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Potentially bitter trade disputes are beginning to erupt among several countries in the absence of a

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

Liner freight rates on cargo moving into the United States remained stable during the third quarter

James E. Bartley, The most visible shippers' advocate in Washington during two decades of transporta

Avondale Industries Inc. reported a third-quarter profit of $280,000, or 2 cents a share, compared w

Some U.S. dairy manufacturers are relocating production in the European Community to circumvent tari

As Brazil faces the second consecutive yearly decline in its cocoa crop, a growing debt frustrates m

Insurance agents are attempting to win concessions on proposed accounting standards they claim fail

Log cabins, those cultural icons that are as American as apple pie and shopping malls, are providing

GROUPS JOIN TO BOOST RECYCLING OF PLASTICSWASHINGTON - Two industry trade groups pla

Several officers were named to head up new international brokerage Rollins Hudig Hall, following las

Slovak deposits reportedly are streaming into Czech banks as citizens of Slovakia bracefor a currenc

Friday, Nov. 6, 1992 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

While the nation's business failure rate rose 4.3 percent for the first nine months of 1992 over a c

U.S. and German officials signed an interim aviation agreement Friday, but the accord does virtually

A coalition of American industries has asked a federal appeals court to reconsider a recent decision

In one of the stranger postscripts to the Soviet collapse, communist China is emerging as a savior o

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China has signed deals to buy 2 million tons of U.S. wheat, dropping threats to halt purchases in re

The U.S. dollar's autumn advance, which has carried the currency up 14 percent against the deutsche

Lawyers for the Philippine government and former first lady Imelda Marcos plan to ask a Swiss court

Nov. 6, 1992 JAPANFinancial FuturesPrecious MetalsTokyo Commodity Ex

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 201.07 up 0.28 which compares

The Journal of Commerce Industrial Price Index jumped several points late last week, mostly from a r

The National Marine Manufacturers Association criticized President Bush's veto of the $27 billion ur

Fewer Japanese university graduates found jobs this year because of the nation's economic slowdown,

The Environmental Protection Agency's proposed new rules aimed at reducing toxic air emissions by 80

Norilsk Nickel, Russia's largest producer of the metal, is considering cutting output by 15 percent

A Fresno, Calif., man was arrested last week for allegedly serving as the middleman in an insurance

Lloyd's of London has bought itself a six month respite from the increasingly bitter disputes betwee

New York Mercantile Exchange Nov. 5, 1992Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Low

AIG PROFIT FELL IN THIRD QUARTERThird-quarter net income at American International Group Inc

Firemen's Fund Insurance Co., Pioneer Life Insurance of Illinois and American General Life Insurance

MITSUI MAY NOT REOPEN IWAKUNI ETHYLENE PLANTJapan's Mitsui Petrochemical may permanently clo

P&O Containers Ltd., Britain's largest shipping line, is losing around UK10 million ($15.4 million)

DATE OF AWARD: "E" Award in 1992.WHY THE AWARD WAS GIVEN:With American-style

Hurricane Andrew, which cut a swath of destruction through southern Florida in August, may have an e

The United States Thursday said it will impose punitive tariffs on imports of selected European wine

Nov. 5, 1992 JAPANFinancial FuturesPrecious MetalsTokyo Commodity Ex

Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co.'s life insurance policyholders and annuitants will receive only ab