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Amid mixed signals in the financial markets, the Port of Long Beach today will go out for bid on $34

MITSUI TAKES A STAKE IN VIETNAMESE CARRIERTOKYO - Mitsui O.S.K Lines Ltd. said it ac

U.S. tanker and dry-bulk giant OMI Corp. will sell three U.S.-flag chemical tankers to Hvide Marine

Wherever Russia's Ministry of Atomic Energy finds an export opportunity, the West sees a nuclear nig

Aviva Freudmann, The Journal of Commerce's deputy editorial director, has been named the paper's Can

Wednesday, Nov. 15, 1995 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Finance Minister Masayoshi Takemura said Wednesday that all bad loans at Japanese banks can be dispo

Day Two of the partial federal government shutdown brought no clear movement toward ending the fundi

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Nov. 21 '94 - Nov. 15, '95 (a graph) (2)

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

The Brazilian government recently forced shipping lines serving the Port of Santos to drop the conge

The U.S. dollar declined Wednesday, as the major focus was still on the budget impasse, leaving many

Betting on the survival of a 1920s law reserving domestic cargo for domestic ships, a Philadelphia t

Taiwan has approved 11 immigration applications by mainland Chinese, including a Chinese court offic

Senate Republican leader Bob Dole, in a tactical move, backed down this weekfrom his demand

Rejecting warnings that shipping reform will result in an industry upheaval, supporters of deregulat

The European Commission Wednesday proposed that the European Union set up a guarantee fund that coul

PORT OF IBERIA SUED TO HALT DREDGING PLANLAFAYETTE, La. - Environmentalists are suin

Plans to build the Sears Island cargo port wharf on solid fill are "simply environmentally unaccepta

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 242.02 off 0.80 w

International Petroleum Exchange Nov. 15, 1995*Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Nov. 15, 1995 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quota tions do not necessarily represen

New York Mercantile Exchange - Nov. 15, 1995 Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Low

Nov. 15, 1995 RESELLER RACKUnleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Premium-Unl

Nov. 15, 1995 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley

Nov. 15, 1995 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

United Parcel Service, hit by a onetime charge for early retirement, reported a drop in income despi

U.S. crude oil inventories fell by 4.8 million barrels during the week ended Nov. 10, compared with

China plans nine more polyethylene plants as demand continues to outstrip supply, as it does for mos

A federal judge has held the Energy Department in contempt for failing to release documents on missi

LEFTOVER OIL, GAS LEASES SOLD IN COOK INLET AREAANCHORAGE - Four oil- and gas-lease

Wednesday Nov. 15, 1995 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represen

The American International Group has entered the mutual-fund business with a product aimed at parent

Australian insurer FAI Insurances Ltd. is seeking a broader Asian expansion, with plans for a region

STATE FARM ADDS JOBS IN NEW YORK STATEALBANY, N.Y. - State Senator Joseph L. Bruno p

HCC POSTS SIZABLE JUMP IN PROFIT FOR THIRD QUARTER, NINE MONTHSHOUSTON - HCC Insuran

NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE CO. (New York) - Seymour Sternberg was named president and chief operating o

Overall compensation for insurance industry chief executives, including salaries, bonuses and incent

Peter Middleton, chief executive of Lloyd's of London, has resigned, it was announced Wednesday.

The Prudential Insurance Co. said Wednesday it was reorganizing its businesses and cutting staff to