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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

Natural gas prices, languishing near 17-month lows, will remain underpressure into the winte

NYK Line (North America) Inc. said F.L. (Skip) Gracon was promoted to senior vice president and gene

It's not Casablanca. It's San Juan. But you may hear them saying "Play it again, Sam." Adopt

Australia's anti-monopoly watchdog said on Thursday it may block plans by Qantas Airways Ltd. and Br

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

The "wars" in China's rural areas for scarce raw materials have spread to silk and cashmere, two vit

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is considering changes to make its main international food aid pr

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

1467 (Aug. 4, 1994) Previous day - 1462 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

A U.S. joint venture has become first out of the blocks in the race to bring modern satellite commun

MAERSK MAKES 1ST CALL TO SUBIC BAY PORTSUBIC BAY, Philippines - The Maersk Lines div

A Lockheed-led team won the five-year, $5 billion contract to manage the Idaho National Engineering

MITSUI O.S.K. LINES LTD. (Jersey City, N.J.) - Mutsuo Kamada was promoted to managing director of th

Steel service centers, the biggest buying and distributing force in the U.S. steel industry, have en

VALDEZ PORT TAKES LEAD IN WATERBORNE CARGOMIAMI - The Port of Valdez, Alaska, led th

German steelmakers are threatening "war" over a clause in Mexico's import tax law that spared certai

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations has agreed to try to admit Vietnam as a member next year,

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CHINESE POWER COMPANY DEBUTS ON BIG BOARDShandong Hyaneng Power Development Co., a c

Several insurance groups are hoping differences between the House and Senate versions of the Superfu

Only table.

Business through the Port of Hong Kong continued to grow strongly in the first quarter, fueled by Ch

ABS Marine Services, a unit of the American Bureau of Shipping, has published a set of guidelines on

These steel scrap movements were the largest recorded from port documents, during the two weeks ende