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

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

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

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

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

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

Mrs. Baird's Bakeries Inc. said it signed a letter of intent to form a 50-50 partnership with Grupo

Container lessor executives are blaming their industry's overcapacity woes on its largest member, Ge

ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY TO OPEN ON APRIL 5MONTREAL - The Ottawa-based St. Lawrence Seawa

British shippers are continuing to compile evidence that, they say, proves the Trans-Atlantic Agreem

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

When the Norfolk Southern Corp. handed Pepsico Inc. $369 million for northAmerican Van Lines (NAVL)

Since 1982, several major airport authorities may have improperly funneled some $259 million in fede

A group of intermodal truckers, marketers and lessors - trying to improve the flow of trailers and c

After numerous fits and starts, USAfrica Airways says it has finally landed the financing that will

The government Wednesday proposed canceling $4.23 billion of debt owed by African countries that rec

China's imports of oil will rise enormously as demand increasingly outstrips supply, a senior offici

Although the aftershocks are still rumbling through world financial markets, the effects of the trad

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

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

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

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

The Northridge earthquake will hit Allstate Corp. with losses of at least $350 million, company offi

While the White House tries to figure out how to change the American health- care system, U.S. offic

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

A Chevron Corp. spokesman said Wednesday that without an emergency permit the company may not resume

The new owner of Brazil's Netumar Lines has swept through the company like a tornado - closing offic

The longshoremen's strike has slowed the rush-hour pace of Canadian grain exports to the brink of gr

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The amount of coal burned by South Korea's electric-power sector surged inDecember as four n

Saudi Arabia Tuesday announced a rise in prices for March light, medium and heavy crude grades to Eu

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

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

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

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