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Encouraged by a spurt in world trade and higher box prices, marine container- leasing companies are

The European Commission will soon propose European Union-wide levies on blank audio and videocassett

ASARCO, 2 PARTNERS WIN RUSSIAN GOLD BIDAsarco Inc. said it and its joint-venture partners ha

For the first time since the unraveling of the Soviet bloc, the Czech Republic's economy is growing.

The government has lifted its three-year suspension of the Japanese ship- classification society Nip

A leading Mexican cement producer has bought a stake in a Trinidadian producer that hopes to gain ac

The carriage of automobiles in the busy trans-Pacific trades is no longer the high-volume, secure ma

Sit in Bayonne Park and look across Newark Bay. Vessels the size of parking lots plow through the wa

After a drop in volume two years ago, Matson Navigation Co.'s auto trade to Hawaii continues to hove

The Slovak republic will begin construction of its first highway to the West next year, forming the

On a vote of 281-103, the required two-thirds majority, the House of Representatives approved the Hi

Scandinavian Airlines System said it is dropping direct flights between Copenhagen, Denmark, and Los

As of Aug. 17, 1994 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 229.17 off 0.27 w

New rulings, court challenges and administrative appeals are just a few of the elements adding uncer

JAPANESE OFFICIAL SAYS TRADE SOLUTION UNLIKELYTOKYO - A senior Japanese government o

S. KOREAN PROFITS UP SHARPLY IN FIRST HALFSEOUL, South Korea - Profits at South Kore

RHH TO SERVE US UNITS OF JAPANESE FIRMSCHICAGO - Rollins Hudig Hall Co. has launched

Economic growth in the United States, improved trade flows between Europe and Asia and revamped serv

A severe shortage of rail wheels has led Griffin Wheel Co. to reopen a closed wheel manufacturing pl

Following congressional passage of a bill to eliminate most truck tariff filings, the Interstate Com

Fierce competition for scarce investment dollars has virtually every state in Mexico aggressively pr

Aug. 17, 1994 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

Platinum surpluses, built on recent sluggishness of Western economies, are dwindling as primary dema

Efforts by Indonesia to upgrade its telecommunications are paying off outside the country as well as

The Maritime Administration on Wednesday unveiled an industry-government working agreement it said i

Tugboats, which normally go about their business alone and with little fanfare, will be pitted again

The first real peace dividend from the series of accords signed by Israel and her Arab neighbors has

The aviation industry, its climb from the depths of a recession hampered by defense spending cuts, m

US, ISRAEL EXCHANGE AVIATION MARKET DATAWASHINGTON - Aviation experts representing t

The U.S. Energy Information Administration said U.S. working natural gas in storage at the end of Ju

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

The oil patch was hit with another round of job cuts as Houston-based Conoco laid off 370 employees

ANADARKO-LED GROUP STRIKES OIL IN SAHARAHOUSTON - A consortium led by Houston's Anad

Wednesday, Aug. 17, 1994 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

India has told textile exporters to put rayon skirts through a test of fire to persuade Americans to

Aug. 17, 1994 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

1507 (Aug. 17, 1994) Previous day - 1505 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

HoW tO Use: Under the U.S. government's American Business Initiative, the Eastern Europe Bus

Greenbrier Cos. is looking over its shoulder as competing manufacturers of auto containers narrow th