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CHILE: APEC MOVE TO BOOST COPPER SALESChile will step up copper sales to the Asia-Pacific re

Budweiser, the king of beers, is now available in Thailand. Anheuser-Busch announced Friday

India's National Aluminum Co. (Nalco) will soon begin work on a two-year project to expand the compa

Deregulation of intrastate trucking is likely to lead to a shakeout in the trucking industry.

Air cargo companies will increase their reliance on regional trucking services and unveil low-cost p

September 1994 August 1994 September 1993 Exports* Imports** Exports*

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

Better freight rates spurred interim profit at bulk operator Wah Kwong Shipping Holdings Ltd. to a 2

Algeria's Energy Minister Ammar Makhloufi has reiterated that the state-owned oil and gas industry w

Expectations are high that the new World Trade Organization will bring greater predictability and or

After nearly a decade of decline, the barge industry is booming this year thanks in part to a big ha

Friday Nov. 18, 1994 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

Gordon's cloudy wake hung over South Florida like a gray blanket late last week, but early damage es

Playing the two of Diamonds has been a winning hand for four decades - that is, if your game is free

Emery Worldwide is investing heavily in facilities and equipment in an effort to reducecosts through

Roadway Global Air, the fledgling air cargo carrier out of Indianapolis, saw a multimillion-dollar c

U.S. publishers are strengthening their grip on the world book market, selling one out of five books

"Scouting and Networking for New Technologies." Dec. 1-2. Seminar sponsored by Southwest University

The U.S. government has imposed sanctions on two Swiss companies for allegedly providing assistance

Rising exports helped push China's trade surplus to $1 billion in October, the official Xinhua News

Trade leads are supplied by: US Department of AgricultureForeign Agricultural Service

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

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 232.85 off 0.89

Winter weather in Japan and the status of China's oil import ban will be key factors for Far East oi

The European Union remains deeply divided over how to finance a multibillion- dollar program for 12

Shippers must guard against the belief that a Republican-led Congress will not put their interests a

Nov. 17, 1994 RESELLER RACKUnleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Pre

One of Zim Israel Navigation Co.'s largest containerships could be delayed for as much as three days

China will export between 30,000 and 60,000 metric tons of lead and 150,000 and 250,000 metric tons

South African mining output increased by 2.3 percent in August from July, but the value of mineral s

Indonesia will push to upgrade its nearly 2 trillion rupiah (US$913 million) general insurance secto

Before the North Pacific Paper Co. came along, the Japanese newsprint market shopped domestically fo

The best routes out of poverty in China's new market economy include playing the stock markets, runn

The Industrial Commission's Workers Compensation Advisory Council is taking aim at Utah employers wh

Denmark's A.P. Moller, one of the world's largest shipowners, has obtained certificatesof financial

Rep. William F. Goodling, R-Pa., the incoming chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, s

During an eight-day visit to the West Coast, Hong Kong Gov. Christopher Patten reiterated his confid

A four-year decentralization process by Maersk Line will be completed next year when three powerful

EL SALVADOR STRIKE CLOSES CUSTOMS OFFICESLONDON - All customs offices are closed in

Thursday, Nov. 17, 1994 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada