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The war games China held recently to rattle Taiwan are having a backlash on Fujian province - the cl

OILFIELD POLLUTANTSIN LOUISIANA WATEROPELOUSAS, La. - Oilfield pollutants are seeping into a

The United Nations warned Vietnam Wednesday that a continued dash for industrial growth without meas

As of Apr. 24, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

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

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 261.07 off 0.67 w

Apr. 24, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

New York Mercantile Exchange - Apr. 24, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

International Petroleum ExchangeApr. 24, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Apr. 24, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

Tosco Corp. said its net income for the first quarter ended March 31, totaled $24 million, or 63 cen

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Apr. 24, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

Wednesday Apr. 24, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

Reeling under a severe power shortage, the Sri Lankan government plans to bolster generating capacit

Bittersweet times are here for cocoa consumers and producers of chocolate.On one hand, lower

CIBA-GEIGY, SANDOZMERGER GETS APPROVEDZURICH - Ciba-Geigy shareholders put their final appro

April 24, 1996This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the

The future of Orimulsion, a vastly abundant and low-cost power plant fuel from Venezuela, received a

Britain stunned investors and sent electricity stocks reeling Wednesday with a surprise decision to

BROKER STARTSTO SELL INSURANCESAN FRANCISCO - Charles Schwab & Co. is moving into the life i

NAC RE REPORTSSTRONG EARNINGSNAC Re Corp.'s first-quarter net income increased by 82.6 perce

After a century of conducting the labyrinthine process of ceding reinsurance via the mails, the indu

Launching communication satellites into space is a risky business, and not only because launch vehic

The Virginia Names hope they've got their standstill agreement with Lloyd's of London right.

U.S. inventories of distillate fuel oil fell 1 million barrels to an all-time low during the week en

The European Union is threatening legal action against several member countries that are preventing

General Motors Corp. is selling its remaining trucking operations to Leaseway Logistics, which had b

The nation's largest consumer market will continue to show slow growth over the next few years, but

TRANSAMERICA LEASING AREAPOSTS RECORD 1ST QUARTERSAN FRANCISCO - Transamerica Corp.'s leasin

Steel importers with a poor record for following Customs import rules on how shipments are classifie

NORTHWEST AIR PLACESFIRM ORDERS FOR A320SNEW YORK - Airbus Industrie said Tuesday that North

The European Union has rejected calls to lift its ban on 45-foot containers, helping to forge an unu

Alan Knight will be loading a consignment of television sets into two of his trucks today for export

It's going to be a strange year in the grain trade. Grain prices are up - way up. Ocean rates for ex

A coalition of Northeast and Midwest port and maritime officials showed support Tuesday for a bill t

MORE LENDERS ENTERSHIP FINANCE MARKETLONDON - Shipowners are obtaining record low interest r

Deficit-conscious governments in the United States and Canada are giving industries more leeway to p

It seemed a funny place to get inspiration for a column about technologies used to improve corporate

Tuesday, April 23, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada