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Through the bleakest days of the recession, Americans escaped even greater hardship thanks to an ups

Germany's weak export performance is only partly explained by macroeconomic developments and should

Taiwan's Economics Ministry has drafted regulations to allow research institutions and manufacturers

In what's being seen as determination to crack down on illegal garment shipments, a local firm and i

Monday, Nov. 16, 1992 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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

A government-brokered plan to liquidate bad loans could be broadened to include not only Japanese ba

Malaysia's proposed East Asia Economic Caucus could coexist with other Asia- Pacific trade groups as

Japan will offer Chile about 24.4 billion Japanese yen ($193 million) in loans, its first such loans

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Nov. 16, 1992 This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals andthe e

EXCHANGE SEEKS TO SET PRICE DIFFERENTIALSThe New York Mercantile Exchange board of directors

TRANSAMERICA RE BUYS SKANDIA RE'S ART UNITSTAMFORD, Conn. - Transamerica Reinsurance Co. bou

COOPERS & LYBRAND (New York) - Reed A. Keller was named vice chairman of the Human Advisory group, t

The regulatory committee charged with drafting new capital requirements for life and health insurers

Collapse of the Soviet Union has complicated a multimillion-dollar coking coal contract involving a

Norway's biggest insurer, UNI Storebrand A/S, said Monday it was offering each of its 4,700 employee

An explosion at a French oil refinery could give energy insurers the spark they need to further rais

Now that Congress has passed laws mandating the wholesale "wheeling" of electricity, large industria

Monday Nov. 16, 1992 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

The crude oil market is likely to remain bearish in the short term unless the Organization of Petrol

Foreign shipping is being allowed to use the new southern China port of Yantian, just eight miles fr

Cruise lines that operate in the United States say a Federal MaritimeCommission proposal wil

A wreath of red, white and blue flowers floated on the Hudson River toward the Statue of Liberty as

OSG EARNINGS, SALES PLUNGED IN 3RD QUARTEREarnings for bulk ship owner and operator Overseas

Swedish shipowners are warning that more ships will leave the Swedish register following the governm

BUNDESTAG DELAYS VOTE ON MAASTRICHT TREATYBONN, Germany - The Bundestag, the lower house of

Textile Quotas to Watch as of Nov. 14, 1992* Country Category Description

Malaysia has signed four bilateral agreements with Chile in line with efforts by Southeast Asia to d

US INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT Industry Oct. Sept.Manufacturing +0.3% -0.4%Mining

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

Taiwan Monday denied charges by foreign environmental groups that it was illegally importing rhinoce

The U.S. dollar rallied in Asian, European and then U.S. markets Monday in active trading that analy

The number of unemployed in the European Community rose slightly to 9.6 percent in September, the EC

Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., indicated Monday that President Bush might soon ease Washington's long-sta

AT&T ACQUIRES POLISH PHONE COMPANYWARSAW, Poland - American Telephone & Telegraph Co. took o

Careful now, but the first encounter between President-elect Bill Clinton and Canadian Prime Ministe

The producer price index in the Netherlands for all business sectors dropped 0.2 percent in Septembe

The Canadian Wheat Board says its "pay-as-you-go" plan for grain sales to Russia is turning into ano

To a casual glance, the English language textbook on sale in an Istanbul shop seems just like the or