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BRAZILIAN FARMERS SPENDMORE ON CHEMICALSSAO PAULO - Brazilian farmers spent a total of $738.

The International Trade Administration in Washington, D.C., is planning to create an Internet servic

With European beef's image spoiled by mad-cow disease and pork's reputation slandered by the ''swine

Paul Bush knows how picky furniture buyers can be.He's met Japanese customers who prefer sma

U.S. insurers investing in emerging markets abroad actually help spur development in these countries

Mid Ocean Ltd. the property reinsurance firm that has been expanding into other coverages and underw

CGM ADDING AUCKLANDTO ITS WORLDWIDE SERVICENEW YORK - Compagnie Generale Maritime of France

Sept. 4, 1997BALTIC INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT FUTURES MARKET Prev.Close High Lo

SHIPSBARGE TRAFFIC IS DOWNAT OKLAHOMA RIVER PORTCATOOSA, Okla. - Barge volum

The spectacular robbery Monday - already dubbed the ''robbery of the century'' - in which 53 million

An internal investigation conducted by Texaco into last week's oil spill at its British North Sea Ca

Sept. 3, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE - SEPT. 2, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

The United States and Canada are launching a pilot project to simplify the procedures for in-transit

LLOYD'S OF LONDONJohn Young was appointed chairman of Lloyd's Regulatory Board. He will succ

Even though nine out of 10 shippers have returned to United Parcel Service in the two weeks since th

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ONGOINGMystic Marinelife Aquarium. Now through Sept. 14. Artifacts from an ancient Roman shi

The U.S. dollar declined Wednesday, as Bundesbank President Hans Tietmeyer and stronger-than-expecte

Senior North American officials voiced strong optimism Wednesday that hemispheric free-trade negotia

INTERNATIONAL PETROLEUM EXCHANGESept. 3, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

The Bangladesh government is promising a quick response to a long list of complaints from foreign in

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 243.66 up 1.67 wh

The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending Aug. 28, 1997 as supplied by the bunker fuel d

Vietnam Airlines' aim to upgrade its fleet and project itself as a regional carrier suffered a setba

Current Textile Quotas:Where the average recent utilization rate indicates full quota utiliz

One of the longest-running battles in British legal history ended with Elf Enterprise failing to rec

Princess Diana could have survived the fatal car crash in Paris if she had been wearing a seat belt,

Japanese authorities have remained quiet on the dollar's recent rise above the 120-yen level because

Multinational companies facing transfer pricing disputes were able to defend their profit to tax aut

As Congress debates whether there should be a link between the environment and trade, the environmen

Russia's oil sector, once viewed as a promising frontier for foreign oil companies, is now regarded

Tianjin Automobile Industrial (Group) Co. will become the first company in mainland China to list it

Freed from half a century of war, Central American leaders agreed to build a European-style politica

The Surface Transportation Board turned aside a bid by a Delaware-based chemical company to gain bro

AIG UNIT BUYS MAJORITYOF BRAZIL'S BANCO FENICIANEW YORK - American International Group Inc.,

Sept. 3, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

Sept. 3, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

FAA INVESTIGATIONYIELDS 14 LETTERSNEW YORK - A team of Federal Aviation Administration inspe

SOME LATIN CURRENCIESOVERVALUED, EXPERT SAYSHAMBURG - Some Latin American currencies are ove