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East Coast shippers, their delivery schedules rendered useless by the ''Blizzard of '93," have doubl

President Clinton said Thursday he will nominate Mortimer L. Downey III, executive director and chie

The Danish central bank Thursday cut its discount rate 0.5 percentage point to 10 percent, officials

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

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 209.56 up 0.17 which compares

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

OCCIDENTAL MAY LAY OFF MORE FLORIDA WORKERSThe White Springs, Fla., operations of Occidental

To say that 1992 was a difficult year for Doe Run Co. would be an extreme understatement, Jeffrey Ze

South Korea is curbing beef imports from the United States to raise imported beef prices on the dome

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Foreign computer-chip makers captured roughly 19 percent of the Japanese market during the last thre

Increased air travel over the next two decades will require the world's air fleet to be doubled - to

Thirty-five U.S. senators have written President Clinton seeking action to prevent Mexico from flood

A Connecticut utility has become the first in New England to sell the right to polluteto another uti

RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TO MEET WITH CLINTON WASHINGTON - RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ANDREI

SOME METAL EXEMPT FROM VALUE-ADDED TAXThe London Metal Exchange said metal placed in customs

Mar. 18, 1993 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

March 18, 1993 Copper Total, 104,989. Gold Total, .1,403,617.Silver T

House Energy and Commerce Chairman John Dingell, D-Mich., told insurance brokers that parts of the c

Producer prices in western Germany were unchanged in February from January and rose 0.5 percent from

Former U.S. Trade Representative Carla Hills and her top deputy have formed a consulting firm to adv

A regional carrier based on China's southern Hainan Island said Thursday it purchased four Boeing 73

The story "J.B. Hunt, CN Ink Intermodal Pact to Haul Cargo Between US, Canada," which appeared on Pa

PILOTS SAID TO OFFER DELTA 5 PERCENT PAY CUTSATLANTA - Delta Air Lines Inc.'s unioni

U.S. postal rates will not go up again for at least two years, Postmaster General Marvin Runyon told

Government forecasts of large future budget deficits do not herald abandonment of British efforts to

British Trade and Industry Secretary Michael Heseltine told members of Parliament Wednesday he will

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U.S. South Atlantic container ports are forecast to grow much more quickly than those further north,

In a bid to bolster seat prices, the Chicago Board of Trade's board has voted to dramatically hike t

Shares of Kemper Corp. were up sharply Thursday after the company announced it will swap its reinsur

S&P CUTS RATING OF CRUM & FOSTERStandard & Poor's Corp. said it lowered the claims-paying ab

As of Mar. 18, 1993 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

Four House Democratic leaders told the Clinton administration they would support the sanctions it is

Thursday, March 18, 1993 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The country's shipbreaking industry is set to get a boost with a Japanese company shifting operation

Congressional repeal of the law forcing the Federal Maritime Commission to charge fees on both direc

Fierce competition between Britain's major ports, especially for container traffic, is not discourag

Peru is taking bids for the privatization of several key state enterprises over the next few weeks,