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Austrian wholesale prices rose 0.6 percent in May from April and by 1.2 percent year-on-year, the co

Three Amtrak passenger cars derailed Monday afternoon after the train struck a dump truck at an unma

Connecticut's largest port operator for breakbulk cargo said the recession and declining steel impor

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Chile is seeking to form a free-trade association with the Mercosur common market and will present a

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

June 6, 1994 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

Freight rates for dry bulk cargoes could decline from their already modest levels because of the hug

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June 6, 1994 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

Continued oil price strength hinges on whether a strong U.S. market will be enough to counter mounti

Don't be lulled by the tree-lined streets, French architecture and elegant restaurants found in this

Tobacco giant Philip Morris Cos. Monday began legal action in Australia to overturn a government ban

A California importer's dispute over diesel engines that the U.S. government claims were produced by

Business couldn't be looking better for the three ports of Texas' central coast region: Houston, Gal

As the emphasis on maritime safety shifts from the physical condition of ships to their management,

Brazilian exporters and private analysts are warning of a possible crunch in foreign accounts in the

A real "horror story" was uncovered in an audit of many of Willis Corroon Corp.'s retail offices, th

Like cats expecting a saucer of cream, foreign insurers are eagerly awaiting China's new insurance l

Lloyd's of London, whose bid to settle negligence litigation with thousands of investors failed earl

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ENGLISH BANK SEEKS MORE GOLD MARKET DATALONDON - Rupert Pennant-Rea, Bank of England

Chinese government crackdowns on speculative trading in China have seriously curtailed futures tradi

Oil industry leaders at the World Petroleum Congress here last week weren't downhearted. Pri

Thailand's once-sleepy cement industry is looking for expansion, especially in Indochina, after a fe

CSX Intermodal is aiming to become a formidable competitor to Consolidated Rail Corp. in New York an

The president of the Cosco Group in Beijing said China's state-owned shipping line is more profit-or

U.S. meat producers vow to fight a Mexican commerce agency investigation into allegations by domesti

African foreign ministers met Monday to discuss the continent's huge debt problems, while heads of s

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Rail-freight data for May contradict other indicators that suggest the U.S. economy is slowing down.

China will be the world's largest consumer of wool, mainly for its export- dependent textile sector,

Nextel Communications Inc. said Monday it will invest $165 million for a 22 percent stake in Corpora

N. KOREAN SHRUGS OFF THREAT OF SANCTIONSKIEV, Ukraine - North Korean Foreign Ministe

U.S. Commerce Undersecretary Jeffrey Garten said Monday there was ''considerable hope" that the Unit

Shipbuilding nations in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) will meet t

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French retail sales improved marginally in the March-April period, although inventories remained lar

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

While excess capacity has driven air cargo rates down on most international routes, some U.S. shippe