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The search for an affordable, renewable source of energy is a major challenge to the rapidly-develop

When Russia first threw open its vast market to imports of fresh fruits and vegetables, traders were

May 8, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent pr

The Russian government's intention to introduce a ruble crawling peg will have a positive effect on

U.S. crude oil inventories rose by 3.4 million barrels during the week ended May 3 compared with the

There's a chance Prince Edward Island's two ferry services to the mainland could be strikebound this

Insurers praised a property insurance bill en route to Florida's governor more for what it doesn't c

ShipsILA THREATENSMAY 30 SHUTDOWNNEW YORK - The International Longshoremen's Associa

Sam Elkady has taken to watching television through the night.He has trouble sleeping.When h

Presidential Clinton is expected to appoint an emergency board today to block a threatened railroad

South Korea's import system for fresh oranges has come under renewed attack from U.S. growers who sa

Chances are the Panama Canal will run more efficiently after Panama assumes full responsibility for

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

INLAND STEEL TO SELLDISTRIBUTION SUBSIDIARYCHICAGO - Inland Steel Industries will sell 15 pe

SPAIN'S BID TO DELAYMONEY UNION REJECTEDBRUSSELS - The European Union Commission on Tuesday

Israel told the Palestinian Authority to stop building an airport in self-ruled Gaza until the two s

Despite a healthy increase in natural resource exports of fish, timber, coal and oil, Alaska's overa

A decision by the Maritime Law Association of the United States to call for reform of the Natural Re

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How to use:Trade leads are sent to the USDA from U.S. agricultural attaches, counselors and

U.N. Secretariat Procurement and Transportation Div.United Nations866 U.N. Plaza 6th Floor

WORLD AIRWAYS SIGNSLEASE DEAL WITH PALWASHINGTON - World Airways Inc. signed a $69 million c

You hear it all the time: ''But how can I make money on it?'' That's the common refrain heard in com

May 7, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buc

From trucks to plastic bags to pencils - the United Nations buys it all, and savvy U.S. companies ar

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

May 7, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent pr

The first shipment of Alaskan North Slope crude oil to be shipped outside the United States is expec

The U.S. dollar was mixed Tuesday, with no fresh news to spark trading interest.Reports that

JAPAN REAL ESTATE FIRMFAILS OVER 'JUSEN' LOANSTOKYO - A real estate company heavily indebted

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

The days when you could fire a cannon through the international transit hall at Anchorage Internatio

After weeks of sniping and recrimination, U.S. and Mexican Cabinet officials closed a bilateral reun

''We don't have any diamond mines. Plenty of diamonds, but no diamond mines.''

May 7, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

As of May 7, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from supp

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The ill effects of the U.K.'s mad-cow disease have spread to the beef transportation industry, causi

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, May 12, '95, - May 7, '96 (a graph)(2)DA