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Russia's trouble repaying billions of dollars in United States farm credit guarantees could jeopardi

Grain imports by Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union are expected to drop sharply in the 1990

MASS. SEEKS CHANGE IN WORKERS COMP RATEThe administration of Gov. William Weld of Massachuse

As of Dec. 3, 1992 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

Marine underwriters may impose insurance surcharges on ships entering the Gulf of St. Lawrence, the

The board of Mercantile & General, Britain's biggest reinsurance company, is acquiring a very Scandi

Several foreign companies, including U.S.-based Allied Signal Inc., are negotiating to take over par

Precious metal prices are likely to remain weak despite an improved outlook in market fundamentals,

The agency that estimates U.S. property and casualty insurance losses was forced to update its estim

A Minneapolis environmental group filed a lawsuit this week against a local printing company it said

Synergen Inc. Wednesday took its first steps into the Japanese drug market with the appointment of D

Prudential Property and Casualty Co., Florida's third-largest insurer, will stop writing new residen

Sandoz Pharmaceuticals Corp. Thursday signed a research alliance with the Scripps Research Institute

Dockworkers at several East Coast ports who are drunk or taking illegal drugs on the job could be ba

Gerber Agri-Export Inc. reached new heights when the company went to the dogs. In 1989, afte

This year's unsuccessful maritime policy reform package is included in materials the Department of T

Reacting to the slow economy and to fierce public criticism of its spending policies as wasteful, th

Representatives of the United States and European Community today will sign a hard-fought oilseed tr

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Governments worldwide are generating billions of dollars and creating millions of new shareholders b

Passing the title and ownership of goods in international transactions has confounded exporters for

A major British beverage exporter has been hit with a 30 percent increase in the cost of shipping it

China is sweeping away more than four decades of socialist-style business practices to let enterpris

The chief executive of British Airways indicated some flexibility Thursday on the deadline for compl

Thursday, Dec. 3, 1992 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The Alameda Corridor project, an ambitious plan to speed rail and truck deliveries at Southern Calif

China has bought an orbiting U.S. telecommunications satellite, giving a big boost to its capacity f

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

Governments can maintain their own environmental legislation despite any final settlement in the Uru

Petroleos Mexicanos announced it obtained credit lines totaling $250 million during November.

Alirio Parra, OPEC president, said Wednesday he could not understand how oil prices had weakened fol

San Diego Gas & Electric Co. will tap its natural gas storage at a rate of 190 million cubic feet a

U.S. sweater producers intend to fight last month's unanimous ruling by the International Trade Comm

New York Mercantile Exchange Dec. 3, 1992Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Low

International Petroleum Exchange Dec. 3, 1992Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)_

Dec. 3, 1992 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

SHUTDOWN OF MINE PROMPTS CALL FOR DUTIESIn response to the November shutdown of Eveleth Mine

Western Germany's industrial production fell a seasonally adjusted 2.18 percent in October from Sept

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