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Cominco would reduce its operating costs by $35 million under an economic plan released last week by

If you are plain vanilla, how do you persuade your customers you are cappuccino-chip cheesecake?

Gold should reinforce its role as an attractive investment in times of low interest rates next year,

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent)is as f

(1) DAILY INDEX Annual Smoothed percent -4.0212/17 93.812/20 93.812/21

A Russian shipping line expanded its list of port calls last week to be sure even people in remote s

REEFER GUIDE PUBLISHED ON FRUITS, VEGETABLESTOKYO - Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd. recently p

Soviet propaganda used to depict New York and other Western capitals as ''cities of contrasts," refe

Thursday, Dec. 23, 1993 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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

The Rhine, Europe's biggest river, was totally closed to shipping late last week after severe floodi

The litigious climate of the United States has turned policyholders against insurers as both sides g

BLUE STAR (NORTH AMERICA) LTD. (Toronto) - David Boyce, a 15-year veteran of Blue Star Line, joins t

The U.S. dollar will rise this week on expectations that the U.S. economy will remain strong in 1994

Oil giant Exxon Corp. and a consortium of Mobil Corp. and Texaco Inc. have won rights to explore and

Italy's unemployment rate stood at 11.3 percent in October, up from 10.3 percent in the previous emp

The St. Lawrence Seaway, thanks to a late surge, had a small tonnage gain for the 1993 season, its f

Dec. 23, 1993 RESELLER RACKUnleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Pre

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Telecommunications giant AT&T will build a network linking together the members of the Asia Pacific

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TRAVELERS, PRIMERICA ONE STEP FROM MERGERHARTFORD, Conn. - The Travelers Corp. and Primerica

PHOENIX HOME LIFE MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. (Hartford, Conn.) - Robert W. Fiondella, president and princi

Thursday Dec. 23, 1993 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

The financial strength ratings of some U.S. life insurance companies could be imperiled by their inc

China appears to be increasing its presence in Hong Kong's maritime sector just three years before i

French industrial output, excluding construction and public works, fell a preliminary seasonally adj

Mayor Richard Riordan and the Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners announced plans to form a ta

Demand for natural gas produced from 180 Texas gas fields is expected to fall 0.8 percent in January

Ship construction contracts worth billions of dollars may elude Newport News Shipbuilding even if th

NJ FUEL MERCHANTS SELL OIL TANK COVERAGENEW YORK - New Jersey homeowners who have un

1221 (Dec. 23, 1993) Previous day - 1222 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

Dec. 23, 1993 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

If all goes according to plan, Florida will soon become the first state in the union to see an inves

Thomas L. Mills, maritime attorney and lobbyist, is not a man who minces words. Today, he is

Condemning the Customs Service for running "roughshod" over the rights of importers, the U.S. Court

Stiffer rate-filing regulations and some initial miscommunication are adding up to a major headache

A bitter waterfront labor dispute in Philadelphia escalated beyond breakbulk fruit shipments last we

When the North American Free Trade Agreement takes effect on Saturday, some Mexican border interests

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