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Unprecedented things are happening on the Philadelphia waterfront. An old labor antagonist i

Oct. 26, 1993 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

Rumors that leading futures commission merchant Refco Inc. will be bought by Quantum Financial Servi

Scotts Co. said Monday it plans to buy Grace-Sierra Horticultural Products Co. From W.R. Grace & Co.

Showa Denko KK and Asahi Chemical Industry Co., two major Japanese petrochemical companies, have agr

Now that the Clinton administration is openly supporting interstate branching by banks, insurance ag

Marc Felice, founder of the world's first container and intermodal magazine and a publisher and edit

The director general of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade Tuesday called a surprise meeting

The New York Power Authority Tuesday said it will freeze electric rates at least through the end of

Tuesday's collapse of primary aluminum prices to new eight-year lows was long overdue and may be the

Construction of the new refinery near the Port of Dalian in northeast China is expected to be comple

A report detailing shipping and shipbuilding subsidy practices in 57 countries including the United

Property and casualty insurers started a major effort this week to improve construction materials an

Palestinians are turning to Arab countries to help them rebuild their economy. That's because intern

The largest underwriter of workers compensation insurance here said Monday it would stop writing pol

Insurance industry lawyers are arguing in court that a new state anti- discrimination regulation cou

Budget Director Leon Panetta has delivered an ultimatum to Transportation Secretary Federico Pena an

The United States Tuesday gave Japan three more months to implement reforms of its tightly controlle

A reported plan by Consolidated Rail Corp. for a double-stack route to New Bedford, Mass., has appar

Thirty business and government officials from China's Shanxi province met here this week with local

Oct. 26, 1993 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

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International Petroleum Exchange Oct. 26, 1993Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

In an effort to compete more effectively against global shipping agencies, three regional shipping a

Along the flood-ravaged Mississippi River this month, bright autumn-colored leaves that decorate tre

Mergers are cutting the number of rival stevedores and thus trimming competition at the world's larg

The real costs of the 13-week-old strike at the General Chemical Co. soda ash plant west of here won

Increased demand for vinyl-based building materials has helped drive up chlorine prices 35 percent t

Friction over rate discounts is building between ocean carriers that jointly set prices for moving g

Monday, Oct. 25, 1993 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The American Trucking Associations has begun sending out patrols on the Capital Beltway around Washi

Air France employees dug in their heels Monday, voting overwhelmingly to continue their strike today

Singapore Airlines Ltd., the world's most profitable carrier, reported lower earnings Monday, but an

While China's special economic zones in the south and Shanghai on the east coast make most of the no

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Oct. 25, 1993 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

Brazilian pulp and paper producer Aracruz Celulose says it avoided losing some $80 million in export

New York cotton futures are predicted to reach almost 70 cents a pound by spring or summer if world

Atlantic Richfield Co. Monday said it will cut 900 to 1,000 jobs in an extensive reorganization of a

Pharmaceutical companies' costs will rise an estimated $14.5 billion during the next five years beca