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CHINA BANS RICE EXPORTS, CITES DROP IN PRODUCTIONHONG KONG - China's central governm

1501 (Aug. 15, 1994) Previous day - 1499 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

A "huge potential" exists for television programs in coming years as Thailand rushes to deregulate b

The country's decaying ports are getting a massive face lift, and new ones are scheduled to be built

Major international oil companies operating in China include Exxon Corp., Texaco Inc., Chevron Corp.

New York Mercantile Exchange - Aug. 15, 1994 Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High

YELLOW FREIGHT LAYS OFF 500 NONUNION WORKERSOVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Yellow Freight Sys

Rural Oklahomans will pay more for their goods if President Clinton signs a trucking-deregulation bi

More than $30 billion of imports and exports in and out of this country will be tracked by year's en

A report titled "Freightliner Leads Heavy-Truck Makers in Drive Toward Possible Sales Record," on Pa

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

The House is scheduled to consider several transportation bills today, including one to put the brak

Labor troubles intensified Monday against the Soo Line Railroad Co. as a second union threw up picke

There's a battle for control of Saigon, but this tussle has nothing to do with communist ideology.

International Petroleum Exchange Aug. 15, 1994Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Fueled by a healthy surge in imports, the apparel industry is expecting a strong "back-to-school" fa

Aug. 15, 1994 This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the

COFFEE UP AFTER USDA ESTIMATES BRAZIL LOSSESNEW YORK - Fears that a smaller Brazilia

After denying that garment factories employ child labor, Bangladesh manufacturers are now cracking d

TAA HEARING SET FOR SEPT. 1 IN CHICAGOWASHINGTON - The Federal Maritime Commission w

The Southeast Asian market for food and agricultural produce has the potential to treble in value to

The Canadian government has appointed John Palmer as superintendent offinancial institutions

Insurance industry lobbyists said Monday they expect a compromise soon on a controversial Superfund

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Kobe Steel Ltd. said it will consign all production of sheet aluminum for cans to its Tokyo joint ve

Faced with the prospect of a drastically reduced Interstate CommerceCommission, more than 10

Stiff rail-transit tariffs imposed by Lithuania on Russian exports may force a shutdown of Russia's

For the week ended Aug. 6, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 16

Air Inter, the domestic arm of Air France has found a lucrative niche. In a service that the company

Bridgestone-Firestone Inc. is threatening to put its final contract offer into effect this week at s

The U.S. Export-Import Bank is promising a much more aggressive financing of U.S. exports to China a

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US COAL PRODUCTION DECREASES BY 2 PERCENTCHARLESTON, W.Va. - Domestic coal productio

Garment industry executives and the government lashed out Monday at the huge U.S. stop-sale and reca

Monday Aug. 15, 1994 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

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

Brazil's economic stabilization plan has made a government candidate the leading contender in the pr

Insurance companies, turning to outside firms in an effort to cut their payroll costs, could be depr

Producer prices in South Africa increased 7.9 percent in the year to June, upfrom 7.5 percen