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The U.S. dollar rose Tuesday against most currencies on expectations that the General Agreement on T

Standard & Poor's has revised its outlook on Capital Re Corp. and lowered its rating on the company'

A controversial Agriculture Department study that has been cited as a looming threat to ocean shippi

Perishable food customers of CSX Transportation Inc. no longer will be billed for detention charges

AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS FOUNDATION (Washington) - Michael P. Jackson was named vice president

(1) DAILY INDEX Annual Smoothed percent -5.0112/8 93.412/9 93.4 12/10 9

Power installation company Van Der Horst Ltd. is rapidly becoming one of Singapore's hottest stocks

The benefits from the shift toward free market economies in South America and the emphasis on non-tr

A South Korean consortium of Korea Petroleum Development Corp. and Yukong Ltd. plans to sign a contr

Commercial Quantity Aluminum ingots_ $1,230-$1,260per ton lots &

The Japanese government's plan to open its market to foreign rice was hailed as a milestone and a ma

The European Union todaywill attempt to prevent a trash war breaking out among its 12 member states.

The World Bank's executive board took a major step Tuesday toward clearing the way for a multibillio

OPEC has won an agreement by key independent producer Oman to help it support sagging oil prices, th

As of Dec. 14, 1993 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

The yearlong search by South Korea's petrochemical companies for a solution to the problem of domest

The value of Australian agricultural exports could be cut by up to A$700 million (US$470 million) a

Legislation designed to combat foreign shipbuilding subsidies gained momentum as Congress adjourned

Hopes for economic progress and help from multilateral lenders have been dashed by the results of Ru

US SOON TO IMPLEMENT EASING OF VIETNAM BANHANOI, Vietnam - American companies can begin bidd

1ST NATURAL GAS STATION IN MINNESOTA OPENSMINNEAPOLIS - Customers are likely to be s

Brazil's National Privatization Commission may reschedule the sale of Petroquimica Uniao S.A. (PQU)

FRENCH TOY FIRM FINED FOR IMPROPER PRACTICESPARIS - A government watchdog council sa

At 4 a.m. on Tuesday, Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa faced a television camera to announce his dec

Debts of bankrupt Japanese companies soared in November, boosted by the failure of a construction fi

European governments will ignore rules limiting state aid to save their national airlines, the chair

A decision to consolidate all train dispatching for the Southern Pacific System in Denver is facing

Dec. 14, 1993 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 223.83 off 0.97 which compares w

The 5,69-deadweight-ton container vessel Trade Resources collided with the 5,648-ton refrigerated ca

A parliamentary committee has lashed the Ministry of Labor for a ''lackadaisical attitude" toward th

The price of OPEC's basket of seven crudes fell to $12.97 a barrel last week, compared with $13.49 i

In an effort to boost the competitiveness and productivity of Mexican industry, the federal governme

COLUMBIA RIVER PORTS TO SPLIT COST OF BUOYSPORTLAND, Ore. - The board of commissione

The chemical and specialty steel industries warned Tuesday that they may not support key trade agree

A top airport executive said Monday that a nasty battle between the airline industry and the city of

National Medical Enterprises agreed to pay nearly $90 million to settle the last major civil lawsuit

The state received $500,000 on Monday as part of a $330 million national settlement with Prudential

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

A Canadian-Australian-Russian venture will begin developing a major oil and natural gas field in Rus