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Nov. 19, 1993 Copper Total, 84,433. Gold Total, .2,444,343.Silver Total, .27

Friday Nov. 19, 1993 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

Annual 1 Mo. 3 Mo. Year Daily Smoothed Ago Ago Ago11/19 11/18 Change % Change: 10

Singapore's overall retail sales index fell 0.4 percent to 115.2 in Septemberfrom August but

Transamerica Corp.'s plan to acquire Tiphook PLC's container fleet sets the stage for further consol

The United States and Canada appear to have made some progress in working out the differences betwee

Passage by U.S. lawmakers of the North American Free Trade Agreement may bring U.S. concessions in c

Japan submitted to trade negotiators in Geneva Friday a revised schedule of tariff cuts on 6,600 ite

In less than a year's time Mickey Kantor and Leon Brittan have gotten to know each other very well.<

HOUSE OKS BILL TO LIFT SANCTIONS ON S. AFRICAWASHINGTON - The U.S. House of Represen

When President Clinton's limousine rolled through the wet streets here last week, U.S. optimism was

Carlos Montoya, head of Peru's privatization program, is trying to make up for lost time as he moves

The Czech Republic plans to ease out foreign exchange controls by the end of 1995 in a bid to achiev

Friday, Nov. 19, 1993 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Tiny, landlocked and poor, Laos is moving rapidly to shrug off its centralized past through a "new e

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

The strength of the U.S. economy and talk of Federal Reserve tightening of monetary policy will prop

French industrial production fell by 0.3 percent in September, according to data from the national s

Unemployment in the Czech Republic reached 3.22 percent of the work force in October, up slightly fr

Public concern about ocean pollution typically focuses on oil spills, but far greater danger is pose

S&P CHANGES OUTLOOK ON CIGNA TO NEGATIVENEW YORK - Insurance rating agency Standard

It's not cars or computer chips but expertise in managing insured risks that Liberty Mutual Insuranc

CHILE AND US REACH AVIATION COMPROMISESANTIAGO, Chile - Chile and the United States

Prudential Insurance Co. of America's securities affiliate won't need its parent to pay claims resul

American Airlines Decision Technologies said it has formed a new subsidiary in Australia. "T

The state's insurance moratorium has expired, leaving South Florida's homeowners living where they'v

Chile and Argentina are embarking on an ambitious plan to cut a 14-mile electric rail tunnel through

One of the more riveting dramatic miniseries in the computer industry today features thespectacle of

While many defense contractors are trying to find ways to beat swords intoplowshares, a smal

HIGH-TECH COMPANIES HAIL NAFTA VOTESAN FRANCISCO - High-tech companies hailed approv

The assembly line has disappeared. In its place are robots and compact teams of workers. Sup

Software Quality Seminar Tour. Nov. 29-Dec. 3. Weeklong seminar. Hyatt Orlando Hotel, Kissimmee, Fla

Clouds are gathering over the once-sunny prospect of aircraft sales to China, amid a spate of hijack

Equipment shortages and the failure of intermodal operators to level with customers when there is a

Richmond Transportation Services of Bannockburn, Ill., and the Hub Group of Lombard, Ill., have brok

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

With little more than three weeks to go before the Dec. 15 deadline for completion of the world trad

Thanks to supporters of the North American Free Trade Agreement, this year will be remembered as one

California's latest war on the Mediterranean fruit fly quietly is turning into its biggest, but with

De Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd., the South African-based diamond cartel, is opening a processing pl