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NIGERIAN OIL WORKERS SLOW ASHLAND DRILLINGLEXINGTON, Ky. - Drilling operations at an

PSI Energy wants state regulators to grant it a second rate increase, this one for 8 percent, so rat

Friday July 15, 1994 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

Many of the National Executive members of Nigeria's National Labour Congress want a general strike t

Competition has grown fierce for a $200 million iron ore refinery originally proposed for Point MacK

Just when most analysts finally agreed that world crude oil prices would remain in the low-to-middle

Texaco Inc. last week announced what it called a promising oil and natural gas discovery in the Gulf

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 231.73 up 0.13 w

July 15, 1994 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

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

As of July 15, 1994 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

NUCOR CONSIDERS SITES FOR $500 MILLION MILLRICHMOND, Va. - Nucor Corp., a fast-growi

Kennecott Greens Creek Mining Co. wants federal permission to dredge oreconcentrates it spil

Some of the world's biggest mining companies are taking a second look at the Philippines as the gove

The recent period of dry weather in northern Europe has improved the outlook for the 1994-95 Europea

World oilseed production, excluding soybeans, rose 515,000 tons in June to 109.9 million tons, refle

1412 (July 15, 1994) Previous day - 1405 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

July 15, 1994 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

GLOSSARY AR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

The introduction of computers at the Port of Calcutta is helping to move ships in and out of the por

"Ship, Sea and Sky: The Marine Art of James Edward Buttersworth." Through Sept. 5. New York. Exhibit

First-quarter results show conference carrier Sea-Land Service Inc. held onto its ranking as the top

Revenue from cargo moving through the Panama Canal rose 3.2 percent while total canal tonnage was up

Container Traffic Through U.S. Ports, 1994 vs. 1993 International Freight in 20-Foot Contain

Federal agents said they seized some 3 tons of cocaine with a street value of $1 billion that was sh

MORMAC MARINE GROUP COMPLETES MORAN BUYGREENWICH, Conn. - Mormac Marine Group of Sta

The Port of Brownsville, the closest Texas seaport to Mexico, this week is expected to take action o

U.S. heavy-truck makers smashed sales records in June as the industry posted its biggest month in hi

Higher energy prices lifted the Journal of Commerce Industrial Price Index to a new 1994 high last w

Friday, July 15, 1994 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

(1) DAILY INDEX Annual Smoothed percent +15.137/11 103.37/12 103.77/13

Japan will loan the Philippines up to 11.43 billion yen (US$116.59 million) to support an electrific

The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by EAB New York and other sources, are selling r

Canada is pressing the United States to exclude Canadian steelmakers from anti-dumping suits launche

The Bayerische Landesbank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development have jointly agre

Japan's closely watched trade surplus jumped nearly 15 percent in June on strong exports to the Unit

While mystery continues to befog North Korea's intentions after the change of leadership, signs are

FRENCH FASHION LEADERS UNRUFFLED BY RECESSIONPARIS - France's most elite fashion hou

Increases in transportation, food, clothing and housing pushed Canadian consumer prices up 0.2 perce

The House Ways and Means Committee will try to complete work this week ondraft legislation i