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What embargo? Any Cuban can readily pick up an Oster juicer, or a Black and Decker toaster,

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

China is demanding sky-high prices for tungsten and antimony, two of the main ingredients in arms pr

Aug. 24, 1994 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%

ACCIDENT SHUTS DOWN PART OF ITALIAN PLANTLONDON - A petrochemical plant at Priolo in

An advertising agency has withdrawn a Singapore print advertisement after it was slammed by Prime Mi

Australia's largest general insurer and motorists organization, NRMA Holdings Ltd, unveiled plans We

The cost of moving some oil tankers into and out of Los Angeles-Long Beach harbor will go up Saturda

Thirty-five airlines have started to fly since 1992. Nineteen more are in line, hoping to fly soon.<

Wednesday, Aug. 24, 1994 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Percent change in orders for goods expected to last three or more years, seasonally adjusted.

"What is needed above all is the leadership of the United States in giving credibility to a global s

Wednesday Aug. 24, 1994 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represen

FLOODS HALT PRODUCTION AT CHINESE OIL FIELDSHENYANG, China - Officials in northeaste

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

The state is investigating 450 Florida insurers to determine if they've been fixing prices for hurri

Queensland Nickel Pty Ltd. said it will spend about $47 million Australiandollars (US$34.59

The jury deciding the Exxon lawsuit in federal court got a helicopter tour of Prince William Sound.<

The possibility that the Pentagon will reduce the Navy's Aegis destroyer program to make up for a bu

Despite complaints that Japan's flat-glass industry continues to shut out foreign competition, the c

South Korea on Wednesday again posted heady quarterly growth figures, showing the economy flourishin

Industrial production in the Netherlands rose by 2 percent in the first half of 1994, compared with

Washington state and its two largest ports have appointed a new trade representative to Vladivostok,

American Trucking Associations. Aug. 24. "Effective Logistics Management Strategies" seminar. Hyatt

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

The U.S. dollar was holding its ground against major currencies Wednesday after the Commerce Departm

Norway is involved in psychological warfare with foreign oil companies working its rich North Sea oi

Trade leads are supplied by: US Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural ServiceAgric

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

China has created a national organization to "improve management of steel imports and exports." Offi

Aug. 24, 1994 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

Aug. 24, 1994 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

American General Corp. has filed a second lawsuit against Unitrin Inc., seeking an immediate halt to

A trio of commodities - plywood, scrap steel and cotton - is pushing The Journal of Commerce's Indus

Senate transportation leaders are working to combine four separate rail safety measures into one bil

Labor and management at USAir are preparing to negotiate the details of a $500 million cut in annual

Television shots of gunmen, ruined buildings and car bombs have long tarnished Northern Ireland's im

Lumber production at mills in the Western United States fell last year to the lowest level since rec

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 228.91 up 0.42 wh

1494 (Aug. 24, 1994) Previous day - 1503 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in