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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

Oct. 25, 1993 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley

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

Monday Oct. 25, 1993 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

The European Community is expected to lend Lebanon $72 million toward the cost of building a new por

Christiania Re. Corp., one of the oldest reinsurers in the United States, is attempting to raise mor

Royal Insurance Holdings PLC is expected to post a pretax profit of UK50 million (US$73.5 million) t

A federal oceanographic agency should take a closer look at using private contractors for at least s

The creation of the new ruble zone may be delayed by two years, Vladimir Mashits, a Russian economic

Muller Weingarten Corp., a German machine tool company, said it will open its first U.S. plant in Ci

Leaders from seven railroad unions in British Columbia began telling 1,600 workers Monday why they f

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