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CME BOOSTS LIMITS ON LUMBER CONTRACTKANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Chicago Mercantile Exchan

Freight industry giant United Parcel Service is facing a proposed penalty of $150,000, over the way

The Environmental Protection Agency will require more tests of dioxin-tainted sediment at berths in

The new maritime subsidy program sought by a coalition of U.S.-flag containership companies would co

The official who has been the United States' top international aviation negotiator since mid-1989 ha

A cooperative representing rural power systems in eight western states is suing the Northwest Planni

Italy posted a balance of trade surplus of 1.845 trillion lire ($1.2 billion) in December after a No

ARIZONA PANEL OKS LIABILITY LIMIT BILLAn Arizona Senate committee approved a bill Wednesday

German exports to the United States are expected to pick up this year as thedollar rises and

The Inter-American Development Bank will try to make the 1990s the "decade of social reform" in Lati

A patch-up deal between Thailand's shippers and steamship lines serving the North American West Coas

The Bank of Japan Thursday announced a 0.75-percentage-point drop in the official discount rate to o

BADGER WINS CONTRACT FOR NEW PLANT IN CHINALEXINGTON, Mass. - Badger Co., a unit of Raytheon

Behind the new, unified high-speed-rail policy announced this week by Amtrak and the Association of

Feb. 4, 1993 Copper Total, 125,650. Gold Total, .1,340,264.Silver Total, .271

A Lockheed Corp. cargo plane being used to test new aircraft systems crashed and burned at Dobbins A

Farmland Foods Inc. said the transportation operations of Mariah Packing Inc.' s meat packing plant

The Dow Transportation Index closed up 13.70 points at 1542.48 on Wednesday, its highest close since

Russian oil exports by sea fell sharply in January following an unexpected surge in December, the In

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TURKEY TO REOPEN EMBASSY IN BAGHDADANKARA, Turkey - Turkey plans to base a diplomat in Baghd

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

New York Mercantile Exchange Feb. 4, 1993Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Low

The United States appears to be narrowing its focus on how to revive stalled grain sales to Russia,

Crude oil output by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries inched up 50,000 barrels in Ja

Losses suffered by 2,600 "Names" - the private individuals who back underwriting at the Lloyd's of L

The German central bank took the world financial community by surprise Thursday and cut its key inte

The Czech and Slovak governments early Thursday worked out a commercial payment treaty aimed at prev

A federal judge dismissed mail fraud and tax charges Tuesday against Walter Browne, a former Port Ev

Environmental groups Thursday chastised the U.S. Coast Guard for its slowness to implement provision

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

U.S.-Japan relations took another step backwards this week when the Clinton administration sided wit

In an unusually aggressive tactic, the state wants two utilities, Cambridge Electric Light Co. and C

Perhaps the most noteworthy aspect of the ship resale market during 1992 was the steep decline in bo

Thursday, Feb. 4, 1993 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

President Clinton's promised forest summit, aimed at ending a pitched battle over logging in the anc

Thursday Feb. 4, 1993 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

USF&G RECORDS PROFIT OF $13 MILLIONBALTIMORE - United States Fidelity & Guaranty Cor

Japan is quietly usurping the United States as the dominant economic force in east Asia, the fastest