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Businesses and foreign investors gained access today to a new mobile telecommunications service link

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) June 30, 1993Bid AskedCopper_

June 30, 1993 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

EPA MOVES TO ADDRESS CHILDREN'S PESTICIDE RISKWASHINGTON - The Environmental Protect

Hanson PLC, the huge British-based conglomerate, Wednesday said it would acquire Quantum Chemical Co

NEEB-KEARNEY & CO. (New Orleans) - Joe M. Lacoste was promoted to department manager of the coffee d

June 30, 1993 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

China has no plans to scrap Foreign Exchange Certificates (FEC) soon, despite the fact that Beijing

FACTORY ORDERS Percent change MayDurable goods -1.7%Non-durable goods

The head of Azerbaijan's state oil company Socar said Wednesday that he had resigned, putting in dou

Two former presidents of a key maritime labor union and 14 lower-ranking ex- officials were indicted

New meteorological codes go into effect worldwide today to provide more accuracy in weather forecast

Japan has proposed in global trade talks to allow foreign insurers to provide coverage for its natio

General Electric Co. is closing its electric train engine repair facility in St. Louis, likely throw

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

Gasoline inventories fell by 2.9 million barrels in the week ended June 25 compared with the previou

British Prime Minister John Major made an impassioned plea to his fellow Group of 7 leaders Wednesda

As Mexico puts meat to the skeleton of its recently announced hazardous materials regulations, U.S.

Chastain Shipping Co. and Duchess Shipping Co., two Houston-based cargo consolidators, said they mer

The worst flood on the upper Mississippi River in nearly 30 years has slowed rail operations but so

Leo Berndsen will bring a totally new style today when he takes over as chairman of Nedlloyd NV.

Wednesday, June 30, 1993 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Environmental activists have accused Western nations of pure trade discrimination against producers

The number of Latin American and Caribbean nations using electronic customs filing systems could dou

It had all the elements of a deal: the support of Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, the backin

The story "State-of-the-Art Coffee Plant Opens in New Orleans" and the accompanying graphic "Top US

Key labor negotiations involving West Coast dockworkers and American seafarers are going down to the

Truckers are worried that a Massachusetts budget plan will lead to "backdoor deregulation" of the tr

June 30, 1993 RESELLER RACKUnleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Pre

For U.S. exporters and foreign investors, the road to Kazakhstan is, for the most part, long and per

June 30, 1993 JAPANFinancial FuturesPrecious MetalsTokyo Commodity E

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 205.14 off 0.07 which compares

Annual 1 Mo. 3 Mo. Year Daily Smoothed Ago Ago Ago6/30 6/29 Change % Change: 6/7

A court ruling in Washington Wednesday plunged into doubt the future of the North American free-trad

There's some derogatory talk circulating around the Port of Oakland these days concerning Bill Steve

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

Signs of stronger fundamentals in the U.S. natural gas industry have sparked optimism that it may be

RUSSIAN EXPORT VALUES OFF; VOLUME INCREASESRussian hard-currency export revenue dropped in t

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

The controversial project to remove dioxin-contaminated sediment from 62 berths in Newark Bay and du