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QUAKER CHEMICAL PLANS JOINT VENTURE IN CHINACONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. - Quaker Chemical Corp., a pro

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 232.71 up 0.86 w

Following up on sweeping changes enacted last year, California insurance companies are pressing for

NORTH CAROLINA STATE PORTS AUTHORITY (Wilmington, N.C.) - James J. Scott Jr., executive director of

The Baltic Freight Index is a daily indicator of world bulk shipping freight rate levels.

A newly built pure car carrier operated by Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Japan's largest steamship company, s

The Hawaii Visitors Bureau's top official says the islands are in a "state of emergency" because air

French legislation on safety inspection of air cargo shipments could increase transport costs and tu

The United States appears ready to initiate a formal trade complaint against Mexico following that c

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DIRECT DIALING PLANNED BETWEEN US, N. KOREASEOUL, South Korea - The first direct telephone s

Three Weeks Ended March 25, 1995, vs. Similar 1994 Period Cars CarsLoaded Loaded

Denmark's fourth-quarter 1994 gross domestic product rose 3.5 percent, compared with the fourth quar

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EU TO ADOPT NEW RULES ON BANK SURVEILLANCEThe European Union has agreed on rules to strength

Mediterranean Shipping Co. is starting an independent service between U.S. east and gulf ports and I

U.S. officials and experts are concerned that Russia is behind efforts to destabilize Azerbaijan as

The tanker was just off the coast of California, carrying about 40,000 barrels of oil. The seas were

The Teamsters union is in a slump in its current effort to organize workers at Overnite Transportati

Representatives from cocoa producing countries, international organizations and trade houses have fo

Japan and the European Union have agreed to raise the limit on Japanese auto exports to Europe by 11

A Japanese plastics manufacturer will open a $50 million foam plant expected to bring 120 jobs to Wa

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

The board of directors of Life Re Corp. approved a stock-repurchase program last week of up to 1 mil

A recent U.S. court ruling may threaten the use of telex and facsimile agreements as contracts in th

Tacoma and its port have signed a trade agreement with Hachinohe, Japan, the sister city of nearby F

The customers used to be few and their cargo liquid. Now they are many and their cargo is so

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd., Hong Kong's flag carrier, is buying 10 percent of the local air-cargo o

The Clinton administration Friday issued its yearly inventory of tradebarriers, a report oft

The Bank of Thailand plans to keep Thai gross-domestic-product growth capped at 8.5 percent in 1995

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International Petroleum Exchange Mar. 31, 1995Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Mar. 31, 1995 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%

A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit brought by the estate of a man who died when an Amtrak tr

Some Republicans in the House and Senate last week seemed determined to buck their leadership and ma

A third straight month of trade deficits is expected for March as imports continue to outrun exports

The Department of Energy is choosing to disregard the concerns expressed by Rep. Neil Abercrombie, D

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At first glance, it's the type of case the National Labor Relations Board has seen countless times i