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TOOLS Drills. Contact: Pacific Electric Mfg. Co., 9/F Block D & F, Mai Tak Industrial Buildi

Ecuador is becoming a more inviting market for U.S. companies even though it did not receive much at

FROM THE UNITED STATES/CANADA SOUTH AMERICA. Jan. 8-15. The Maine Department of Economic and Communi

Nov. 29, 1993 This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the

CHINA ALLOWS MORE BIDS BY FOREIGNERS FOR OILChina is planning to allow foreign firms to expl

Swedish telecommunications group Telefon AB L.M. Ericsson said it opened a factory to make mobile te

HONG KONG MAY PURSUE REFORMS WITHOUT CHINAHONG KONG - Gov. Chris Patten indicated Mo

Monday Nov. 29, 1993 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

The idea of a four-day workweek as a means of battling unemployment is gaining strength across widel

International business interests in Mexico welcome statements by the ruling party's newly announced

State-run PetroVietnam wants to process crude oil in Asian refineries as it gears up for next year's

The European Community said it is optimistic a new global rubber accord will be reached, but it may

Textile Quotas to Watch as of Nov. 27, 1993* Country Category Description

Wisconsin Gas Co. customers could see a rate freeze for three years if the state Public Service Comm

Officials from the Independent Petroleum Exporting Countries (IPEC) will hold a meeting in Yemen eit

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

NY COTTON FUTURES SURGE TO 4-MONTH HIGHSCotton futures on the New York Cotton Exchan

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 222.53 up 0.35 which compares

Nov. 29, 1993 Copper Total, 81,849. Gold Total, .2,507,294.Silver To

Nov. 29, 1993 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Indian petrochemical companies plan to accuse South Korean firms of dumping high-density polyethylen

About $52 million in fines imposed on the United Mine Workers union for a 1989 coal strike were exce

Annual 1 Mo. 3 Mo. Year Daily Smoothed Ago Ago Ago11/27 11/24 Change % Change: 10

Nursery owner Dale R. Smith, said he has enough evidence to win his case against the Du Pont company

Singamas Container Holdings Ltd., China's largest manufacturer of dry containers, Monday bought 72 p

Customs officials have made more seizures in an international investigation of imported Vietnamese c

As part of Mexico's overall modernization plan, a proposal to overhaul the nation's navigation laws

Caribbean countries, many with economies heavily dependent on tourism and shipping, have been slow t

SIX DIE IN EXPLOSION AT SOUTH KOREAN YARDSEOUL, South Korea - Six people, including

Precious metals prices continued to crumble Monday as prices for oil dropped. Analysts said

The Supreme Court Monday refused to order a refund to Exxon Corp. and three other companies of a New

Spain's industrial production index fell 1.7 percent in September, after a 2.4 percent drop in Augus

The following is the list of bunker prices obtained during the course of week ending Nov. 26, 1993.

DRUG FIRMS' STOCK PRICES DOWN 27 PERCENT SO FAR IN '93ANN ARBOR, Mich. - The stock p

Germany's Bayer AG is planning investment of some $200 million in China over the next few years, cov

U.S. wheat exports to China are forecast to fall in the 1993-94 (July-June) international marketing

Temperatures as low as 26 degrees crept into the vast citrus belt east of Visalia, Calif., over the

China's gold consumption could fall by about one-third to less than 270 metric tons in 1994, a leadi

World coffee production is expected to increase in the 1993-94 (October- September) crop year, Germa

Siam Cement, one of Thailand's premier blue chip stocks, said it will press on with new petrochemica