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Increases in commercial ship repair work and maintenance contracts for government ships allowed Todd

(In millions of dollars) December 1993 November 1993 December 1993Exports* Imp

U.S. business leaders heaved sighs of relief Thursday after Washington said Indonesia will retain no

Industry deregulation, better labor-management relations and the high Japanese yen should spur South

Disputes over equipment, marketing and infrastructure are expected to spark the winter meeting of th

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

STRONG '93 MARKET BOOSTS NAVISTAR RESULTSStrong demand for trucks and engines drove Navistar

COLOMBIA'S GAVIRIA SEEKS TO LEAD OASBOGOTA, Colombia - Colombian President Cesar Gav

Russia will need a total of 113.9 million metric tons (125.29 million short tons) of grain in 1994,

A World Bank unit has approved financing of $62.24 million to build and operate a 530-bed general se

The U.S. Postal Service is converting its trucks in Martinsburg, W.Va., and 14 other cities from gas

The international shipping community uses arbitration as a common method for resolving maritime cont

New York Mercantile Exchange - Feb. 17, 1994 Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Low

Oceanbound shipments from Russia are expected to rise by 47 million metric tons to 210 million metri

The problems of late payments to companies worsened in 1993, according to 65 percent of companies su

Japan on Thursday signaled that it may be willing to budge first in the standoff over market access

380 CST bunker fuel, purchased at Rotterdam, Netherlands. In dollars per metric ton (1 metri

As of Feb. 17, 1994 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

There is a growing fear among senior budget and trade officials that a new world trade agreement cou

A Pennsylvania utility may sell its Conowingo Power Co. (Copco) operation in Cecil County, which doe

French industrial prices continued to decline in the fourth quarter of 1993, although at a slower pa

Vs. Vs. Vs. Vs. Value Prior 2 Mos. 1992 1991Mil. $ Mo. Back

The Slovak government has agreed to give Czech producers a break from tradebarriers erected

Despite several days of balmy temperatures, long sheets of ice left from the January deep freeze con

CONTINENTAL POSTS RISE IN OPERATING INCOMENEW YORK - The Continental Corp. reported

Because train accidents often involve trucks and even barges, the Department of Transportation is tr

Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co., whose failure was one of the largest in U.S. history, is putting

The Department of Transportation said Thursday it has lifted a ban against U.S. vessels and aircraft

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

Officials in southern Guangdong said the province's gross domestic product last year amounted to 315

About 50 billion paper cups are used each year in the United States and a single company accounts fo

The U.S. dollar pushed broadly higher Thursday after the Bundesbank surprised the market by lowering

The possible turmoil associated with upcoming multiracial elections in South Africa left buyers and

The Australian wool industry will consider suspending auction sales next week if there is no resolut

Mexico saw record high foreign investment in 1993, but financial experts warn that the country must

In the wake of the recent lifting of the U.S. embargo on Vietnam, Kerr-McGee Corp. on Wednesday said

State insurance regulators have seized and closed a West Chester, Pa., life insurance company, which

The Trans-Atlantic Agreement, the 15-carrier North Atlantic conference, said Thursday that it would

Feb. 17, 1994 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Moscow's Oil Exchange has drawn up a strategy for the Russian oil market in the immediate future, ba