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Recession in Canada's province of Ontario and the politics of clean air are combining to create an u

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A skirmish over whether Teamsters or non-union drivers deliver McDonalds hamburger buns in Southern

Jan. 19, 1993 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

Insurance companies, wary of pirate raids on ships in Southeast Asia, are reviewing policies for ves

Aluminum traders have pushed prices higher on news of recent production cuts at U.S. aluminum facili

Independent U.S. ocean carrier Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. plans to undercut lines in the rate-setting

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U.S. coal industry watchdogs have raised the specter of a madly aggressive Indonesia boosting coal e

The U.S. Senate Finance Committee unanimously approved Mickey Kantor Tuesday as U.S. Trade Represent

ALEXANDER & ALEXANDER (New York) - Kenneth J. Davis was appointed chief executive of European and Mi

The financial impact of Monday's deadly commuter train crash in Gary, Ind., which knocked out passen

Jan. 19, 1993 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

A campaign to introduce new technology is the keystone of India's plans to bolster its coal industry

Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank will set up a non-bank leasing affiliate in Thailand with local investment part

South Korea's gross national product should grow by 4.8 percent in 1993, against an estimated 4.6 pe

The European Community Commission has given insurance companies a limited exemption from rules outla

U.S. coal producers are likely to see competition intensify in export markets around the world this

With luck, President-elect Bill Clinton will be spared the freezing temperatures that canceled forme

Tuesday, Jan. 19, 1993 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Caribbean Community leaders issued a formal plea to President-elect Bill Clinton to carefully consid

China's shipyards turned out 1.1 million deadweight tons of vessels last year, 39 percent more than

Indiana's coal industry is facing significant changes in 1993, the result of clean air legislation,

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

Gregory S. Walden, the newest member of the Interstate Commerce Commission, is still on the Bush Whi

British Aerospace PLC and Taiwan Aerospace Corp. signed a contract Tuesday to form a joint venture t

Railroads still want to get rid of the Federal Employers' Liability Act, which they say costs $1 bil

Reynolds Metals Co. reported a fourth quarter loss of $152.1 million and partly blamed the losses on

AMERICAN AIRLINES (Fort Worth) - Victoria C. Moore was named director of commercial national sales f

Russia is pushing ahead with plans to build new nuclear reactors in a program that had been effectiv

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Tuesday Jan. 19, 1993 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

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Australia's 1992-93 (April-March) winter crop production forecast has been raised to 24.3 million me

Buoyed by a new grain shipment contract, the Alabama State Docks in Mobile handled more grain at its

A three-year boom in overseas sales of U.S.-made refrigerators, washer/dryers and smaller electric a

A Canadian organization has become the first foreign standards body to be given national recognition

Four Chinese firms banded together this month to form Shanghai Yangtze Electronic Co., which will pr

At the urging of Gary, Ind., city officials, the transportation policy committee of the Northwestern

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