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Soft drink giant Pepsico Inc. said Monday it is returning to South Africa in a joint venture portray

With an estimated investment here of more than $800 million, the Japanese chemical industry has made

Greek shipowners face a serious shortage of experienced seafarers to crew the country's rapidly expa

High municipal taxes on grain elevators are making the St. Lawrence Seaway uncompetitive, a Canadian

John F. Kane was named to the new position of assistant vice president, training and development, re

The Organization of African Unity, which for decades battled apartheid, formally admitted South Afri

The insurance industry should use its position as a big investor of long-term savings to help Asian

High domestic cotton prices are likely to encourage farmers to expand cotton cultivation in India, w

The continued delay by the U.S. Coast Guard in delivering rules on certificates of financial respons

Monday June 6, 1994 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

Having conquered a large part of the world's market for basic toys thanks to low prices, China wants

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

MEXICO SAYS FINANCES AIDED BY PRIVATIZATIONLONDON - The mass privatization of Mexica

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

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

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

New York Mercantile Exchange - June 6, 1994 Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High L

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