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As the U.S. economy continues to sputter, business at the nation's major trade tribunal is flourishi

In foreign exchange markets Wednesday, the U.S. dollar lost the steam that had propelled it higher a

Economic reform in Russia is doomed to failure unless urgent steps are taken to restructure the coun

U.S. companies are losing their competitive edge in a worldwide environmental market that could reac

The European Community Commission Wednesday cautiously opened its long- delayed campaign to dismantl

WORLD BANK UNIT TO AID CHINA'S PRIVATE SECTORBEIJING - The International Finance Cor

Union Pacific Corp., with record third-quarter earnings of $185 million, led transportation companie

The Central African Republic won back its status as a beneficiary of the U.S. Generalized System of

Howard K. Face, director of the Interstate Commerce Commission's Office of Economics, died Oct 17. H

In an unprecedented attempt to transform relations among the world's economic superpowers, Tokyo has

The computer software market in India will grow 35 percent annually in the next three years, accordi

Trade leads supplied by: US Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

RUSSIA POSTS DECLINE IN FOREIGN TRADE TOTALLONDON - Russian foreign trade fell 27 pe

Trade leads are supplied by: US Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural ServiceAgExp

Oct. 21, 1992 JAPANFinancial FuturesPrecious MetalsTokyo Commodity E

Trade leads supplied by: US Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

Winter natural gas bills will be $3 to $4 higher this year as the skyrocketing cost of gas forces So

New York Mercantile Exchange Oct. 21, 1992Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Low

Peabody Holding Co. is venturing into the Australian coal market a second time with the purchase of

International Petroleum Exchange Oct. 21, 1992Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Oct. 21, 1992 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley

Oct. 21, 1992 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

New York Mercantile Exchange Oct. 20, 1992CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cents

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 202.57 up0.76 which com

Singapore International Monetary Exchange Oct. 21, 1992Residual Fuel Oil - (Dollars Per Metr

Oct. 21, 1992 RESELLER Rack_Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded Mid-

RECORD SUGAR CROP REPORTED IN INDIAIndia produced a record 15.5 million metric tons, raw val

Annual 1 Mo. 3 Mo. Year Daily Smoothed Ago Ago Ago10/21 10/20 Change % Change: 9/25

Expectations for increased corn harvesting and "buy-the-rumor sell-the- fact" trading after Tuesday'

Copper prices have edged higher in recent sessions as improved housing start numbers encourage new c

Stocks of crude oil rose 3.6 million barrels in the week ended Oct. 16 compared with the previous we

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Oct. 21, 1992Bid AskedCopper_

Commercial Quantity Aluminum ingots_ $1,200-$1,300per ton lots &

The nation's top federal environmental official walked the tumultuous Chicago Board of Trade trading

Oct. 21, 1992 Copper Total, 59,423. Gold Total, .1,777,971.Silver Tot

Oct. 21, 1992 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

A joint venture of Borden Chemicals and Plastics Ltd. Partnership earned $800,000, or 2 cents a shar

After 20 years cooperating with Western companies to build chemical plants here, China's contractors

BRAZIL COFFEE EXPORTERS SEEK TO EASE STANDARDSSAO PAULO, Brazil - In the wake of rumored low

The term supply of export naphtha from Saudi Arabia will drop in 1993 by as much as 25 percent in th