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Standard & Poors Corp. assigned a senior long-term debt rating of "AA" to East Japan Railway Co.

United Parcel Service Inc. charged some competitors with spreading inaccurate reports about the stat

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The National Association of Manufacturers is more likely to be quiet about the proposed federal fuel

European Community heads of government will attempt to narrow trade policy differences today on the

Ukraine's Parliament has postponed a decision on expanding nuclear energy capacity. They acted on Fr

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent)is as f

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CHINA AUCTIONS IMPOUNDED BULKERHONG KONG - China has auctioned a Russian ship seized

The recent sharp depreciation of China's currency is expected to have little near-term impact on Tai

An underwriting syndicate has agreed to purchase 11 million shares of Tidewater Inc. common stock fr

A dumping investigation on U.S. preformed fiberglass pipe insulation into Canada was suspended after

International Petroleum Exchange June 18, 1993Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Wherever he goes, regardless of his audience, Jaime Serra Puche delivers this message: Passage of th

U.S. oil companies have evacuated hundreds of expatriate workers from offshore oil fields in war-tor

Lawyers from across London are due to meet today at the request of High Court Justice Mark Saville,

A growing number of products for the U.S. market are being assembled in Central America, as manufact

While the expansion of Latin American-U.S. trade in recent years is a welcome development to the shi

Western Europe's crisis-ridden chemicals industry is pressing the EuropeanCommission for imm

Not content with cornering the market on most of the microcomputer operating systems andmuch of the

SonicAir, a large courier service based in Scottsdale, Ariz., said it has entered a nationwide partn

France will boost spending on aerospace research to help put Europe's Airbus Industrie consortium on

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) June 18, 1993Bid AskedCopper_

June 18, 1993 Copper Total, 106,049. Gold Total, .2,249,286.Silver Total, .27

JAMAICA OPENS BIDS FOR STATE SUGAR MILLSKINGSTON, Jamaica - The Jamaican government

The U.S. Customs Service donated 26,000 pairs of fake designer jeans to several hundred farm laborer

Growing opportunities in the high-risk auto insurance market has another insurer entering the fast l

Ports that trade heavily in fruits and vegetables with Latin America continued to outperform ports i

British aviation negotiators tentatively proposed last week to expand service for U.S. airlines to a

Vitran Corp. of Toronto has agreed to purchase 65 percent of the stock of Freight Connection Inc. fo

Barely a month after the collapse of their last attempt to hike rates on cargo shipments to Asia, Ja

OWENS-CORNING CORP. TO ACQUIRE VERA A/STOLEDO, Ohio - Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.

CANADA CONSIDERS TAX ON FOREIGN STEELCanada is considering a special import tax on foreign s

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Clinton administration officials, who continue to anger environmentalists, are proposing a resolutio

Operators of ships calling at Latin American ports will risk detention soon unless they comply with

The case involving an alleged test-cheating conspiracy among members of the California state marine

A proposed reduction in the Coast Guard's budget would imperil programs vital for pollution preventi

Irish trade unions on Thursday vowed to fight drastic jobs cuts proposed by the state airline Aer Li