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Japan's colossal trade surplus narrowed in May for the first time in more than two years, but that d

MTB Bank acquired Trading Alliance Corp., a trade finance company specializing in purchase-order fin

He doesn't bend or waver. His pitch, typically delivered as bluntly as possible, seems recorded on a

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CHINA TO TRIPLE OUTPUT AT MAJOR COALFIELDHONG KONG - China's Shenfu-Dongsheng coalfi

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) June 15, 1993Bid AskedCopper_

Buyers, particularly in Japan and South Korea, will continue to wait for lower U.S. new-crop cotton

Rayovac Corp., the third-largest battery manufacturer in the United States, said Tuesday it will beg

Some shippers are preparing contingency plans in anticipation of problems with the West Coast longsh

In "French Shipyard Plans to Sue Government," on Page 8B June 8, Benoit Bartherotte should have been

Tuesday, June 15, 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 beleaguered Swedish economy has seen its worst days and will begin to recover slowly next year,

Russian state international airline Aeroflot needs $1.2 billion to help replace its aging fleet of n

The National Mediation Board has certified representation by the Air Line Pilots Association of Fede

HOUSE PANEL TO CONSIDER SHIPYARD SUBSIDY BILLWASHINGTON - A House Ways and Means tra

New York Mercantile Exchange June 15, 1993Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Low

The Port of Karachi, the main sea gateway to Pakistan, is proposing to invest nearly 2 billion rupee

Freight rates on the crude tanker charter market have moved into the summer doldrums, but analysts a

Kuwait will try to raise oil output to 2 million barrels a day in the third quarter but it is not in

June 15, 1993 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

Three power plant generators on the main island of Luzon were shut down over the weekend, meaning th

Eastman Kodak Co. will spin off its Eastman Chemical unit by year-end, reducing its debt by $2 billi

News that the Clinton administration will clamp down on sugar imports has Canadian sugarcompanies as

Key congressmen Tuesday urged the repeal - at the least for Russia - of a 1974 law that conditions U

Provincial interests of European railroad executives are seriously hindering the development of inte

The European Community will try again today to salvage a troubled and shrunken plan for promoting hi

NORTH AMERICA Export Matchmaker '93: The Middle Atlantic States Edition. June 21-22. Reston,

Tuesday June 15, 1993 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

June 15, 1993 RESELLER RACKUnleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Pre

Coal shipments so far this year are lagging the less-than-robust 1992 demand for the fuel that has b

Recession in major steel-making markets, the growth of new technologies, and charges that foreign pr

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co. is operating a new unit train service between California a

Chinese retail sales swelled by 27.3 percent in May to hit a record 109.4 billion yuan ($18.9 billio

Public bidding for textile quotas will be introduced in China after an apparently successful trial l

The European Commission piled pressure on Germany Tuesday to clear up immediately a dispute over a t

A bill to protect the owners of layouts and designs of integrated circuits is moving through the loc

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

A tanker queue at Novorossisk, which formed over the last two weeks because of loading terminal repa

Dryvit Systems Inc. selected the Port of Bremerhaven, Germany, as its distribution hub for Central a