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Corn prices in Chicago rose modestly Thursday while wheat and soybeans turned in a weaker performanc

BF Goodrich Co. of Akron, Ohio, said Thursday that it hopes to raise $220 million selling half of Ge

The U.S. Customs Service arrested four people for allegedly conspiring to smuggle $7.5 million of Ir

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San Diego Gas & Electric bought much less natural gas on the spot market for May than it did in Apri

Greek shipowners control the largest merchant fleet in the world, with Japanese and U.S. owners rank

Faced with a possible $4.4 billion loss with regard to insurance risks accepted in 1990, Lloyd's of

Hungary is looking for a stable to slightly firmer currency, pursuing an exchange rate policy that i

Five chapters of the Risk and Insurance Management Society received the association's first achievem

AIG POSTS INCREASE IN EARNINGS FOR QUARTERNEW YORK - First-quarter net income at Ame

Three out of four Americans favor paying higher taxes to provide universal access to care for everyo

Emery Worldwide opened a new international gateway facility in Miami to accommodate the air freight

The Interstate Commerce Commission has announced a procedural timetable for processing the avalanche

Traveling to a market with samples or sending goods ahead for use in sales presentations can be made

A leading Chinese government official told a group of San Franciscans this week that "most-favored-n

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

When heavy rains drenched the Yaqui Valley in Mexico a year ago, farmers in Florida responded by flo

Parker Drilling Co., which in the past two months has announced two major contracts in the former So

Bolivia's upcoming June 6 national election will not alter recent progress in state enterprise priva

COGENTRIX INC. (Charlotte, N.C.) - Frank J. Benner was named president and chief operating officer o

The Department of Transportation Thursday gave U.S. cargo carrier American International Airways the

A battle over environmental and labor negotiations with Mexico is shaping up in the Senate, site of

Global air freight traffic in March rose by 9 percent over the same month in 1992, the International

An undercover FBI investigation of Chicago's futures markets, one of the most costly ever undertaken

Susan Phillips, Federal Reserve Board governor, said it is "a possibility" that U.S. futures exchang

The world's most famous electric toy town is trying to rewire itself. A gadget mecca since t

Texas insurance regulators decided this week to reject an insurance industry request to raise the be

Thursday Apr. 29, 1993 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

Amoco Chemical Co. is planning a $2 billion network of new or expanded plants in East and Southeast

A Miami jury found defunct Sears World Trade Inc. guilty this week of breach of contract and of frau

1546 (Apr. 29, 1993) Previous day - 1541 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

VIETNAM EAGER FOR ENTRY INTO GATTHANOI, Vietnam - The government, trying to build a market e

Argentina could move to the top of a U.S. trade blacklist as a patent protection bill continues to l

The current economic situation in Russia and the lack of funds may force the government to sell oil

As of Apr. 29, 1993 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

Many market analysts expect corporate-owned hog farms to continue expanding their market share in th

A thriving barge-rail terminal operator here, currently tied to a single Norfolk Southern Corp. rail

DOT TO INVESTIGATE LORENZO'S AIR VENTUREWASHINGTON - The Department of Transportatio

A major U.S. footwear company has signed an unusual two-year contract with ship linescarrying cargo

World freight markets are likely to remain in recession this year, according to a study of the Kiel-