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China's still ill-defined socialist market economy faces its first stern test in the coming months a

The U.S. tobacco industry ended its 1992 fiscal year with a trade surplus of almost $4.2 billion, ac

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 204.06 off 99.94 which compare

RUSSIAN LEADER URGES CAREFUL IMPORT PLANNINGRussian Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin said

CHINA EXPECTS TO POST 1992 INCREASE IN TRADEChina's trade is expected to exceed US$150 billi

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Dec. 23, 1992Bid AskedCopper_

Japan's Ministry of International Trade and Industry has assured a Saudi Arabian official that next

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

Dec. 28, 1992 Copper Total, 96,009. Gold Total, .1,572,517.Silver Total, .277

Qatar General Petroleum Corp. and Mobil Corp. said they signed a joint- venture agreement for develo

Kuwait has recovered and exported 6.5 million barrels of crude from the oil lakes created by gushing

Russia reportedly does not intend to join the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries even tho

Companies wishing to lift crude oil in Nigeria have been given until the end of January - an extra t

Radioactive water has leaked into a reservoir from a nuclear power plant near the city of Yekaterinb

Monday Dec. 28, 1992 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

World oil markets are expected to trade within narrow ranges this week and may remain stable early i

1378 (Dec. 24, 1992) Previous day - 1375 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

Privatization of eastern German shipping line Deutsche Seereederei Rostock GmbH (DSR) is proving to

Transportation News Ticker The dry cargo and tanker fixtures listed herewith and compiled in

Dec. 23, 1992 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

The Port of Los Angeles is taking little comfort from a determination by the San Francisco city atto

SOUTHWEST MARINE WINS READY RESERVE CONTRACTSThe Maritime Administration awarded Southwest M

Dec. 28, 1992 JAPANFinancial FuturesPrecious MetalsTokyo Commodity E

The Port of New Orleans' public bulk terminal operator has sued its landlord for more than $1 millio

Platinum futures, benefiting from a slide in the Japanese yen and continuing unrest in South Africa,

The scenario is a common one for farmers in the High Plains who irrigate their crops. Thunde

Russia's defaults on U.S. agricultural loans jumped to $95.7 million as banks filed 20 default notic

Dec. 28, 1992 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

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YUKONG TO EXPAND ULSAN FACILITY CAPACITYSEOUL, South Korea - South Korean oil company Yukong

CHINA IS NET EXPORTER OF SUGAR, REPORT SAYSChina exported a net 250,807 metric tons of sugar

Two studies have concluded that daily tablets of two cheaper drugs are more effective at preventing

Herman, the world's first genetically engineered bull, got the green lightfrom the Dutch Par

South Korea and Russia are at odds over an aluminum contract that Seoul says must be signed before i

Falconbridge Dominicana, the Dominican Republic's nickel producer, has suspended production for thre

The president of a drug laboratory apologized Sunday for a chemical leak that forced nearly 400 peop

An international secretariat for policing an agreement on controlling exports of toxic waste will be

The Chicago Board of Trade said it is close to reaching a cooperation agreement with the London Inte

As of Dec. 28, 1992 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s