 16, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 260.19 off 0.03

May 16, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

International Petroleum ExchangeMay 16, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Thursday May 16, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

New York Mercantile Exchange - May 16, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

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U.N. and Iraqi negotiators have reached a tentative deal to let Iraq resume oil sales, but are waiti

JAPANESE STEEL OUTPUTFALLS FROM YEAR EARLIERTOKYO - Japan produced a total of 8.16 million t

Even if sanctions are imposed against China for intellectual property violations, the Asian giant wo

The winds of a trade skirmish between China and the United States began swirling around Hong Kong Th

BRAZIL'S PORT OF SANTOSRUNS RISK OF JUNE STRIKESANTOS, Brazil - Brazil's largest port of San

AON OFFERS COVERAGEFOR TAKEOVER DEFENSECHICAGO - Aon Risk Services Cos. Inc. and its subsidi

The story headlined ''Bigger Superfund budget proposed'' that appeared on Page 8A on Thursday, May 1

STATE FARM'S EARNINGSJUMPED IN 1ST QUARTERState Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., the la

AIG INSURANCE SERVICES INC.Cecilia E. Norat will become president of newly formed AIG Vendor

Cargo traffic at the world's airports rose by 6.9 percent in February to reach 3.6 million tons comp

Employers in California paid about $5.9 billion in workers compensation premiums in 1995, a 27 perce

Noted attorney Alan Dershowitz on Wednesday argued successfully on behalf of three South Texas motor

With the Mexican economy showing signs of rebound and a brand new general cargo storage area opened

General Electric Co., the American Institute of Marine Underwriters, the Water Quality Insurance Syn

POSSIBLE EXPLOSION CITEDIN VALUJET CRASHMIAMI - Investigators focused Wednesday on a possibl

President Clinton almost certainly will appoint two more emergency boards before the weekend to inve

SHIPSJUGUM, LONGSHORE LEADERIN SEATTLE, DIES AT 81SEATTLE - Martin Jugum, 81, a long

Maersk Line, having doubled its container space at Taiwan's main port, is working with other carrier

Some very large investors are betting that American President Cos.' stock price is overvalued.

As Brazil seeks to define its trade strategy approaching the 21st Century, it finds itself walking a

The number of options for disposing of dredged material from San Francisco Bay will expand considera

A list of $3 billion in annual imports from China targeted for trade sanctions because of a copyrigh

Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole is giving up the Senate seat he has held for 28 years to put a sharp

The farmers and the railroads are at it again.The long-running feud between Western Canadian

AIRBUS SEEKS PARTNERIN AIRLINER PROJECTBERLIN - European aircraft consortium Airbus Industri

Celadon Group is planning to buy troubled Burlington Motor Carriers Inc. for an undisclosed sum.

Wednesday, May 15, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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

Trade officials will start a flurry of talks, after nearly 10 years of discussion, in a bid to beat

The U.S. dollar rose sharply against the Japanese yen Wednesday, as traders decided that interest ra