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The phenomenal economic growth of China, Korea and other Asian countries is slowly transforming the

Northwest apple growers have scored some solid export successes over the past two seasons, including

Key California agricultural crops were hit hard by torrential rains this past winter, but you'd neve

Only one of them - Long Beach - makes it to the top 10 list of busiest U.S. ports for all products,

Commercial Quantity Aluminum ingots_ $1,100-$1,150per ton lots &

As of Oct. 12, 1995 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

Oct. 12, 1995 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

New York Mercantile Exchange - Oct. 12, 1995 Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Low

International Petroleum Exchange Oct. 12, 1995Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Oct. 12, 1995 RESELLER RACKUnleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Premium-Unl

Oct. 12, 1995 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%

Oct. 12, 1995 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 239.74 up 0.15 wh

French laws governing cargo handling, private investment and port administration should be changed t

HURRICANE OPAL LOSSES SET AT $2.1 BILLIONRAHWAY, N.J. - Property Claim Services said

ACORDIA INC. (Indianapolis) - Dwane R. Houser has been elected to the insurance brokerage firm's boa

Crowley Marine Services will celebrate the grand opening of its retail fuel station in Nome, Alaska,

As shipping companies, ports and industry suppliers move toward ever larger economies of scale - epi

Representatives of scores of Nevada businesses showed up this week to protest State Industrial Insur

Prudential Insurance Co. of America, which has been under fire for the sales practices of its life i

Sales of British machine tools rose a seasonally adjusted 2.5 percent in August from July at constan

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In a meeting Thursday with Mexican and American investors, Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo predict

ROXANNE SLAMS YUCATAN, ZEROES IN ON MEXICOHurricane Roxanne rammed through the Yucat

French consumer prices rose a preliminary 0.4 percent in September from August and rose a preliminar

The largest regulatory hurdle seems to be gone, but ports along the east coast of Lake Michigan are

Maritime regulators in the European Commission are bracing for a heavy mailbag over the next few day

The International Seamen's Friend House said it received a $195,000 grantfrom the Internatio

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Oct. 14 '94 - Oct. 11, '95 (a graph) (2)

Wednesday, Oct. 11, 1995 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Shipping lines serving Japan are cutting some key freight rates in the hope of stopping a discount w

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

In an attempt to spur its industrial sector, Malaysia is considering special tax breaks for companie

The U.S. dollar rose against the deutsche mark Wednesday, as the Bundesbank lowered a short-term int

Efforts to introduce a single currency in the European Union are likely to meet with strong resistan

Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. on Wednesday filed for bankruptcy protection. The Chapter 11 filin

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NEW JERSEY TO PLEAD OXYFUEL CASE TODAYNEW YORK - A hearing is set for today on New J

Renato Ruggiero, director general of the World Trade Organization, upbraided the European Union Wedn