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Agreement is near on shipping Washington apples to China, the world's largest market, U.S. Rep. Jay

China intends to open more commercial sectors to overseas investors in 1994, concentrating on import

The Association of Petrochemical Producers in Europe (APPE) is expected to approve an industry restr

The Russian government has published a decree that gives the federal Food Committee extensive powers

Settling a $60 million lawsuit, Du Pont Co. has agreed to assume responsibility for all pending crop

A series of mine closures worldwide has reduced tonnages of zinc concentrate feed available for smel

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European Union environment ministers have agreed on new rules to promote recycling of packaging mate

Union Pacific Railroad, preparing for the North American Free Trade Agreement, has launched a border

Fewer than 10 percent of the chief executives of the largest life insurance companies in the United

Dec. 16, 1993 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

Tanker operators are getting worried about the rising costs of oil-spill prevention off the Californ

The International Monetary Fund and World Bank approach their golden anniversary next year faced wit

SHIP CLASSIFIERS TO GIVE INFO ON THEIR REGISTERSLONDON - The organizations that insp

Government safety inspections of nuclear power plants are poorly done because they frequently ignore

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Coast Guard officials plan to use data from a soon-to-be-completed industry study to formulate pollu

Shipping executives in the trans-Pacific say plans by independent Belgium- based ABC Containerline t

Thursday, Dec. 16, 1993 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Canadian exporters are looking forward to increased sales abroad as a result of the multilateral tra

BLOCKBUSTER AND STANDA TO OPEN STORES IN ITALYFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Video rental g

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At its last meeting before New Jersey Gov.-elect Christine Todd Whitman can veto its actions, the De

As of Dec. 16, 1993 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

John Graykowski, a Washington attorney, has overcome initial industry opposition and soon will be na

(1) DAILY INDEX Annual Smoothed percent -5.3712/10 93.9 12/13 94.1 12/14 94.0

The U.S. Federal Energy Regulation Commission has outlined four criteria for natural gas pipelines s

So you're stuck once again doing last-minute holiday shopping and you can't think of what to get Sum

Opponents of the world trade code set by 117 nations this week in Geneva paralyzed India's Parliamen

Shipping lines in the Los Angeles-Long Beach harbor complex are bracing today for a possible indepen

While Gov. William F. Weld battles against limits on his privatization powers, the Massachusetts Por

Argentina is launching a half-million-dollar promotion campaign next year to wipe out its $1.7 billi

A federal appeals court has temporarily shelved an attempt by Burlington Northern Railroad to build

People in a rush to call talk-show host Phil Donahue have been getting the wrong Phil lately.

Today's scheduled launch of Thailand's first satellite, joining Indonesia's Palapa and Hong Kong's A

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Atlantic Marine Inc. said its facility in Mobile was certified to ISO 9002 quality standards for shi

Gitano Group Inc., an international clothing distributor with headquarters in New York, and three of

AIR CANADA WILL BUY 6 AIRBUS A340S IN '96MONTREAL - Air Canada announced it has sign

The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has adopted a set of standards for the electronic bull