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

Bank of Taiwan cut its prime lending rate by 0.125 percentage point on Monday, raising hopes other T

There was a time when the rest of the world saw the New Zealand economy as simply a smaller, colder

Federal legislation to limit collections of the harbor maintenance tax picked up key support as Rep.

China's industrial production surged 25.1 percent in January-June over the same period in 1992, the

Alexander Polanski, a pilot for Air Ukraine, is lucky to fly once a month. Almost all the airline's

Canadian National is predicting a loss for its 1993 operations after second- quarter results showed

Textile Quotas to Watch as of Aug. 7, 1993* Country Category Description

Domestic steel producers will continue to push strongly for relief from imports, but their attempts

PETROLEUM HEAT & POWER CO. (Stamford, Conn.) - Donald B. Craft and Angelo Catania were named co-dire

'QUALITY INITIATIVE' TO BE UNVEILED TODAYThe National Association of Insurance Women-NYC wil

Merck & Co., the U.S. marketing agent for drugs developed by Sweden's Astra AB, will spin off its in

Trade leads are supplied by: US Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural ServiceAgric

Admitting the practice has seriously harmed China, trade officials vow a renewed drive to stamp out

In another bid to show that it is serious about blocking illegal textile transshipments, a governmen

The AFL-CIO has asked U.S. officials to rescind Costa Rica's special trade privileges because of the

Marine hull, cargo and liability insurers are turning to new loss-prevention initiatives to fight so

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Aug. 9, 1993Bid AskedCopper_G

Canadian Pacific Ltd. has cleaned up contaminated soil in British Columbia, but still faces a Sept.

German airline Deutsche Lufthansa AG Sunday offered fellow carrier Austrian Airlines a cooperation d

East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) aims to cut its workforce dramatically to make the formerly state-r

Are the United States and Canada, which form the world's single largest bilateral trading relationsh

Monday, Aug. 9, 1993 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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

The U.S. dollar rose slightly Monday against the Japanese yen on speculation that the Bank of Japan

Traders on the borders of West Africa's CFA franc zone say they expect business to adapt to a ban on

France's new conservative culture minister, echoing the anti-Americanism of his Socialist predecesso

U.S. Commissioner of Customs George Weise appointed a top official to coordinate the agency's implem

The Federal Highway Administration has agreed to let diabetics who use insulin operate commercial mo

The struggling eastern German Port of Rostock posted a break-even financial position for the first h

Wellcraft Marine is cautiously stepping up hiring following strong sales at a dealer meeting in earl

Japan's refiners increasingly are using processing arrangements with their own overseas subsidiaries

Economics Minister Guenter Rexrodt Monday rejected the "increasingly loud" calls for a government in

As of Aug. 9, 1993 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

Rohm and Haas Co. said its chairman dedicated facilities in Japan earlier this month, representing a

The shipping industry continued to grow last year, though more slowly than in 1991, but big owners a

Trade leads supplied by: US Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

A bloom of dark clouds formed on the Frontierland horizon, pushing slowly across the Adventureland B

Higher natural gas prices helped Mesa Inc. slice its second-quarter loss by 30 percent over last yea

Texas produced less oil in April than in any month since the state began keeping monthly records in