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YELTSIN ORDERS BUYERS TO PAY FARMERS QUICKLYMOSCOW - Russian President Boris Yeltsin

Maritime lawyers Thursday said the owners of the barges suspected of causing Wednesday's Amtrak disa

Canada's opposition Liberal Party has given the clearest indication yet that if it wins the Oct. 25

What is the difference between the agreement used for export sales and the one used for domestic sal

A story about the Teamsters union Page 3B Sept. 16, contained an error and a mischaracterization abo

Superior Boatworks Inc., which earlier filed for federal bankruptcy protection due to debts involved

Sept. 23, 1993 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

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

The debt-laden Ferruzzi group said Thursday it would respect the terms of existing commodities tradi

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 215.18 off 0.80 which compare

Sept. 23, 1993 Copper Total, 91,226. Gold Total, .2,444,583.Silver T

Mark Cappiello, vice president of sales and marketing for Measurement Specialties Inc. in Fairfield,

A decision by the U.S. government on whether to impose sanctions against two Chinese airlines is exp

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

Warrior & Gulf Navigation Inc., the Chickasaw, Ala., barge line whose role in Tuesday's Amtrak accid

Transportation News Ticker The dry cargo and tanker fixtures listed herewith and compiled in

Staking out its position ahead of a key OPEC meeting, Saudi Arabia said Thursday it would not reduce

CANADIAN RIVER PILOTS RESUME NEGOTIATIONSMONTREAL - The Laurentian Pilotage Authorit

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange said volume on Globex set a single-session record Tuesday when 66,23

A biopesticide to control roaches - a fungus that feeds off live roaches, killing them - is being pu

The Environmental Protection Agency says it has fallen behind on pesticide reviews required by a 198

For the first time in 10 years, some businesses in Kansas will not have to pay hikes intheir workers

Nervous traffic managers began leafing through their files for contingencyplans Thursday as

Irish drinkers are turning away from traditional tipples like Guinness and whiskey in favor of soft

Copper refiners are unlikely to cut production any time soon, even though prices probably will remai

The city of Hartford must get its act together if it wants to bounce backfrom a bad economy,

LIFE, HEALTH INDUSTRY PROFITABLE, STUDY FINDSOLDWICK, N.J. - Although anemic economic condit

The Teamsters union told United Parcel Service late Wednesday it will not extend its contract with t

Three Weeks Ended Sept. 18, 1993, vs. Similar 1992 Period Cars CarsLoaded Loaded

U.S. optimism over Russian economic prospects dimmed following reports that President Boris N. Yelts

In this era of budgetary restraints, the U.S. Coast Guard believes it can get more bang from each bu

India's largest soft drink maker, Parle Exports Ltd., is transferring the rights of its products to

International Petroleum Exchange Sept. 23, 1993Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Grain exporters clashed Thursday with the deputy administrator of the Federal Maritime Administratio

HIGH WINDS CAUSE BULKER ACCIDENTLONDON - The 20,003-deadweight-ton bulk carr

Officials taking part in talks aimed at hammering out an agreement to eliminate shipbuilding subsidi

Finland's trade surplus was 1.95 billion markka ($333 million) in August, compared with 2.71 billion

Greater New Orleans Barge Fleeting Association. Sept. 24. New Orleans. Annual river and marine indus

THAILAND ESTABLISHES FIRST LABOR MINISTRYBANGKOK - Thailand formed its first labor m

PIPELINE UNDER WAY FOR CASPIAN SEALONDON - Construction work has begun on a pipeline