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The first gas field developed solely with China's own resources went into operation this week, offic

State regulators said Monday they will investigate Prudential Insurance Co. over its plans to stop w

The European Community angrily condemned the United States Tuesday for imposing penal duties on impo

Two U.S. Air Force C-141 cargo planes collided in midair late Monday over Montana, apparently killin

CONSTRUCTION SPENDING ROSE IN OCTOBERWASHINGTON - More new home building during Octo

Alaska scientists are forecasting a weak 1993 return of wild pink salmon in the waters polluted thre

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Steamship lines hope to hold up freight rates for service between the United States and the Middle E

Cocoa arrivals at ports in Cote d'Ivoire have picked up over the past two weeks, recovering from a s

On the surface, it seems another of South Korea's big businesses is entangled in politics. W

LAKE CHARLES HARBOR AND TERMINAL DISTRICT (Louisiana) - John Ragland has joined the Port of Lake Cha

Unisys Corp. confirmed Tuesday it intends to bid on the core system for Hong Kong's long-awaited ele

If U.S.-Japan trade relations deteriorate further, Asia and the rest of the world could suffer dire

New York Mercantile Exchange Dec. 1, 1992Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Low

At Sensormatic Electronics' cavernous factory last month, Eduardo Sanchez walked through empty, pitc

Dec. 1, 1992 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

Australia's North Broken Hill Peko's move to proceed with the development of a A$220 million (US$149

The U.S. dollar took a beating Tuesday after the president of the German central bank said interest

One recent morning, with the temperature eight degrees below zero, the smokefrom hundreds of

NORTHWEST DISCUSSES LOANS FROM SUPPLIERSNorthwest Airlines is talking with three suppliers a

Cargo volume at the largest U.S. bulk commodities port on the Great Lakes, Duluth-Superior, remained

STRIKE WON'T AFFECT OUTPUT, STATOIL SAYSA strike for higher pay by Norwegian ship captains a

For reasons varying from cost effectiveness to flexibility, four trucking companies havegained appro

Representatives of the Japan Shipowners' Association and the Japan Harbor Transportation Association

Even while rushing to give advice to President-elect Bill Clinton, most transportation lobbyists are

The layoffs at American Airlines Inc. Monday likely will be only the first blast in a season full of

Falling prices for crude oil and refined products are creating a buyer's market for home heating oil

The cash-strapped International Sugar Organization has enough money to continue its operations until

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY SEEN AS KEY FOR GERMANYBONN, Germany - Theo Waigel, finance minister, said

The International Coffee Organization working committee is likely to recommend extension of the dead

The South Carolina State Ports Authority is near to closing on the 827 acres it wants for a new Char

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

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 203.13 up 0.29 which compares wi

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Dec. 1, 1992Bid AskedCopper_G

The head of Germany's Bundesbank once again moved to quash hopes of lower interest rates Tuesday whe

French industrial leaders have been oddly silent while a global trade agreement draws violent protes

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

The Solidarity trade union said Tuesday it would accept a government plan to force changes on Polish

Canadian National Railway unveiled a proposal to develop a commuter network around Montreal that wou