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Peter Sutherland will head the World Trade Organization for at least 10 weeks while the search conti

POWER PRODUCERS DEBATE NYMEX DELIVERY SITESLOS ANGELES - Despite a meeting this week

Wednesday Dec. 21, 1994 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represen

Seeking to overcome a shortage of air-cargo capacity into Brazil, Emery Worldwide has signed an agre

Consolidated Rail Corp., angered by the Massachusetts Legislature's decision to scrap a double-stack

Motor carriers in West Virginia and Illinois have filed separate challenges to the new federal law t

Three U.S. companies are the latest to benefit from China's insatiable need for more power, in one c

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

The U.S. Customs Service, armed with new data-processing capabilities and dozens of additional enfor

When Harley-Davidson wanted to export motorcycles to Japan, it had a problem - safety regulations ef

"The U.S.-flag fleet is well on its way to dying a death of a thousand cuts, taking with it scores o

Monsanto Co. has agreed to pay $1.075 billion for Kelco, a San Diego-based maker of thickening and s

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

While news that Williams Cos. had purchased a major interstate pipeline company made headlines last

The property/casualty insurance industry's rate of return on capital fell heavily in 1994 to 3.9 per

EXPORTERS FACE DEADLINE ON COMMODITY SALESExporters that see a chance to sell U.S.-subsidize

Dec. 21, 1994 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%

The Noble Collection: A Work in Progress. Through spring 1995. Staten Island, N.Y. New exhibition at

The federal agency overseeing ports accounting for half of Canadian waterborne traffic will be restr

STENA TO MANAGE TANKERS FOR TEXACOIn a long anticipated move, Texaco Inc. said Tuesday that

China's heavy-handed negotiating tactics aimed at securing entry to the World Trade Organization by

In millions of dollars. China $799Taiwan $113Thailand

With its tunnel finally dug and tracks being laid, CN North America has begun planning for operating

Austria's consumer price index declined 0.1 percent in November vs. October, the Austrian Statistica

The government is willing to consider ways of giving the air cargo sector a series of incentives to

RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT CO. (Wichita, Kan.) - Raytheon has promoted three of its employees to keyexecutive

Sri Lanka promised a visiting International Monetary Fund team it would accelerate its privatization

Transportation Secretary Federico Pena's call for a national truck and bus safety summit has left th

HANCOCK TIMBER BUYS WEYERHAEUSER ACREAGEThe Hancock Timber Resource Group, a unit of John Ha

Japan is harvesting a bumper rice crop this year, one year after its worst harvest since World War I

Vs. Vs. Vs. Vs.Value Prior 2 Mos. 1993 1992 Mil. $ Mo. Back

California electronics and electrical equipment manufacturers are reaping the benefits of a resurgen

In the waning days of her administration, Gov. Ann Richards chose Rebecca Lightsey, who has little i

1998 (Dec. 20, 1994) Previous day - 2004 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

The Port of Hampton Roads, Va., may see a second disgruntled ship crew spending its Christmas there

SEA-LAND SERVICE INC. (Liberty Corner, N.J.) - Frederick J. Favorite Jr. was named vicepresident of

A 42-year-old Frenchman trying to become the first person to swim alone across the Atlantic Ocean ha

IMPORTED-CAR SALES SEEN UP IN JAPANSales of imported vehicles in Japan will jump by 15 perce

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