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The U.S. Labor Department is investigating whether Teamsters President Ron Carey improperly failed t

Japan's Agricultural Ministry plans to cut the number of farm produce items for which it will seek e

Taiwan expects its trade deficit with Japan to hit an all-time high this year, and prospects of redu

1337 (Aug. 2, 1993) Previous day - 1339 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

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

Aug. 2, 1993 RESELLER RACKUnleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Prem

Oil prices are likely to decline again after late July's short-lived recovery, brokers and traders s

The first reactor at China's Daya Bay nuclear plant will go into trial operation later this month, o

JAPANESE-OWNED PLANT VOTES TO JOIN UAWDETROIT - Employees at Japanese-owned Lenawee

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Darkness closed in too early Saturday when a thunderstorm deprived flood- threatened residents of pr

IMC Holdings Ltd., aided by Chinese imports, boosted interim earnings after a disappointing previous

COAST GUARD BUDGET GETS A SLIGHT INCREASEWASHINGTON - The House last week passed leg

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Aug. 2, 1993Bid AskedCopper_G

Three San Francisco Bay firms are stitching together a complex deal to upgrade a Moscow airport that

The announcement that Sea-Land Service Inc.'s second-quarter operating income improved 23 percent ov

U.S. exporters anticipate little immediate change in their sales to Europe as a result of the turmoi

Monday, Aug. 2, 1993 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Hungary has agreed to pass a new patent law by next June and grant protection for pharmaceutical pro

The U.S. Agency for International Development (AID) will provide a $6 million grant to help a former

The following business missions are scheduled. The Journal of Commerce assumes no responsibility for

Monday Aug. 2, 1993 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

India is inviting domestic and international firms to bid on 17 offshore and 29 onshore oil and gas

Annual 1 Mo. 3 Mo. Year Daily Smoothed Ago Ago Ago8/2 7/30 Change % Change: 7/8

Lightweight choice beef grades were higher for the first time since early May, prompting some trader

Toronto-based MacDonald Mines Exploration Ltd. is about to sign a joint- venture agreement - the fir

Tea money in Thailand could either buy you a hot drink or get you through customs. One day l

Transisco Rail Services Co. and Allwaste Container Services Inc. of Atlanta have begun offering one-

Owners of Ozark Mountain Railroad, planning an 85-mile tourist line to the nation's newcountry and w

USCO Distribution Services Inc. is on the move again. The Naugatuck, Conn.-based warehousing

British Columbia Railway Ltd. said two days of talks broke off over the weekend whenunion leaders sa

Organized labor won some key concessions Monday as a national commission to help the airline industr

Various pieces of a tentative budget agreement reached late last week may have come unraveled over t

New York Mercantile Exchange Aug. 2, 1993Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Low

OPEC members, led by cash-strapped Iran and Kuwait, appeared undeterred by sharp oil price declines

In a smoky corner of the grimy trading floor, an unshaven man shouts ''Vouchers, vouchers" as a Stra

A few small U.S. shipping companies interested in setting up new services have approached British sh

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

Latin American coffee-producing countries, which agreed to a withholding plan over the weekend, will

JAPANESE PAY-OUTS SMALL FOR EARTHQUAKESAPPORO, Japan - Many people who lost their ho