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A federal grand jury accused maritime businessman Panos S. Palas of Tacoma of involvement in a schem

Taiwan recorded a current account surplus for the first quarter of this year of $272 million, the lo

Tuesday May 31, 1994 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

May 31, 1994 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

John MacGregor, Britain's secretary of state for transport, said Tuesday he has approved an alliance

The Swiss government has opened up consultations on the GATT world trade package, stressing the bene

Thai year-on-year industrial production growth slowed to 8.1 percent in Aprilfrom 9.3 percen

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The textile and apparel producers in the Caribbean Basin welcomed a proposal that would protect the

Aswan is, lock, stock and wallet, a tourist town. For more than a century this sleepy Nile port has

The parallel rise in world and U.S. cotton prices this year has curbed use of the world cotton-futur

1455 (May 31, 1994) Previous day - 1462 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

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

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

Japan on Tuesday branded the United States an outlaw in a 430-page report on unfair trade policies.<

(1) DAILY INDEX Annual Smoothed percent +12.305/24 101.75/25 101.45/26

Japanese traditions are fascinating and often unique as they apply to the world of business.

Under pressure from irate Swiss and Austrian citizens, European transport ministers agreed last week

NATURAL GAS CLEARINGHOUSE Natural Gas Clearinghouse - Posted prices for June 1994 (see Note

A decisive move toward the creation of a proper gold market in Russia was made late last week, when

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Latin American nations seeking gains in international commerce should look to be folded into the Nor

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NORTH AMERICA China-U.S. Trade Exhibition. June 1-3. New Jersey. Matching U.S. manufacturers

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More than half the ships that applied to join the French classification society Bureau Veritas last

PUERTO RICAN PANEL TO STUDY NAVIERAS SALESAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The chairman of the

Consumers were less confident in the economy's continued strength in May than in April, a business g

A new economic study hands powerful ammunition to those who argue that strict budget rules should be

France will allow British airlines to offer four flights daily between London and Paris Orly Airport

CHEVRON INKS PACT TO USE SAUDI OIL SHIPDUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Chevron Corp. h

UK SCIENTISTS MAKE PLASTIC FROM RAPESEEDLONDON - British scientists said they had di

World oil prices should continue rising gently this year after hitting a five-year low in February,

Sherritt Inc., Fortuna Petroleum Inc. and Cubapetroleo, the state oil agency of Cuba, said that they

As of May 31, 1994 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

Japan's largest seven nonferrous metals smelting companies endured one of the most difficult years o

Are U.S. railroads going to go through another round of mergers? Not since the mega-railroad

The United States has climbed six notches on Vietnam's foreign investment chart in the past month an

Concerned about nations shipping goods into the country through third countries to illegally gain ta

As they anticipated the Coast Guard missing its self-imposed deadline today for issuing an oil-spill