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Revising the international customs convention to reflect modern trade practices is the top priority

International Petroleum Exchange Nov. 16, 1993Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Tuesday Nov. 16, 1993 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

New York Mercantile Exchange - Nov. 16, 1993 Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Low

Tuesday, Nov. 16, 1993 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Papua New Guinea unveiled a 1.66 billion kina ($1.66 billion) 1994 budget, with a 242.8 million kina

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

Germany's top corporations say they support the North American Free Trade Agreement and are followin

New York state will guarantee loans to small exporters under a program to be announced soon, officia

The U.S. dollar rose sharply Tuesday, hitting a three-month high against the deutsche mark, on risin

Following are key facts about the North American Free Trade Agreement: What It Does - Tariff

Negotiators in the world trade talks concur on one thing - rejection of the North American Free Trad

Eight consortia - including companies from the United States and Europe - Tuesday submitted bids for

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 222.54 up 0.90 which compares wi

The Coast Guard has granted tanker operators until next July to help them meet tougher standards for

Nov. 16, 1993 Copper Total, 87,731. Gold Total, .2,444,441.Silver Total, .27

Annual 1 Mo. 3 Mo. Year Daily Smoothed Ago Ago Ago11/16 11/15 Change % Change: 10

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

The captain of the freighter Mt. Ymitos told a U.S. Coast Guard investigative hearing Tuesday that h

Maruzen Petrochemical Co. will open an ethylene plant in Chiba Prefecture by May 1994. A com

UN UNIT ESTIMATES GRAIN TRADE DOWN 5 PERCENTThe U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization's est

Nov. 16, 1993 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Argentine government analysts and private traders said Brazil's 1993-94 (December-November) marketin

Firms selling "green" products - from non-polluting detergent to the only treatment plant for hazard

Doctors often have no idea how expensive the drugs they prescribe really are, a study by a universit

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

Ontario corn exports to the United States will more than double in 1993-94 (August-July) to 432,000

Coffee futures got a shot in the arm from Monday's Green Coffee Association monthly stock report.

The high percentage of inland shipping accidents caused by human error underlines the need for crews

China plans a further round of tariff cuts this year, a move that is seen as an attempt to assist it

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

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The Senate architect of truck-rate undercharge legislation said Tuesday he was ready to accept a sli

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1306 (Nov. 16, 1993) Previous day - 1315 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

U.S. seaborne labor and U.S.-flag ship operator representatives refused to speak at a conference on

The White House picked up at least seven votes Tuesday for the North American Free Trade Agreement a

Actor Kevin Costner and his brother Dan are signing an exclusive license agreement with the Idaho Na