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EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES

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

EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES

Information Supplied by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce |

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

EAST COAST OVERBUILDING ON-DOCK RAILYARDS, EXPETS SAY

Alice Cantwell |

East Coast ports, in an attempt to keep up with those on the West Coast, are overbuilding on-dock an

TUNNEL WORKERS UNION CHIEF ACCUSED OF ASSAULT

The head of the Tunnel Workers Local 88 on Boston's waterfront was charged this week in South Boston

GASOLINE PRICES

Dec. 10, 1992 RESELLER RACKUnleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Pre

NEW YORK OIL FUTURES

New York Mercantile Exchange Dec. 10, 1992Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Low

JOURNAL OF COMMERCE - FAST FACTS BUNKER FUEL PRICES

Source: Navios Hedging / GMS Merlin, Stamford, Conn. |

BANK OF NORWAY FLOATS KRONE, CUTS OVERNIGHT LENDING RATE

Knight-Ridder Financial |

The Bank of Norway Thursday floated the krone on the foreign exchanges with immediate effect, and at

ENRON CUTS JOBS IN RESTRUCTURING

Enron Corp. said it will cut its work force by about 160 workers due to a previously announced spin-

BUSINESS SECTOR BACKS SELECTION OF BENTSEN

Richard Lawrence |

President-elect Bill Clinton's choice of Sen. Lloyd Bentsen, D-Texas, as treasury secretary is drawi

COST OF CREDIT

Thursday, Dec. 10, 1992 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

FOREIGN EXCHANGE

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

POLITICAL SOLUTION TO STOWAWAYS SOUGHT BY SHIPPING INTERESTS

Peter Henrico, general manager of the Racine container terminal, the biggest common-user facility at

DOLLAR RIDES ROLLER COASTER OF POLITICAL, ECONOMIC NEWS

Knight-Ridder Financial |

The U.S. dollar advanced against the German mark Thursday as political and economic news converged t

UK POLL FINDS SUPPORT SLIPPING FOR MAASTRICHT

From Wire Reports |

Support in the United Kingdom for ratification of the Maastricht Treaty on European Community union

TRADE BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |

RUSSIAN CONGRESS CALLS FOR EARLY ELECTIONSMOSCOW - Russia's Congress of People's Dep

THE ECONOMY WHOLESALE PRICES

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics |

TREASURY SECRETARY WARNS ABOUT DEFICIT SPENDING

Peter M. Tirschwell |

Treasury Secretary Nicholas Brady warned the incoming Clinton administration Thursday that a policy

POLL: EUROPE BUSINESS MORALE DOWN

Confidence about the outlook for European business dropped sharply from first quarter levels, accord

EC URGES JAPAN TO RELAX ITS FOOD IMPORTS RESTRICTIONS

Knight-Ridder Financial |

Ray MacSharry, the European Community's agriculture commissioner, Thursday called on Japan to relax

JAPANESE ENVOY SAYS FRICTION MAY INCREASE UNDER CLINTON

Trade friction between Japan and the United States may rise soon after Bill Clinton enters the White

TRADE BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports |

MEXICO TO SEEK FUNDS IF TRADE PACT IS SIGNEDMEXICO CITY - Mexico will seek "financia

FRENCH BUSINESS IS GLOOMY ABOUT US ECONOMIC PROSPECTS

French trade officials and business representatives are so pessimistic about prospects for the U.S.

BRAZIL PHARMACEUTICAL FLAP COULD FURTHER STRAIN US TIES

Brazil appears to be on a collision course with U.S. pharmaceutical laboratories after interim Presi

LONDON OIL FUTURES

International Petroleum Exchange Dec. 10, 1992Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

DONNELLY SIGNS JOINT VENTURE TO BUILD LCD SCREENS IN CHINA

Journal of Commerce Staff |

An export-oriented venture producing elements for electronic display screens will position Donnelly

US-SIBERIAN VENTURE FAILS TO REACH GOAL FOR OIL OUTPUT

Michael J. Strauss |

White Nights joint venture, a U.S.-Russian oil producer operating in Western Siberia, is not yet pro

SHOWDOWN IN RUSSIA PUSHES WORLD PETROLEUM PRICES UP

Fears of trouble in Russia pushed up world petroleum prices on Thursday, oil traders said. T

SPOT PRODUCT PRICES

Dec. 10, 1992 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

ROCKLAND INDUSTRIES INC.

DATE OF AWARD: "E" Award in 1992.WHY THE AWARD WAS GIVEN:Rockland Industry's

NEW HAVEN RESIDUAL FUELS

Dec. 10, 1992 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%

IMPORT LEADS

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

SHIP FIXTURE BREAKDOWN

Ship fixtures are a product of Transportation News Ticker, the |

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

JAPAN SEEKS TO LURE AFRICAN-AMERICAN BUSINESS

Milton G. Allimadi |

Apparently stung by scathing media reports of widespread negative racial stereotyping in Japan of Af

UK, CHINA FAIL TO SET NEXT HONG KONG MEETING

Knight-Ridder Financial |

No date has been set for the next meeting of the Sino-British Joint Liaison Group, British and Chine

WEEKLY COAL EXPORTS

CANADIAN FIRM ENDS MONOPOLY ON SUPPLYING GAS TO CALIF.

Special to The Journal of Commerce |

One of Canada's largest natural gas exporters has agreed to end its 31-year monopoly on supplying Ca

CBT ELECTS PATRICK ARBOR CHAIRMAN

Knight-Ridder Financial |

Members of the Chicago Board of Trade elected Patrick Arbor to serve as the exchange's chairman for

FOREIGN POWER PROJECTS EXPECTED TO BE ATTRACTIVE TO US INVESTORS

Arthur Gottschalk |

Opportunities for independent power projects by U.S. energy developers will be much greater abroad t

ENERGY BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports |

VEBA PLANS TO INCREASE NUMBER OF GAS STATIONSNEW YORK - Veba AG plans to have 300 to

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