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A new feature offering advice to importers begins today on the Export Opportunities page, 4A.

The day before U.S. trade negotiators flew off to Beijing for one last attempt to hammer out a new t

The U.S. dollar fell to a six-week low against the yen Thursday, as the U.S.-Japan trade deadlock be

State regulators are urging South Florida homeowners insured by Prudential Property & Casualty to ac

The two largest containerports in the Pacific Northwest are predicting that growth in container traf

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Having just awarded the first foreign construction contracts for its Three Gorges hydropower project

As of Jan. 27, 1994 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

Golden Age of Toy Boats. Through March 5. New York. Sampling from Forbes Magazine fleet includes an

The Big Chill of 1994 is still causing plenty of problems this week for the inland river barging ind

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(1) DAILY INDEX Annual Smoothed percent -0.061/19 95.1 1/20 95.5 1/21 95.7

Thursday, Jan. 27, 1994 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Japan's embattled prime minister, playing for high stakes in his drive to end rampant political corr

Japan this weekend is likely to spurn efforts by the United States and the European Union to secure

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

With only a few days left in January, U.S. natural gas drawn from storage sites could average 25 bil

Domestic coal production totaled 19.7 million tons during the week ending Jan. 15, up 8 percent from

Jan. 27, 1994 RESELLER RACKUnleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Pre

This is a listing of U.S. coal shipments abroad compiled during the week by PIERS, The Journal of Co

Prices of aluminum jumped Thursday to their highest levels in six and a half months on optimism that

Jan. 27, 1994 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

MacDonald Mines Exploration Ltd. of Toronto will form a joint venture with Geominera SA to explore a

With the crucial Interstate 5 detour scheduled to open this weekend - less than two weeks after a ma

China said Thursday that it has made a preliminary choice of 22 firms to seek overseas stock listing

The Institute of London Underwriters saw hull insurance premium income increase more than 95 percent

Four Corners Pipe Line Co., a subsidiary of Atlantic Richfield Co., will prorate February crude nomi

The New York Mercantile Exchange expects to launch in April its joint venture to sell software that

COMMERCE WON'T ACT TO CUT OIL IMPORTSWASHINGTON - The Commerce Department says it ca

MALAYSIA FIRM TO BOOST VIETNAM TIN IMPORTSKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Renong Overseas C

With two months still remaining, the winter of '94 has already wracked state and local government bu

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Trade leads are supplied by: US Department of AgricultureForeign Agricultural Service

The Venezuelan government showed its support of CA Venezolana de Navegacion by tossing a new $25 mil

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

In the mid 1980's, $250,000 containers of VCRs and other electronics would flow into the Port of Tac

Haitian businessmen have called for a 12-day work stoppage to protest a United Nation-imposed oil em

Thursday Jan. 27, 1994 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent