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Want to buy a lead company, cheap? Doe Run Co. here is up for sale, said parent company Fluor Corp.,

The European Community is facing its moment of truth. The pace of European political and eco

A few decades ago, the U.S. railroad industry moved to upgrade its public image with an advertising

Classification societies, the world's primary ship inspectors, can be held liable for providing cert

The Navy's military cargo shipper awarded Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. the first winner-take-all rate d

BAT Industries, the British tobacco and financial services conglomerate, is injecting UK450 million

Rep. Gerry E. Studds, D-Mass., said his priorities as chairman of the House Merchant Marine and Fish

In a move to greener technology, Engelhard Corp. said it has signed a contract to produce about 100,

Two shipper conferences have asked the Interstate Commerce Commission to suspend and investigate gen

US BUTADIENE LEVEL DROPPED IN DECEMBERU.S. inventory of butadiene totaled 210 million pounds

The Food and Drug Administration announced final rules this week that will speed the approval of pro

Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island urged the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down a New Hampsh

International Petroleum Exchange Dec. 9, 1992Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)_

Dec. 9, 1992 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley

VEBA PLANS EXPANSION IN EUROPEAN OIL SECTORVeba AG, the giant German industrial company, wil

Faced with charges of "dumping" and unfairly subsidizing its steel industry, Latin America is privat

The Bush administration will press China to work more closely with the United States on export contr

Negotiators from more than 40 nations Wednesday unanimously voted to extend for a further year the a

LEGISLATURE REJECTS YELTSIN CANDIDATEMOSCOW - Russia's supreme legislature rejected

The improving investment climate in India has attracted Neptune Orient Lines Ltd. to establish an eq

Traffic Club of Newark. December meeting and annual Christmas family dinner, Dec. 11. FountainRestau

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

United Parcel Service, pressured by tough competition and a soft economy, posted lower third-quarter

First, it was Japan. Then came South Korea and Taiwan to plague U.S. steelmakers. And now China?

Wednesday, Dec. 9, 1992 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Egyptians love sugar at the rate of more than 25 kilograms (more than 30 pounds) per person per year

Japan's Mitsubishi Corp. has agreed to become the fifth member of a consortium that is performing a

Taiwan and the United States ended five days of trade talks Wednesday without reaching agreement on

Commercial Quantity Aluminum ingots_ $1,150-$1,250per ton lots &

French exporters are pressing the European Community to develop a more forceful means of dealing wit

Seven Navy-operated ships are hauling military equipment and supplies for U.S. marines in Somalia, i

The insurance policy announced this week by American International Group is designed to be a "simple

Sales of heavy trucks posted hefty gains in November, extending the industry's recoveryfrom recessio

MINETA PICKED TO HEAD PUBLIC WORKS PANELWASHINGTON - Rep. Norman Y. Mineta of Califo

The last explosive charge to loosen ore was detonated here Tuesday at the world's oldest copper mine

Palladium prices are expected to rise as the Commonwealth of Independent States continues to curtail

As of Dec. 9, 1992 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 201.81 off 1.23 which compares

Dec. 9, 1992 Copper Total, 75,811. Gold Total, .1,513,359.Silver Total, .282,

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