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Standard & Poor's placed its ratings for Nationwide Insurance on CreditWatch with negative implicati

The major industrial nations - the United States, Canada, Japan, the European Union, Norway and Swit

Texas Instruments Inc., the Dallas-based semiconductor manufacturer, launched a joint venture Tuesda

The sharp uptick in the U.S. November producer price index was temporary, due largely to a statistic

There is a fascinating passage in William Prochnau's new book, "Once Upon a Distant War" (Times Book

Rather than contracting outside companies for an increasing number of small construction projects, P

Ships no longer wait for weeks outside the Brazilian Port of Santos. But many carriers in the trade

GUNDLING, EX-OFFICIAL OF USL, DIES AT 74BEACH HAVEN, N.J. - Kenneth W. Gundling, a former vi

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Less-than-truckload carrier American Freightways Inc. on Tuesday warned analysts of its first quarte

Maybe this time's the charm. Machinists will vote today on a new contract offer from Boeing

Elco Combined Inc., a Seattle customs broker and international freight forwarder, has removed severa

House and Senate conferees are expected to agree in a meeting today to kill a Senate proposal that w

A shortage of railcars and congestion at ports are hampering the export of soymeal from India, indus

PAT BUCHANAN CALLS MEXICAN TRUCKS UNSAFESUN CITY, Ariz. - Republican presidential ca

Commercial Quantity Aluminum ingots_ $1,100-$1,150per ton lots &

China State Shipbuilding Corp. expects to complete a record 1.75 million tons of ship construction t

As of Dec. 12, 1995 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

Dec. 12, 1995 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 245.34 up 0.17 whi

International Petroleum Exchange Dec. 12, 1995Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

New York Mercantile Exchange - Dec. 12, 1995 Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Low

Dec. 12, 1995 RESELLER RACKUnleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Pre

Royal Nedlloyd Group plans to merge its three trucking companies next year in a bid to trim costs an

Dec. 12, 1995 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley

Dec. 12, 1995 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

CBT TRANSPORT MANAGER JOHN DOBRZYNSKI DIESJohn R. "Bob" Dobrzynski, manager of the transport

Commodities trader Cargill Inc. plans to invest $1.5 billion over 10 years in Asia, most of it in th

IG METALL PLANS TO MEET WITH GERMAN EMPLOYERSFRANKFURT - German engineering and meta

The European Union is studying proposals to reduce motor-vehicle emissions, a report by the OPEC New

Tuesday Dec. 12, 1995 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

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US STUDIES EMBARGO OF NIGERIAN OILWASHINGTON - Assistant Secretary of State George M

Commonwealth Edison said it will freeze base electric rates to all customers for five years as part

Italian energy group Enel has been discreetly increasing its buying of low- sulfur (1 percent) fuel

Dec. 12, 1995 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

France's national power utility Electricite de France restarted exporting electricity to Britain Thu

Shipping lines at the nation's busiest containerport have reluctantly accepted a new tariff system t

1616 (Dec. 12, 1995) Previous day - 1610 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

Energy Secretary Hazel O'Leary, reprimanded last month for tracking journalists' coverage of her dep