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Negotiations aimed at bringing labor peace to Air France stalled Tuesday over a disagreement between

Britain, a major competitor of U.S. industry for the huge Indian market, will stage this month in Bo

Costa Rica's sweeping labor reforms do not go far enough to placate U.S. critics, labor leaders here

NORTH AMERICA Expo Petro and Chem '93. Nov. 3-5. Mexico City. Oil and gas field equipment. C

Liner shipping companies announced higher freight rates for container transport from the Far East to

U.S. meat imports next year are likely to fall close to the minimum specified under the General Agre

NATURAL GAS CLEARINGHOUSE Natural Gas Clearinghouse - Posted prices for Nov. 1993 (see Note

Traders in all major world markets see no relief in sight for beleaguered crude oil prices, which co

With a transportation bill that will approach $10 million, the current Michael Jackson world tour, i

Russian President Boris N. Yeltsin's top U.S. economic adviser delivered a stinging attack on the In

A document circulated at a government meeting Tuesday said Russian month-on- month inflation was lik

EX-CONTINENTAL OFFICIAL BLASTS FRANK LORENZOWASHINGTON - A former chief executive of

Nov. 2, 1993 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Showa Denko KK, a leading Japanese chemical concern, plans to buy about 6,000 metric tons of ethylen

Nov. 2, 1993 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

A supertanker equipped with segregated ballast tanks will save about $24,000 each time it calls at R

Cuba, seeking to boost efficiency and save scarce resources, has finished the first stage of setting

OPEC BASKET PRICE FELL AT END OF OCTOBERLONDON - The price of OPEC's basket of seven

FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO. (Novato, Calif.) - Joe L. Stinnette was named president and chief execu

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DEL. RIVER AUTHORITY TO HELP FUND REPAIRSThe Delaware River Port Authority said it will pay

Saudi Arabia signed a $4 billion contract Tuesday with a South Korean firm for the construction of t

Every day in the Los Angeles area, at least 10 cargo containers are stolen, in many cases with a tru

State corrections departments in California and Oregon are bemused over China's allegations that the

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From 1988 to 1992, W.R. Grace & Co. said it achieved a 42 percent reduction in emissions of 17 prior

The recent Canadian election kept the Port of Vancouver, British Columbia,from starting work

A grass-roots refinery project proposed by France's Elf Aquitaine and Chinese partners in Shanghai m

Triconex Corp. of Irvine, Calif., a significant player in the $1 billion automated-systems market th

International Petroleum Exchange Nov. 2, 1993Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)_

Nov. 2, 1993 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

Tuesday Nov. 2, 1993 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

Michael Hunt, director of field operations for Dade County, Fla.'s, largest tropical fruit firm, sur

ESTIMATES OF BLIZZARD, FLOOD LOSSES REVISEDRAHWAY, N.J. - The estimated insured prop

Three Weeks Ended Oct. 23, 1993, vs. Similar 1992 Period Cars CarsLoaded Loaded

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Trucking representatives got a lesson in technology and the politics of health care at the annual Am

Taxes for employers, employees and foreign businesses in Mexico will come down in 1994, President Ca

Singapore's burgeoning venture capital industry is increasingly targeting its investment to China an

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