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China's State Council, in a bid to prevent further economic overheating, has temporarily banned the

The Export-Import Bank announced a new program Tuesday to expedite its guarantees of commercial bank

Taiwan's consumer price index was 104.47 in December, falling 0.65 percentfrom November but

Jan. 5, 1993 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Lykes Bros. Steamship Co.'s request to have Transportation Secretary Andrew Card reconsider a ship a

BOEING, DAIMLER-BENZ DISCUSS 600-SEAT JETSEATTLE - Boeing Co. said Tuesday it is in

Transport activities on Germany's inland waterways came to a halt in many parts of the country as te

As of Jan. 5, 1993 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained

The Nor'easter that hit the Atlantic coast in mid-December and an ice storm that stopped traffic col

Prices for U.S. sour crude oil tumbled Tuesday amid a heavy selling spree by major companies into a

VENEZUELA KEEPS ALIVE GAS PRODUCTION DEALCARACAS, Venezuela - Negotiators have managed to ke

In a major policy shift, the Philippine government will open energy concerns to full foreign ownersh

1364 (Jan. 5, 1993) Previous day - 1368 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

South Korean currency dealers say they believe the won will stabilize or depreciate against the U.S.

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

A German-French statement Tuesday in support of the embattled European exchange rate mechanism lifte

With near-hurricane weather conditions off Scotland, cleanup crews have little hope of recovering oi

The Port of Wilmington, N.C., which won over larger northern and southern ports, was added as a dire

A San Francisco investment company has purchased controlling interest in Plum Creek Timber Co., one

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co. has closed the sale of 887 miles of branch lines in Kansas

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

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

Canada is poised to fire the first volley today in an anticipated bitter bilateral steel trade war t

The Environmental Protection Agency has banned the use of ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons in aer

Chinese officials believe the nation will maintain its blistering growth in 1993 despite infrastruct

Consolidated Rail Corp. and Chicago-based Alliance Shippers have agreed on a plan that would make th

Still smarting from a major December defeat, California insurers hope January will be kinder as they

Jan. 5, 1993 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley

Members of a key maritime officers union ended nearly five years of gridlock by re-electing the top

Jan. 5, 1993 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

The Trans-Atlantic Agreement by 11 ship lines will have a "dramatic effect" on carriers' profitabili

Canada's composite leading indicator in October rose 0.5 percent from September to 147.8, Statistics

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The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 201.26 Dn 1.50 which compares wi

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Despite renewed speculation that China may make a large purchase of U.S. wheat soon, trade sources i

The dockworkers union local representing crane maintenance workers in South Florida has filed a laws

CHILE COPPER SMELTER FACING THREAT OF STRIKESANTIAGO, Chile - A strike is possible i

Inland Steel Co. is the worst polluter in Indiana and its toxic discharges in 1990 were far worse th

The Russian government is moving to set up new vertically integrated joint- stock oil companies in c