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WWP NON-REGULATEDENERGY SUBSIDIARY SETSPOKANE, Wash. - Washington Water Power has formed a n

Oil has begun flowing from Amoco's biggest China site a month ahead of schedule, boosting hopes on b

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

As of May 2, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from supp

May 2, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent pr

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 257.95 up 1.86

International Petroleum ExchangeMay 2, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

New York Mercantile Exchange - May 2, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Lo

May 2, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead

May 2, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buc

Thursday May 2, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

May 2, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

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ONTARIO HYDRO SEEKSTO PREVENT A DESERTIONTORONTO - Ontario Hydro is taking court action to s

If the strike that began Thursday at Chile's Chuquicamata copper mine lasts more than two weeks, it

Orimulsion, a new, tar-based power plant fuel from Venezuela, may have more trouble finding a place

TRUCK DAMAGES I-93,TIES UP BOSTON TRAFFICBOSTON - Small package deliveries were delayed for

The U.S. Department of Transportation has received pledges from a Mexican trucking company that it w

Women in maritime law and industry were urged Thursday to ''stay the course'' as they work in a male

British ocean carrier P&O Containers has joined the principal trans-Pacific rate setting conferences

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Yoko Niibo, manager advertising/promotions for Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (America) Inc., died April 26 whi

The ''cloak of confidentiality'' House members said was draped over Superfund reform negotiations fe

APRIL TORNADOES TO COSTINSURERS $500 MILLIONNEW YORK - The insurance industry will pay an es

A bitterly disappointed Safeco Corp. is pondering its options after the California insurance commiss

California Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush said he would appeal last week's federal court d

The International Chamber of Shipping in London Thursday expressed concern and disappointment about

SWISSAIR STANDS BYCUTS FROM GENEVAZURICH - Swissair offered quicker transit times and more E

Rep. Herbert H. Bateman, R-Va., a staunch and longtime advocate for the U.S. maritime industry, is w

Hong Kong's principal airline is seen as having bought itself political insurance for its future by

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The United States and Japan have settled a trio of air disputes that threatened to lead to mutual av

P&O Containers is charging into the stormy trans-Pacific trades with a swagger that is leaving some

In a move to get a piece of the estimated $5.7 billion regional reinsurance market, Hong Kong has se

FMC CALL FOR DATAFROM SHIP CONFERENCESWASHINGTON - All ocean shipping conferences must provi

A third of the people in the world have never made a phone call.There are lots of dizzying s

When the giant airship Hindenburg burst into flames while landing at Lakehurst, N.J., on May 6, 1937

The National Research Council said enough data is available for it to proceed with a congressionally

A standoff over trucking labor turned the nation's busiest container complex into a ghost town Wedne