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U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service officials scrambled this week to assume thenew burden of

In a maze of events confusing even for Washington, John J. Stocker resigned as president of the Ship

German international airports recorded a 13.6 percent increase in cargo traffic in the first six mon

(1) DAILY INDEX Annual Smoothed percent +16.087/29 104.78/1 104.68/2

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

Separate bills providing increased unemployment benefits for rail workers and $184 million in resear

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

Aug. 4, 1994 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Investors who owe money to LLoyd's of London insurance syndicates for losses incurred can expect fir

CHINA COURT FAVORS DISNEY IN PIRACY SUITIn a groundbreaking decision, a Chinese court ruled

Global Ocean Carriers Ltd., of Piraeus, Greece, said Thursday that it is considering two new fleet e

Analysts expect nickel prices to maintain their seven-month rise despite recent declines averaging $

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

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

PREPARED TOMATOES Prepared tomatoes. Contact: Amora, 48 quai Nicolas Rolin, F-21017 Dijon Ce

In the United States, parties to contracts having multistate contacts may stipulate to the applicabl

Standard & Poor's has affirmed its "BB-" rating on $60 million in subordinated debt issued by broker

A&A INC. PLANS TO SELL PERSONAL LINES BUSINESSAlexander & Alexander Inc., the large

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway is among a group of parties studying the possibility of construc

A A$438 million (US$312 million) underground rail link will be built between the city center and air

MARKAIR: CITY'S OFFER KEY TO DENVER MOVEDENVER - A decision to move MarkAir's corpor

Emery Worldwide said it has picked up a second major contract from Chrysler Corp. The automa

A federal agency has sued Federal Express, charging that the company discriminated against a Seattle

Swiss retail sales in June rose a nominal 1.1 percent from a year earlier and rose a real 0.8 percen

Trade negotiators in the Southern cone countries of South America are trying to remove the last few

Western German seasonally adjusted unemployment fell for the second month in a row in July, the Fede

Exporters should maintain a database of key information on every country or market they plan to pene

The Insurance Information Institute has published a brochure to help home- based businesses get prop

Western German June industrial orders posted a robust 2.2 percent provisional monthly increase after

It's a brawl for market share that pits U.S., European, Chilean and Mexican vintners against each ot

A stronger economy that has buoyed the U.S. steel industry also is revitalizing the scrap market, an

Thursday, Aug. 4, 1994 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

POLAR AIR CARGO (Long Beach, Calif.) - Don Monteath was named senior vice president of operations, a

The U.S. dollar extended its gains against other major currencies, drawing strength from unfounded r

China is usually thought of as a dynamite exporter of textiles, but its own demand is soaring, espec

The price of used newsprint has gone through the roof recently as seasonal world demand for recycled

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

Massachusetts scallop fishermen, faced with depleted U.S. stocks and stricter Canadian law enforceme

The first oceangoing, U.S.-flag commercial ship to be built on the Gulf Coast in 10 years will be ch

Thursday Aug. 4, 1994 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi