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The following business missions are scheduled for the coming months. The Journal of Commerce assumes

Another "sensitive" area of China's economy may be opened up to greater overseas participation as th

Nov. 20, 1995 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%

President Nelson Mandela summoned top executives of Shell in South Africa on Monday and expressed "d

ASEA BROWN BOVERI FORMS UKRAINE VENTUREGENEVA - Swiss electrical engineering firm As

DASA RESTRUCTURE PLAN AWAITS PARENTAL OKBONN - Daimler-Benz Aerospace AG said Monday

Egypt Monday started a new campaign to plant 1 million acres of cotton in an effort to avert an acut

The National Research Council, dealing a blow to environmentalists but a boon to industries along th

1753 (Nov. 20, 1995) Previous day - 1748 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

BROOKLYN TERMINAL EXPECTS CARGO GAINNEW YORK - The addition of a new tenant, combine

ISRAEL, EU SIGN TRADE, COOPERATION ACCORDBRUSSELS, Belgium - Israel and the European

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<

President Clinton has proposed free trade with most of the world and set ambitious deadlines to comp

Latin America's intra-regional trade has been growing far more rapidly than its trade with the rest

International Petroleum Exchange Nov. 20, 1995Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Leaders of Pacific Rim nations headed home Monday from their annual summit, trying to make real thei

OIL EMBARGO OF NIGERIA UP TO UN, OFFICIALS SAYBRUSSELS - Both the Belgian and Dutch

The expansion of electric arc furnaces in global steel production is boosting the need for scrap and

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

While negotiations on a global set of rules for maritime services remain at a standstill in Geneva,

An overhaul of crop disaster payments that was praised last year for bringing honesty to federal bud

ALLIANZ LIFE INSURANCE RATED 'AA3' BY MOODY'SNEW YORK - Moody's Investors Service ha

ALDRICH & COX INC. (Orchard Park, N.Y.) - David O. Teach has joined the insurance and employee benef

Two voluntary oil spill compensation arrangements funded by tanker owners and oil companies will com

The Commerce Department has postponed the release of its September trade-data report until Wednesday

As of Nov. 20, 1995 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

It is a no-brainer to forecast that Asia will remain the engine of world trade and economic growth i

Oil tanker traffic, traditionally one of the strongest segments of the West Coast maritime industry,

Current Textile and Apparel Quotas: Average recent utilization rate indicates full quota uti

American States Insurance Co. will close most of its operations in Connecticut, leaving only a small

Financial markets are likely to be volatile when they open here today after a three-day weekend in w

What goes down must come up, or so the Japanese hope as they watch their economy limp along in conti

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 243.81 up 1.04 whi

The following is the list of bunker prices obtained during the course of week ending Nov. 17, 1995.

Eighteen members of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, as part of a series of technical ag

Three Weeks Ended Nov. 11, 1995, vs. Similar 1994 Period Cars CarsLoaded Loaded

Nearly 30 members of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes were removed by federal marshals

Burlington Air Express took over the domestic operations of troubled Roadway Global Air Inc. Monday,

When Bryan Nakamoto first set eyes on cartons of the Beatles' first new recording in 25 years, his r