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A government move to extend cargo support to Indian shipping companies is causing concern among fore

The vice president of the Puerto Rico Senate said he will oppose the sale of the state-owned Naviera

The Bundesbank said in its latest monthly report Germany does not face a massive problem maintaining

Germany needs to support elite groups working in research and development to spur technological adva

The Polish government, faced with a growing public distrust of foreign investors, will soon launch a

The U.S. dollar declined Wednesday, as the market resumed its bearish mood after the dollar failed t

John Dingell, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, previewed an alternate version of

State Insurance Commissioner James Dill defended himself against an attorney general's investigation

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Asian leaders meeting in Singapore this week sharply criticized U.S. policies linking trade with soc

Fritz Cos. is continuing expansion efforts in Europe and Southern Asia, recently acquiring agents or

NIAGARA MOHAWK BUYS FUEL OIL AT TENDERNEW YORK - Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. purchase

International Petroleum Exchange May 18, 1994Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)_

May 18, 1994 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

China's struggling power sector will receive more than US$800 million in loans this year from the ne

May 18, 1994 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

The current squeeze on white sugar in Asia is not expected to ease until July or August, when Austra

Plans by Turkey to slap tighter restrictions on shipping in the Bosporus could be diluted after comi

The Shipping Federation of Canada has urged the Canadian government to substantially reduce costs of

Wednesday, May 18, 1994 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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

The French export-credit agency Coface is now majority-owned by companies in the French private sect

Clinton administration officials argue that political instability in Japan is the main culprit in th

Multinational talks aimed at ending shipbuilding subsidies were postponed after U.S. and European ne

JAPAN TEXTILE COUNCIL URGES IMPORT CONTROLSTOKYO - The Japanese Ministry of Internat

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Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. may be forced to reduce emissions at its Valdez tanker terminal by at l

Soybean futures ended Wednesday sharply higher - at their highest levels since late January.

1500 (May 18, 1994) Previous day - 1504 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

A state Superior Court judge Wednesday ordered 78-year-old Evelyn Berman Frank, matriarch of a famil

The House Foreign Affairs Committee, over Clinton administration objections to some provisions, Wedn

East Africa's refugee crisis is deepening as more people flee fighting in Rwanda, stretching the reg

With its computer market showing explosive growth, China is looking to make more of the components i

WORLD BANK TO GIVE JORDAN $200 MILLIONPARIS - Jordan is to receive $200 million in 1

The number of unemployed persons in Sweden fell by 17,000 in April to 310,000, or 7.4 percent of the

U.K. retail prices rose 2.6 percent in the year through April, the Central Statistical Office said W

Neptune Orient Lines filed a series of rate discounts, set to go into effect today, which threaten t

The losses are continuing to mount at the Port of San Francisco. Three more ship lines are f

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Here we go again. Let the games begin.With more than five months before unions and railroads