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Scientists at Energy Conversion Devices (ECD) have found a way to nearly double the efficiency of th

The differential between cash and futures prices for West Texas Intermediate crude oil widened Wedne

FRANCE OPENS SALE OF ELF SHARES TODAYPARIS - The French government opens its privati

The U.S. merchandise trade deficit narrowed slightly in November to $10.2 billion, but the U.S. defi

Columbia Gas Transmission Corp., the principal pipeline subsidiary of Columbia Gas System Inc., file

Wednesday Jan. 19, 1994 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represen

The world's major aluminum-producing nations will resume negotiations today for an agreement on prod

Dozens of flashy imported-auto showrooms strung like holiday lights along the busiest avenues of Rio

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

CHILEANS EXAMINE PHOSPHATE PROPOSALA Chilean company, responding to the country's su

Jan. 19, 1994 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Production of aluminum sheets and extruded products by Japan's seven major fabricators totaled 1.32

The Indian government slapped anti-dumping duties on imports of some specified grade of polyvinyl ch

India's Textiles Ministry, in an attempt to increase domestic cotton supplies, has placed a total ba

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

The federal government will subsidize the sale of 20,000 metric tons of pork to Russia and six other

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The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 227.42 off 0.64 which compares

Spurred by booming exports and improved manufacturing processes, North American producers of chip-ma

1243 (Jan. 19, 1994) Previous day - 1244 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

Jan. 19, 1994 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

As of Jan. 19, 1994 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained

SHIPPING FIRM OPENS TO SERVE SHENZHENHAIKOU, China - A new company, Libao Shipping C

(In millions of dollars) November 1993 October 1993 November 1993Exports*

China again is borrowing from Japan to fund projects intended to cut Beijing's deficit with its larg

Wednesday, Jan. 19, 1994 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by EAB New York, are selling rates among trading

A trade union representing 18 million workers called Wednesday for sweeping reform of the Internatio

As Russian reformers abandoned their posts, U.S. economic adviser Jeffrey D. Sachs Wednesday blamed

The U.S. dollar was mixed Wednesday, as the market shrugged off the Federal Reserve's "beige book" r

(1) DAILY INDEX Annual Smoothed percent -1.731/12 94.8 1/13 94.8 1/14 95.6

A nationwide campaign against tax evasion and illegal price hikes in 1993 has resulted in fines of a

French Senate leader Rene Monory has called for reform of France's welfare system and a possible hik

Kaliningrad, a Baltic Russian enclave within Lithuania that borders with Poland, has been given a fr

The United States called off threatened trade sanctions against Japan and accepted a new Japanese bl

U.S. Trade Representative Mickey Kantor may travel to Tokyo to help break the current impasse in tal

The United Arab Emirates has decided to join the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, becoming th

IDAHO COMPANY WINS E. EUROPEAN CONTRACTCOEUR D'ALENE, Idaho - Wilson-Lee Communicati

British officials view the deteriorating level of support for economic reform in the Russian governm