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Western German wholesale prices rose 0.1 percent in March from February and were 0.2 percent higher

In a major overseas deal sealed last week, a California cotton cooperative agreed to export roughly

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HANJIN SHIPPING CO. (Long Beach, Calif.) - Gordon Arita was appointed assistant general manager of i

The International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union, with its membership down by more than a t

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 222.60 off 0.03 which compare

BEST LOWERS RATING ON CONFEDERATION LIFEOLDWICK, N.J. - The A.M. Best Co. has lowere

Apr. 14, 1994 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

China said Thursday that its new State Development Bank will take over funding of 345 major state pr

"Collecting the Port: Recent Acquisitions of the South Street Seaport Museum." Through Oct. 30. New

Thursday, April 14, 1994 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Lukoil, the largest Russian independent oil firm, is facing delays in receiving a US$700 million cre

CALIF. GAS SURGE IGNITES APPLIANCES, SERVICE CUTSALAMEDA, Calif. - Heaters, stoves a

New Zealand said Thursday that it would split the national power grid from the state generating comp

Opening up an export market can be as easy as opening up your school yearbook, according to one awar

Japan has approved $40 million in credits to Kazakhstan for the construction of rail lines and cargo

Thousands of Barrels Week Week WeekEnded Ended Ended4-8 4-1

BRAZIL WILL TRY AGAIN TO PRIVATIZE SHIP LINERIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - The Brazilian g

UK ENDS FRAUD PROBE INTO LLOYD'S AGENCYThe Serious Fraud Office said it called off its inves

Japanese and U.S. tax authorities agreed to impose 4 billion yen (US$38.6 million) in taxes on the J

John A. Hill, a former president of Aetna Life & Casualty Co., has died in Nashville. He was 87.

NEW JERSEY TO INSPECT EVERY STATE GAS LINETRENTON, N.J. - State regulators plan a pr

The worst fears of tomato farmers in Florida's South Dade county may be coming true. Last ye

Alcorn (Production) Philippines Inc. has found signs of a second crude reservoir at the West Linapac

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

For years, Coast Guard and industry executives have been meeting in hotel conference rooms to practi

Apr. 13, 1994 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

The Coast Guard was about to ease the restrictions Wednesday it had imposed on barging in the St. Lo

Japanese manufacturers' liabilities are slowly increasing. The Cabinet approved the nation's first b

Public Service Electric and Gas Co. expects Unit 1 at its Salem, N.J., nuclear plant to restart in a

New York Mercantile Exchange - Apr. 13, 1994 Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Low

Arco Chemical Americas, cited in "ETBE Fuel Needs Tax Break For Boost in Output, Arco Says," on Page

FOUR CORNERS OIL LINE REMAINS SHUT IN CALIF.LOS ANGELES - Four Corners Pipe Line Co.

China said Wednesday it will speed up its response to charges of dumping by trade partners, suggesti

Apr. 13, 1994 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

The top classification societies are continuously improving the quality of their ship surveys but ca

Wednesday, April 13, 1994 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The International Monetary Fund may approve as early as next week a $1.5 billion loan to Russia, off

U.S. coal exporters, heading to Brazil this week for talks over metallurgical coal sales, will likel

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