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High coffee prices on the world market have cut the profit margins of Sara Lee/Douwe Egberts, the Am

The world loves American produce. In 1994, the United States exported some $43.5 billion in

TAIWAN TO PRIVATIZE OIL REFINER BY 2000CHIBA, Japan - Taiwan's Ministry of Economic

Thursday Oct. 12, 1995 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

Indonesia's oil industry may face tough times ahead in view of falling prices and stiffening global

British Gas PLC, the country's sole supplier of natural gas, said it supports the opening of the gas

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ARCTIC REFUGE BILL LIKELY TO BE DROPPEDA bill that would open up the Arctic National Wildlif

A slowdown in U.S. economic growth is tarnishing the once-bright future for copper prices, analysts

Federal and state agriculture scientists are testing leaves from a South Florida grapefruit tree sus

Environmental ministers from the United States, Canada and Mexico meet today in this southern coloni

The board of managers of the Coffee, Sugar and Cocoa Exchange Thursday voted to accept a proposal fr

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Federal authorities said Thursday they have broken a sophisticated white- collar crime ring that ope

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Standard & Poor's confirmed its highest stamp of approval on the insurance giant Chubb. The

The river-barge business - always volatile, with huge swings in price and capacity - is changing aga

Members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum appeared close to a compromise Thursday on fa

When the week started, ocean shippers thought that Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. would be unveiling its

Born out of the Cold War, the Non-Aligned Movement is shifting focus. The group's 113 member countri

"Free trade is possible only among free people with democratic and open political systems."

The Czech economy is outperforming all others in the former communist bloc, but the country's deteri

Hedging could have turned a major pain into a major gain for Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. On We

JAPAN OFFICIAL APOLOGIZES TO RUBIN OVER DAIWAJapan's finance minister has apologized to his

French economic growth continued to slow in the third quarter of 1995, the national statistics insti

LUFTHANSA CARGO (New York) - Christopher Notter was appointed manager of cargo service quality, USA.

HANJIN, NS TO OPEN INTERMODAL TERMINALCHICAGO - The newest intermodal terminal in th

A senior Chinese aviation regulator has ruled out foreign investment in the core business of Chinese

Traffic congestion that plagued some motorists fleeing Hurricane Opal could have been reduced by a t

While the overwhelming majority of China's 1.1 billion people live in the countryside, migration to

The railroad industry's heavy hitters have been striving this week to win over key people interested

Contempt proceedings will be initiated in Hong Kong by a U.S.-based group fighting piracy of compute

Singapore's bid to expand its status as an air cargo and aviation hub fits with Singapore Airlines'

CHINA'S GDP LIKELY TO EXCEED $600 BILLIONChina's gross domestic product is expected to excee

It will take some time, but the government is moving to adopt the universal method of assessing impo

Full deregulation of China's oil industry, the world's fastest-growing energy consumer base, is unli

U.S. fruit and vegetable exports, on an upward trend for years, are expected to keep rising at least

EXXON VENTURE TO SEEK OIL, GAS IN KAZAKHSTANExxon plans in 1996 to start exploring the Mortv