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LOCKHEED FORMS PACT WITH EX-SOVIET PLANTSAN JOSE, Calif. - A joint venture has been formed b

The central banks of Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Iceland have decided to enlarge their exis

South America's newest regional integration effort is changing the way chemical and petrochemical co

The formula used by U.S. authorities to calculate sales of foreign-made semiconductors in Japan's ma

Motor vehicle traffic deaths dropped to below 40,000 in 1992 for a 30-year low, U.S. Transportation

Boeing Co. engineers are studying versions of its 757 model that would stretch its basic design or a

The insurance industry in East Asia is forecast in the 1990s to grow more rapidly than any other sec

EXXON CORP. OPENS SINGAPORE OIL UNITExxon Corp. has established an oil products trading unit

S&P RAISES RATING FOR TRAVELERS' STOCKStandard & Poor's Tuesday said it has raised Travelers

Wednesday, Dec. 30, 1992 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

American merrymakers this year dodged the threat of punitive trade tariffs on champagne imports from

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

Corporate Japan handed out at least $446 million in illegal donations to politicians or shady payoff

Dec. 30, 1992 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Christer Olsson, president of Wallenius Lines AB, is taking over as temporary chairman of Bilspediti

Rain damage to Australia's grain crops is expected to cause a downgrade in quality of up to 5 millio

SEVERE DROUGHT HURTS 25 PERCENT OF CHINA FARMLANDHONG KONG - A severe drought is aff

Uruguay will seek international bids during the first quarter of next year for construction of a pip

Dec. 30, 1992 RESELLER RACKUnleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Pre

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LYKES GAINS MORE TIME TO APPEAL DOT VETOTransportation Secretary Andrew Card Tuesday said he

Contract negotiations don't begin until May, but the West Coast longshoremen's union already is brac

Ever wondered what it might take to set up a shipping agency in Sri Lanka? Well, at the least, you'd

ArgoSystems Inc., a Sunnyvale, Calif., subsidiary of Boeing Co., paid $3.8 million to resolve a fede

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A ship carrying wheat donated by supporters of Cuba in India arrived in Havana Monday, and President

Dec. 29, 1992 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

London's Kew Gardens, as a top-ranking botanic research center, sees itself as leading the internati

Textile Quotas to Watch as of Dec. 26, 1992* Country Category Description

Dec. 29, 1992 JAPANFinancial FuturesPrecious MetalsTokyo Commodity E

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Pennsylvania's ports in Philadelphia, Erie and Pittsburgh should be better integrated with the state

New York Mercantile Exchange Dec. 29, 1992Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Low

The 1992 inter-lake shipping season on the Great Lakes, which began with high hopes for strong cargo

She was the first female tugboat captain on the Great Lakes, guiding vessels up the St. Clair River

Rail labor groups have persuaded the Interstate Commerce Commission to put off the saleof two short-

This week will bring in a new year, but it will be business as usual for Michigan truckers Friday.

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IMPORTS OF COPPER, ALLOYS SURGE IN CHINAChina imported an estimated 219,504 metric tons of c