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AGENTS LAUD US HOUSE FOR CROP INSURANCE BILLThe president of the Independent Insurance Agent

Fuel oil prices from early September are expected to remain firm, but traders see prices sliding for

RUSSIA TARIFF-CUT PLAN EXPECTED BY SEPTEMBERRussia will have a plan ready by September to tr

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

The European Union may gain its first-ever common frontier with Russia next year thanksto Finland.

OKLA. PIPELINE FIRMS, UTILITIES JOIN TAX FIGHTOKLAHOMA CITY - The state's biggest ut

State Farm is cutting payments to victims of Hurricane Andrew on the storm's second anniversary.

Total 1993 grain production rose 7 percent over 1992 in the 10 nations of Central and Eastern Europe

In a bid to lower costs and better compete against Korean shipyards, major Japanese shipbuilders are

Hecny Group has opened a 30,000-square-foot cargo terminal at Miami International Airport. I

Grain and coal interests worried about the effect that a proposed hike in ship taxes could have on i

Air Canada Wednesday announced consolidated second-quarter earnings of C$27 million (US$20 million),

Truckers coming into the Port of Seattle soon will have access to an automated fueling facility loca

Egyptian Oil Minister Hamdi al-Banbi arrived in Israel Wednesday for a meeting with Israeli counterp

Ben Jackson, the Oklahoma Corporation Commission's (OCC) staff conservation attorney, has proposed c

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

Goldman, Sachs & Co. of New York began direct B-share trading on the Shanghai stock exchange after b

TOYOTA TO BUY GLASS FROM US' GUARDIANTOKYO - Toyota Motor Corp. said it has begun to

Canadian Hydro Developers said it is preparing to seal several power project deals in India.

Citizens Utilities Co. has suspended work on a failed Clyde River dam while it attempts to reach an

Lloyd's of London announced measures that aim to tighten efficiency in the running of insurance plan

Six of Nigeria's leading human rights groups, seeking an immediate return to democracy, have asked a

1492 (Aug. 10, 1994) Previous day - 1483 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

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

As of Aug. 10, 1994 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

A negotiations update distributed to Bath Iron Works shipbuilders outlined radical changes proposed

CANADIAN HEAT WAVE HURTS CANOLA CROPWINNIPEG, Manitoba - Cooler temperatures and rai

"Ship, Sea and Sky: The Marine Art of James Edward Buttersworth." Through Sept. 5. New York. Exhibit

The United States next April will end its opposition to oil exports by Iraq if new U.N.monitoring de

These towel, sheet and blanket movements were the largest recorded from port documents, during the t

Singapore Airlines will put the first of its four new 747-400 freighters into service Friday.

Should Midori melon liqueur from Mexico come by sea or land? That's a question Jack Deckert, general

Tuesday, Aug. 10, 1994 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The U.S. dollar was little changed Wednesday in quiet trading after receiving a modest boost from re

A Japanese trading house has agreed to import price-competitive, quality products in Asia for sale i

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 231.52 up 0.47 wh

Volume at the Belgian port of Antwerp increased by 14.7 percent or 7.2 million tons in the first six

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

Hyundai Merchant Marine is adding 840 new refrigerated containers to its fleet. The containe