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International Petroleum Exchange Dec. 9, 1994Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)_

A government decision to let Samsung make cars signals a major shift in its policy toward "chaebol,"

Russia will cut exports to other former Soviet republics in 1995 unless they pay in full before taki

Although natural gas is supposed to be the "cleaner-burning fuel," the greatest roadblocks to more g

Not one dollar of foreign investors' profits has left Venezuela despite exchange controls introduced

Pepsico Inc. Friday said it would "aggressively" explore alternative packaging materials if aluminum

Dec. 9, 1994 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

FIRE FORCES EVACUATION OF NAVY-CHARTERED SHIPWASHINGTON - A Panamanian-flagged cruis

A.M. BEST REVIEWING INTEGON'S 'B++' RATINGOLDWICK, N.J. - A.M. Best Co. placed the "

The 18th Miami Conference on the Caribbean and Latin America this week promises to pickup where last

Driven by a longstanding need to increase foreign earnings and to create new jobs, Caribbean Basin c

With Colombia, Brazil and Argentina leading the way, Latin America continues to boom as a destinatio

The Clinton administration, eyeing Republican fervor over cutting the cost of regulating transportat

The Port of Santos will shortly designate six priority berths to dock containerships and roll-on, ro

A U.S.-led consortium has won a $2.8 million contract to study the environmental impact of a 1,800-m

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Dec. 8, '93 - Nov. 21, '94 (a graph) (2)

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

For the week ended Dec. 3, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 16

China's output of electric power is rising, but not fast enough to avert shortages. Producer

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As controversy swirls around alleged U.S. actions to slash world oil prices in 1986, the damage done

A deal could be reached shortly on a multibillion-dollar project between Russia and a Western consor

Freight rates for dry bulk cargoes such as grain, coal and iron ore moved sharply higher last week,

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent)is as f

Shipping lines are getting tough with China in an attempt to recover hundreds of millions of dollars

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Trade envoys failed on Friday to agree on who will be the first head of the new World Trade Organiza

The Council of Lloyd's of London has announced that it will slow its proposed timetable for introduc

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How many carriers does it take to service South America? As many as will fit in the oceans,

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The 5,000 CP Rail System train crewmembers across Canada now telephone a talking computer here to fi

EDI 2000. Dec. 8-9. Two days of seminars and exhibitions for users of electronic data interchange. A

JAPAN CENTRAL BANK TO RESCUE CREDIT FIRMSTOKYO - Japan's central bank, in its first

Dec. 9, 1994 RESELLER RACKUnleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Prem

An investor group has plans to take Wisconsin ginseng and turn it into distilled spirits. America

New York Mercantile Exchange - Dec. 9, 1994 Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Low

Dec. 9, 1994 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

REGIONAL BLOCS Miami Conference on the Caribbean and Latin America. Dec. 12-15. Miami. Conta