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(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Nov. 30, 1992Bid AskedCopper_

The recent rally in London Metal Exchange nickel primarily is due to book balancing before year-end

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

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

FERRUZZI RESTRUCTURES CHEMICAL BUSINESSThe Ferruzzi family last week consolidated its contro

A Cambridge biotechnology firm, Alkermes Inc., plans to acquire its fourth- floor neighbor, Enzytech

GHANA'S ASHANTI SIGNS $140 MILLION LOANACCRA, Ghana - Ashanti Goldfields Corp., Ghana's larg

The 21-market CRB Futures Index rose by 1.5 percent in late November, closing the month nearthe 203

Ukraine has managed to purchase 90 percent of its statutory grain target, but only 77 percent of its

The Chicago Board of Trade has moved a step closer toward changing trading hours for grain and soy c

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FRANCE EXPANDS PLAN TO SELL STAKE IN RHONEThe French government has expanded on its plans to

1303 (Nov. 25, 1992) Previous day - 1289 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

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

Chinese aluminum demand remains stalled as domestic prices continue to weaken, trading sources in As

Nov. 25, 1992 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.c Close High

ASARCO TO MAKE AFTER-TAX PROVISIONNEW YORK - Asarco Inc. will make a $122 million af

When Dow Chemical Co. recently began considering hazardous-waste incineration, it held its finger to

Japan's imports of primary aluminum ingot from the Commonwealth of Independent States are expected t

NaTec Resources Inc., based here, and North American Chemical Co. of Overland Park, Kan., have forme

Swiss food giant Nestle SA expects new record consolidated profits in 1992 and 1993, its chief execu

California farm production fell $1 billion last year to $17.9 billion as a sixth straight year of dr

As of Nov. 25, 1992 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

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An overabundance of containers threatens to sour the good fortunes of the container-leasing industry

The United States is likely to reject a new Canadian offer to settle a rancorous beer trade dispute

Much more generous compensation for victims of maritime oil pollution was agreed in principle last w

Carriers moving goods across the Pacific to the United States are going to give importers an extra 3

U.S. dog exporters are snarling about proposed Canadian import limits that they claim violate the U.

The environment still may be a political wild card for the proposed North American free-trade agreem

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent) is as

Steamship lines scrambled last week to protect their shares of containerized cargo moving between th

A bitter dispute between the Japanese government and United Airlines over the carrier's ability to o

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Friday, Nov. 27, 1992 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Americans tend to assume that Europe's trade and investment ties with its former colonies in the Car

Using the Dominican Republic as a model, other Caribbean Basin Initiative nations are embracing the

Recent primary carrier contracts from major national corporations have breathed new life into Emery