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Cuba's economy showed signs of improvement last year, but it is still too early to talk of overall r

The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by EAB New York and other sources, are selling r

Russia is failing to live up to its pledges of economic reform and should not receive additional Wes

Gov. William F. Weld renewed his drive to bring double-stack rail service to the Port of Boston with

Postponement of the next meeting of six leading aluminum-making countries and regions participating

RUSSIA EXPECTS SHORTFALL IN WINTER HARVESTMOSCOW - Because of the 32.6-acre reductio

Chinese oil company Unipec is reshuffling senior management in response to accusations the company h

Nymex officials are expected today in San Francisco to propose specifications for a new electricity

Japan's Finance Ministry is considering how to raise the upper limit on insurance benefits to victim

Recent comments by Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz suggesting he might renew talks on a U.N.

RUSSIAN METALS GROUP AIMS TO MAINTAIN OUTPUTMOSCOW - Russian metals group Norilsk Ni

As of Jan. 25, 1995 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

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

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

Air Cargo Association. Jan. 26. Luncheon speaker: Steve Denniston, director, cooperative education,

Responding to complaints by New York Customs brokers, the Customs Service is re-examining its waterf

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Wednesday, Jan. 25, 1995 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The International Chamber of Commerce based in Paris may not normally loom large in global business,

Since the North American Free Trade Agreement put the United States' special trade relationship with

The growth in demand for containerships is keeping pace with the huge increase in the size of the fl

The head of Japan's shipowners' association said on Wednesday that last week's earthquake has dealt

Jan. 25, 1995 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

Lufthansa German Airlines announced Wednesday that it set records in 1994 for both carrying passenge

The Belgian government is stepping up pressure on Air France to sell its stake in Sabena to allow Sw

Santa Fe Pacific Corp. and Burlington Northern Inc. will seek faster government approval of their fr

AIRLINES RESPOND TO QUAKE EMERGENCYNorthwest Airlines' second emergency flight to aid victim

The huge killer earthquake that jolted Kobe last week is loosening some long- entrenched rules restr

President Clinton removed any lingering doubts about the fate of the Interstate Commerce Commission

The United States and Argentina signed an accord Wednesday creating a bilateral business development

The U.S. dollar rose Wednesday on Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan's testimony to Congress an

With plans for new science parks, US$10 billion in planned investments and a steady stream of talent

Customs officials will begin auditing all exporters Feb. 1 to ensure products meet minimum price lev

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

A U.S. court has the jurisdiction to resolve a private claim against a foreign government that termi

SINGAPORE'S SEIZURE OF CIGARETTES TRIPLESSINGAPORE - Seizures of contraband cigarett

China is likely to be short nearly 90 million cubic feet of lumber this year as demand continues to

Shell Oil Co. is teaming with Amoco Production Co. and Exxon U.S.A. to build a record deep-water oil

DISNEY WORLD SUIT SETTLEMENT PROPOSEDMIAMI - About 200 residents of Coral Woods who

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology said it will collaborate with FastShip Atlantic Inc. on re