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Ciba-Geigy AG said it will move its contact lens unit's headquarters to the United States from Switz

A member of a task force that has been looking into alleged unfair pricing by Colorado gasoline whol

Algeria's state-owned oil company Sonatrach, which is planning to more than double its output of liq

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(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Dec. 29, 1992Bid AskedCopper_

Just when they're needed most, Americans are not keeping records of the things they own, Allstate In

Asked at a mid-December luncheon what he'll remember most about 1992, American AirlinesChairman Robe

J.C. Penney Co. and United Parcel Service soon will sign a multiyear contract turning over to UPS al

The story "Activation of Four LNG Tankers to Create 150 U.S. Seafaring Jobs," on Page 1A on Monday,

Russia has defaulted on a US$6.3 million interest payment to South Korea, placing negotiations on fu

The Commerce Department Tuesday announced, in a preliminary ruling, that Japanese companies are sell

A priority mail service advertised as taking two days can be expected to foul up on occasion. But af

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China said Tuesday it pumped 993 million barrels of oil in 1992, an increase of 2.6 percent over the

Australian wheat industry representatives will hold a crisis summit today to deal with a rain-damage

RUSSIA PLANS TO SELL PLUTONIUM TO USRussia plans to sell 88 pounds of plutonium-238 to the U

Bahrain National Oil Co. hopes to continue to require its term naphtha buyers to also take Arab medi

As of Dec. 29, 1992 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

Argentina has transferred its nationwide natural gas transmission network to private investors, endi

India's exports to the United States probably will not be affected too much by the proposed North Am

Thailand exported 453,627 metric tons of tapioca in November, down 38.1 percent from October, but up

1376 (Dec. 29, 1992) Previous day - 1378 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

Coffee prices turned higher in the waning days of 1992 . The market rose steadily Tuesday on

AMR Corp., the parent of American Airlines, said Tuesday it will invest $195 million in Canadian Air

In the latest skirmish over the use of subsidized vessels in domestic ocean trades, three U.S. shipp

Of all the metals traded on futures markets, palladium has the best fundamentals. Johnson Matthey PL

Greater communication with terminal operators and steamship lines must occur if growing demands by s

The Japanese aluminum output for the construction industry, despite a slower economy, rose in Novemb

While the International Monetary Fund continues urging faster economic reform in Egypt, business peo

An Australian-Malaysian partnership said Tuesday it won the right to develop one of Asia's most prom

LATE RUSSIAN PAYMENTS EXCEED $100 MILLIONWASHINGTON - Russia now owes $100.1 million

The following is the list of bunker prices obtained during the course of week ending Dec. 24, 1992.

Tuesday Dec. 29, 1992 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

Dec. 29, 1992 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

COASTAL GAS MARKETING COMPANY Coastal Gas Marketing Company (formerly ANR Gathering Company)

A New York commercial health insurer group has expressed bipartisan condemnation for state Insurance

DANZAS CORP. (Bellevue, Wash.) - Nancy L. Falvo was named regional air freight manager at the transp

The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy recently took ownership of a 224-foot Navy vessel for use as a trai

STOWAWAY DIES TRYING TO FLEE TO SPAINALMERIA, Spain - A north African stowaway was k