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Instability in European currency markets has prompted some major Japanese institutional investors to

After 10 months of negotiations with airport officials, American Airlines appears close to leasing t

Russian food supplies have been tight the past couple of years, so they are trying one of America's

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Maersk Inc.'s Indian venture is drafting plans to become an intermodal operator, according to source

RUSSIANS PLAN TO LIMIT HARD-CURRENCY SALESMOSCOW - Goods made in Russia no longer wi

New York Mercantile Exchange Jan. 25, 1993Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Low

Annual 1 Mo. 3 Mo. Year Daily Smoothed Ago Ago Ago1/25 1/22 Change % Change: 12/

SUGAR OUTPUT TO DROP IN INDIA, STUDY SAYSIndia seems set to produce less sugar than it will

Nickel producers, already fighting surplus supplies and weak prices, could face an even tougher year

When Kim Young-Sam assumes the presidency of South Korea on Feb. 25, he takes over an economy that i

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

While intermodal transport companies nationwide are boasting of their gains against motor carriers,

The Dutch consumer confidence index rose 8 points in the January survey, to 84 on a 200-point index,

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Leaner, more efficient motor carriers continued to mark improvements in their financialhealth in bot

Intermodal companies will have to reorient their service offerings to Latin America and emerging Asi

Hapag-Lloyd AG is still looking for a way to preserve its traffic base in the Pacific Northwest.

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

China expects to produce more iron and steel this year than last, but greater demand is likely to se

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

P&O Containers Ltd., the U.K.'s largest container-shipping company, no longer wants to be regarded a

Textile Quotas to Watch as of Jan. 23, 1993* Country Category Description

A mild summer, and refunds to Virginia Power customers, cut profits at the utility's parent company

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The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 201.04 off 0.33 which compares w

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

LYONDELL POSTS DROP IN 4TH-QUARTER PROFITLyondell Petrochemical Co. earned $18 million, or 2

U.S. tin merchants were encouraged by the upswing in tin prices on the London Metal Exchange last we

Italy's government-owned shipping conglomerate, Finmare Group of Genoa, plans soon to begin its long

Risk retention groups reported continued growth in 1992 despite lower insurance prices and increased

Former maritime labor leader C.E. "Gene" DeFries may be the key figure in a federal criminal investi

When Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Neptune Orient Lines and Hapag-Lloyd AG start their joint service linking

Employees of Domino Sugar's Brooklyn, N.Y., refinery, who have been on strike since Oct 3, 1992, rej

Waste, abuse and mismanagement at the Department of Transportation cost taxpayers $1.5 billion over

The National Grain and Feed Association and Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., have written letters to Presi

The "wage explosion is proving a big obstacle for a recovery" in eastern Germany and is causing more

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

Southern Pacific Lines is upset over a decision by the California Department of Transportation to co

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