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Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,100-$1,150 per ton lots

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 249.90 off 0.53 w

If Pat Buchanan nudged Bob Dole toward protectionism in the Republican primaries, Ross Perot could w

European Union governments should increase indirect taxes and cut their non-wage labor costs to boos

Senate supporters of legislation to cap damage awards in faulty-product lawsuits won a key floor vot

In a stunning announcement, the head of an international group of ship inspectors Wednesday said the

The vessel that became a death chamber for three stowaways from Africa was sailing under an ill-fate

U.S. and Canadian trade officials are meeting this week in Washington in hopes of finalizing a pact

The lawyer acting at dockside for the UK P&I Club responsible for the Ostfriesland said Wednesday he

Seth Lawson tried to hitch a ride on the slipstreams of international trade that criss-cross the glo

Wednesday Mar. 20, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

Eastern Caribbean leaders say they will attend a meeting with the U.S. Trade Representative on the E

A gas leak in a tower block killed six people Wednesday and left three others in hospital in Ukraine

SHIP CARRYING AID SINKSIN AREA OF WAR GAMESROME - The U.N. World Food Program on Wednesday i

BARWIL OCEANIC AGENCIES LLC (Long Beach, Calif.) - Erik A. Pedersen was named president of this stea

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Prudential Asia, the Asian investment arm of Prudential Insurance Co. of America, announced Wednesda

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Republican congressional leaders Wednesday said they hope to work with President Clinton on a long-t

The International Trade Commission said it will probe a Samsung Electronics Co., complaint that Texa

Thai Airways International Ltd. said it has signed a contract to buy six Boeing 777-300 aircraft for

The encouraging news this week that foreign companies gained a larger share of Japan's semiconductor

''They make me feel like I'm not 47.''

Cuba, joined to varying degrees by Canada, Mexico, Europe, Latin America and India, assailed new U.S

Prudential Insurance Co. of America, no stranger to investigations of its sales practices, has hired

Trade leads supplied by:U.S. Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

Trade leads supplied by:U.S. Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

As of Mar. 20, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

Trade ministers from 34 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean today close their summit on the

A quiet public - but active private - voice is the preferred approach in Southeast Asia to the strid

Alpine Austria, long known for its yodelers and skiers, is getting a new reputation for what Germans

SAFETY ON SHIPS. Through Dec. 30. New York. Exhibit on New York's Maritime Tragedies. Seamen's Churc

EMERY WORLDWIDERENAMES LOGISTICS UNITMIAMI - Emery Worldwide has renamed its logistics subsi

Exxon Corp., already the largest foreign holder of oil and gas acreage in China, is expanding its re

If you're an importer or exporter wondering how upcoming changes in government regulations will affe

UPS, FEDEX, ATA SUEOSHA ON SAFETY SURVEYWASHINGTON - The American Trucking Associations, Uni

New York Mercantile Exchange - Mar. 20, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Thousands of businesses and policyholders in coastal areas of New York have no place to turn for fir

Wednesday, March 20, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Growing weary of government inaction, business leaders from across the hemisphere are pressing trade