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NIGERIAN STRIKE SPREADS, REPORTS SAYLAGOS, Nigeria - The Nigerian workers' strike ag

Wednesday Nov. 17, 1993 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represen

A House maritime panel Tuesday approved legislation permitting the sale of the two largest U.S. tank

Wednesday, Nov. 17, 1993 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Amid growing whispers that Mexico's state-owned railroad is heading for the auction block, the feder

William Mack, vice chairman of American International Marine Agency, is glad the U.S. marine insuran

The World Health Organization said it is developing a new "virucide" that could rank alongside the c

AIR EXPRESS INTERNATIONAL POSTS FALL IN EARNINGSDARIEN, Conn. - Air Express Internat

The Department of Energy won't be able to ship spent nuclear fuel through Hampton Roads or other Ame

Nov. 17, 1993 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

Mexico will fall short of its oil export target for 1993, and is projecting lower oil export levels

The dynamic economies of the Asia-Pacific region should not succumb to the temptation of forming the

Chinese buyers are keeping clear of the copper market in the hopes that prices will sink, traders sa

Algeria will consider adopting a new strategy for its hydrocarbon sector following a highly critical

A partnership formed by John F. Lehman, former secretary of the Navy, purchased Sperry Marine Inc.,

SEA-LAND SERVICE INC. (Liberty Corner, N.J.) - William C. Donovan was named vice presidentof informa

DUTCH INSURER AMEV SEEKS EAGLE STAR UNITAMSTERDAM, Netherlands - Amev Nederland, the

A new day is dawning in the relationship between the nation's airlines and the U.S. Postal Service.

The opening shots in a new trans-Atlantic air war were fired Wednesday when the British government t

A wide variety of consumer and industrial goods are covered by the tariff cuts China intends to impl

THRALL CAR MANUFACTURING CO. (Chicago Heights, Ill.) - Larry T. Lucas was named general manager of t

U.K. provisional, seasonally adjusted retail sales rose 0.1 percent in October from September, the C

Direct foreign investment in Portugal was 75 billion escudos (US$431 million) in the first six month

CHINA RUMORS LEAD TO WHEAT FUTURES RISECHICAGO - Wheat futures moved to fresh 17-mon

Cyprus, a divided island, is marketing its links to Europe, Africa and the Middle East,casting itsel

After exporting paints to China for about a year, FLR Paints Inc. has agreed to help a Chinese distr

WORLD TOURISM EXPECTED TO DOUBLE IN DECADELONDON - The global travel and tourism ind

Officials from more than 20 nations began a new round of confidential talks Wednesday to hammer out

Chilean officials said they will retaliate against American Airlines Inc. and United Airlines if the

Shipping lines say that London remains the market of choice for hull and cargo coverage, thwarting l

Fresh from a hard-fought battle over the North American Free Trade Agreement, President Clinton is d

State-owned shipping line Empresa Lineas Maritimas Argentinas SA (Elma) and a private Argentine carr

May-July May-July LANE 1993 1992East Coast to East Asia

Mechanics say they suspect a new low-sulfur diesel fuel may be responsible for the failure of fuel p

Pacific Rim traders may be able in the near future to access precise tariff information as easily as

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

Tired of racing to keep ahead of the avalanche of documentation required on most international trans

With cocoa prices rising to new highs, worries are mounting among European traders about the possibi

California's raisins are going to Russia. The Raisin Administrative Committee approved a plan to sel

The nature of the world's sheep flock is changing, with more animals devoted to meat and less to woo