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Soybean futures have worked higher, spurred by strong U.S. exports of beans and oil, after having re

Citing large beet sugar crops in the European Community, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said tot

Abbott Laboratories said it has received Food and Drug Administration approval to thrust its estroge

British Petroleum is closing nine of its worst-performing Procare auto service stationsin Ohio and P

After the fanfare, some of the dozen foreign law firms allowed to open branch offices in China late

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

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

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

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

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

1188 (Nov. 16, 1992) Previous day - 1180 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

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

From Canada to Peru, countries in the free-trade-oriented Western Hemisphere are rethinking the cost

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An isolated France Monday temporarily called off its campaign against further concessions to the Uni

AIRBORNE FREIGHT FILES FOR DEBT SECURITIESAirborne Freight Corp. announced Monday that it ha

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator William Reilly kicked off a government program to help

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The traffic jams snarl through the city, the shopping malls bustle and the construction cranes loom

Germany's Council of Economic Advisers predicted western Germany's gross national product will not g

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Three Weeks Ended Nov. 7, 1992, vs. Similar 1991 Period Cars CarsLoaded Loaded

Former communists won an overwhelming victory in Lithuania's first post- Soviet elections, signaling

General American Transportation Corp., a subsidiary of the GATX Corp., and Chemical Waste Management

A proposed first-in-the-nation plan to restrict motor carriers from operating during rush hour in Lo

Nov. 16, 1992 RESELLE RACKUnleaded Mid- Premium-Unlea

Attorneys for the Port of New Orleans say they will appeal a court ruling that prevents them from ev

The Czechoslovak federal parliament adopted legislation outlining a framework for the division of pr

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

The Department of Transportation Monday tentatively approved a proposed plan by Northwest Airlines a

Waste Management Inc., said Friday it plans to combine the businesses of three of its units into a n

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The world merchant fleet reached a record of 442.3 million gross tons in June 1992, marking the four

Nov. 16, 1992 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

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Daily charter payments for supertankers soared to the highest levels of the year last week and shoul