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The number of rural poor in developing nations has jumped 40 percent over the past 20 years, an indi

Buenos Aires supermarkets and mom-and-pop shops are overflowing with food products that never appear

Progressive Insurance Cos., Florida's sixth-largest auto insurer, said it reduced rates by an averag

Textile Quotas to Watch as of Nov. 21, 1992* Country Category Description

For the week ended Nov. 14, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 1

As of Nov. 23, 1992 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

The Vancouver Port Corp. next week will ask the Canadian federal government for permission to build

Monsanto Co.'s decision to eliminate 3,200 jobs, about 8 percent of its work force, is its response

An agreement to speed up the phasing out of ozone-damaging gases such as chlorofluorocarbons is expe

Just months after the end of a bitter and prolonged battle to close a $14 billion deficit that invol

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European Community finance ministers agreed Monday to allow EC financial services to operate communi

UNION URGES S. AFRICA TO AID GOLD MINESJOHANNESBURG, South Africa - South Africa's N

1276 (Nov. 23, 1992) Previous day - 1263 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Nov. 23, 1992Bid AskedCopper_

Better internal infrastructure and more use of sea transport could help India mount a challenge to l

Nov. 23, 1992 JAPANFinancial FuturesPrecious MetalsTokyo Commodity E

Colombia has lost about $60 million in crude oil production and potential export earnings from the l

After helping propel Bill Clinton into power, labor unions will now work to persuade the president-e

Copper prices are likely to move lower next year, a report by a leading metals analyst said.

Claiming improper repair procedures at a Bahrain shipyard caused a fatal Gulf War accident aboard a

Longer-term export credit insurance will be offered to Chinese firms for the first time beginning ne

China's aviation industry is seeking more links with foreign companies to improve service on domesti

The following is the list of bunker prices obtained during the course of week ending Nov. 20, 1992.

Saudi Arabia will not agree to cut its current oil output of 8.4 million barrels a day at this week'

Nov. 23, 1992 RESELLER RACKUnleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Pre

The European Community will consider today an emergency $1.1 billion subsidy for Europe's ailing ste

Shares by sector in 1991 Highway 60%Maritime 31%Rail 9%

A Chinese official has criticized the country's dual exchange rate system as hindering economic refo

They've had to skip the push-up bras and centerfolds, but outlets of sex- marketing giant Playboy En

The slowdown in Japan's economy means rare losses for the country's giant automakers - but a boom fo

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

The financial woes of Bank Summa, suspended from clearing operations with bad debts exceeding 1 tril

Finland had a trade surplus of 1.478 billion markka (US$282 million) in October, according to offici

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Insurance regulators approved three new categories of auto insurance discounts that insurance compan

STRIKE VOTE TO BE HELD AT FORD UNIT IN UKSenior shop stewards from Ford U.K. car plants Mond

After a decade of economic decline and mounting deficits, disgruntled constituents cleaned house thi

Add the name of Anderson Trucking Service Inc. to the list of truckload carriers embracing intermoda

Nov. 23, 1992 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f