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Western German exports this year are expected to drop a real 5 percent to 6 percent from 1992, but t

The French trade house Sucre et Denrees was paid $40 million on Aug. 13 for a 100,000-metric ton (11

International Petroleum Exchange Sept. 8, 1993Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

New York Mercantile Exchange - Sept. 8, 1993 Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High

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Jose Luis Rubio, a Mexican farmer, thought he had it bad as government subsidies shrunk and cheaper

Wet weather, limited barge service, flood-related rail line congestion and crop diseaseare creating

The recommendation from Vice President Al Gore's National Performance Review to establish a commissi

Two members of the Washington maritime community, a Tampa port executive and a Hawaii land-use offic

Wednesday, Sept. 8, 1993 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Emery Worldwide announced Wednesday it is starting a new transcontinental air freight service during

Facing a prolonged period of becalmed sales at home, U.S. pleasure boat manufacturers are casting lo

Amid the predictable hysteria that surrounded Tuesday's return of the remains of Ferdinand Marcos, m

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Sept. 8, 1993Bid AskedCopper_

In the 31 years since Rachel Carson sounded the pesticide alarm in "Silent Spring," the nation has d

Sept. 8, 1993 Copper Total, 97,364. Gold Total, .2,385,739.Silver To

MEAT INDUSTRY BLASTS INSPECTION PROPOSALSWASHINGTON - The U.S. meat industry, predic

Crum & Forster Inc., a subsidiary of Xerox Financial Services Inc., said the company's restructuring

THAILAND ESCAPES LIST HEADED FOR SANCTIONSBANGKOK, Thailand - Thailand was removed f

ANR Pipeline Co., a subsidiary Coastal Corp. of Houston, said it has reassigned a substantial portio

Fujisawa USA Inc. Tuesday announced it has submitted new drug applications to the Food and Drug Admi

International futures exchanges, including the London International Financial Futures Exchange (Liff

The Coast Guard reopened the Mississippi River Tuesday and said Wednesday that it would keep the Mis

Boeing Co. said it is in "very preliminary" discussions with its Japanese suppliers about building a

A sharp drop in India's trade deficit has triggered hopes that painful economic reforms have started

Sept. 8, 1993 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

General Motors Corp. is preparing to launch a fleet of vehicles that will operate on compressed natu

NORTH AMERICAN VAN TO SLASH SERVICESFORT WAYNE, Ind. - With no buyer coming forward,

Prime Minister Kim Campbell on Wednesday called a federal election for Oct. 25, urging Canadians to

Sept. 8, 1993 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

For Japan's oil companies, already feeling the bite from sluggish sales in a cooler-than-usual summe

As increasing trade between the United States and Mexico clogs the land routes across the border, Ta

The Clinton administration Wednesday preached to the choir of House supporters of the North American

Shell Philippines Exploration BV is pressing for a long-term contract to sell natural gas to the Phi

A PLO-Israeli agreement on interim Palestinian self-rule envisages wide- ranging economic cooperatio

China's roller-coaster petrochemical market is on the rise again, with a sharp increase in demand fo

Dresser Industries Inc. and Baroid Corp., two key suppliers to the oil- drilling industry, said Tues

Venezuela's oil production during the first six months of this year was about 2.4 million barrels a

Some Japanese shipyards may be forced to build ships at a loss in order to maintain a flow of busine

Although they have seldom agreed in the past about anything related to workers compensation, labor,