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Even as China announced the creation of a new air conditioning venture, official documents show subs

A growing number of U.S. businesses are positioning themselves to take advantage of the expected lif

The U.S. dollar was little changed in quiet, range-bound trading Wednesday. Traders said the

U.S. distillate fuel oil inventories fell by 7.7 million barrels during the week ended Jan. 21 compa

(1) DAILY INDEX Annual Smoothed percent -1.311/27 96.21/28 96.01/31 96

A 2 billion-franc ($340 million) cash injection to Aerospatiale, the troubled state-owned aeronautic

Wednesday Feb. 2, 1994 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

Allied Signal Inc., a large hydrofluoric acid producer, said Wednesday that it has signed a memorand

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

4 CHEMICAL FIRMS IN JAPAN MAY MERGETOKYO - Four major Japanese petrochemical manufac

The number of foreign enterprises in the countries of the former socialist bloc reached 62,100 in 19

European steelmakers will renew their efforts today to prevent the collapse of an ambitious industry

India is likely to face a sugar scarcity this year, which may force the government - to the industry

The Codelco-Chile metals futures scandal has strengthened the hand of those who wish to see some for

As of Feb. 2, 1994 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 226.99 up 1.44 which compares w

France's main business group, the Conseil National du Patronat Francais (CNPF), Wednesday gave the U

Japan rejected a last-ditch effort by the United States, Canada and the European Union to extract fr

Drug manufacturers charge 60 percent more for several dozen best-selling, brand-name drugs in the Un

Lebanon has awarded a $380 million contract for improving its telephone network to three European co

CAR LOAN UNIT SET UP BY NISSAN IN ITALYNissan Motor Co., Japan's second-largest automaker, h

1193 (Feb. 2, 1994) Previous day - 1196 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

American Ship Building Co. is relying again on its chairman, New York Yankees owner George Steinbren

The Zambian government backtracked on economic reforms Wednesday by slapping a 40 percent import tax

Trade leads are supplied by: US Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural ServiceAgric

State-owned Bangladesh Shipping Corp. may resume services to the United States, reports from Dhaka s

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

Feb. 2, 1994 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

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

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

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

Lower world market prices for oil have forced Saudi Arabian oil and petrochemical companies to work

Vowing to put aside any hard feelings resulting from their tug-of-war over a professional basketball

Scotland Yard on Tuesday joined the investigation into the slayings of an American computer company

The 15 North Atlantic carriers in the Trans-Atlantic Agreement have asked the Federal Maritime Commi

Brazil's leading supplier of on-board computers and electrical sensors for cars has landed the job o

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Luxury carmaker Ferrari opened its first China showroom Tuesday, confident that entrepreneurs in thi

Royal Pakhoed NV, the Dutch stevedore and tank storage group, is considering a joint general cargo v

In southern Africa, most of the trade used to be one-way. The export was political and econo