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NORTH AMERICA Exposicion Nacional Del Calzado. May 22-25. Guadalajara, Mexico. Exhibition of

Toy manufacturing giant Mattel Inc. will meet today with Mexican commerce officials in a growing cam

United Parcel Service Inc. said Tuesday it will spend $400 million over the next two years to equip

International Petroleum Exchange May 25, 1993Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)_

The World Bank is ready to allocate US$1 billion in loans to South Africa once power is handed over

May 25, 1993 JAPANFinancial FuturesPrecious MetalsTokyo Commodity Ex

May 25, 1993 Copper Total, 111,878. Gold Total, .1,655,691.Silver To

LAID-UP TONNAGE DROPS TO 45 VESSELSLONDON - Tankers and combined tonnage laid up or

May 24, 1993 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

Demand for optical fiber cable in China "will soar as it spruces up its lackluster telecommunication

Japanese suppliers are selling professional electric cutting tools and sanding-grinding tools in the

Canada's customs agency Revenue Canada estimates it would cost more than C$20 million (US$16 million

Textile Quotas to Watch as of May 21, 1993* Country Category Description

Manipulation, ties to artificial markets and resale restrictions have added to obsolescence in curre

The "sudden and accidental" pollution exclusion in most commercial general liability insurance polic

Commercial Quantity Aluminum ingots_ $1,150-$1,250per ton lots &

Indonesia will soon develop its port in Batam so as to gradually cut its usage of Singapore's port f

A federal watchdog agency said the Maritime Administration erred in not awarding cargo vessel repair

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

Britain's seasonally adjusted merchandise trade deficit with countries outside the EC narrowed to UK

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The Czech Republic and Slovakia took a final step toward fully fledged capital markets Monday, when

National Aluminium Co., India's largest aluminum producer, is aiming to export in fiscal 1993-94 (Ap

This spring's closing of Taiwan's No. 3 naphtha cracker has given both Japan and South Korea a chanc

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

In an important shift of position, the United States is now prepared to discuss the liberalization o

China, trying to use its current production boom to make up for decades of socialist stagnation, dis

A flurry of activity is expected in Harrisburg this week, where a bill to create a regional authorit

Truckers using I-40, the only highway linking Las Vegas and Albuquerque, N.M., face slow going until

Asia may need US$1.1 trillion in investment by 2010 to meet the rising electricity needs of its fast

Confusion ruled the insurance front here last week as homeowners, agents and insurance companies tri

May 24, 1993 JAPANFinancial FuturesPrecious MetalsTokyo Commodity Ex

Argentine farmers, Latin America's largest grain producers, are showing little enthusiasm for sowing

American Cyanamid Co. said Monday that it reported to the Environmental Protection Agency an 11 perc

The U.S. Commerce Department is considering settling some foreign steel pricing investigations, shor

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A non-profit organization is selling computer software that allows users to assess the risks attache

A growing number of robbers preying on booming trade between Hong Kong and southern China is causing

Japanese officials sharply rejected any U.S. plan setting targets and timetables for slashing Tokyo'

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