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The United States has flagrant double standards on trade, "telling East Asia to do what the U.S. tel

The 20 percent devaluation of the Italian lira since Sept. 13 has helped Italy's small to medium-siz

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

U.S. demand for distillate fuel oil during the upcoming winter heating season (October-March) is for

As of Oct. 15, 1992 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list price

Reinsurance rates should definitely climb because of the hammering the market has taken this year, e

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

The Philippines, which has come under criticism in the past for alleged bribery and favoritism in gr

Shipping on the St. Lawrence Seaway system generates nearly 45,000 maritime- related jobs in the Gre

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

Japanese traders are still waiting for delayed food-soybean shipments from China, traders said Thurs

Annual 1 Mo. 3 Mo. Year Daily Smoothed Ago Ago Ago10/15 10/14 Change % Change: 9/21

Oct. 15, 1992 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%

Mine closures in Europe's key coal-producing countries will help generate an additionalyearly demand

One of the nation's largest producers of plastic bottles is set to rapidly expand use of recycled pl

Atlanta Maritime Association monthly meeting. Oct. 19. Lanier Plaza Hotel, Atlanta. Speaker: J. Ron

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

Sweden's consumer prices rose 1.4 percent in September compared with an increase of 0.1 percent in A

Angry shippers are looking at where they will turn next year after running into a stonewall in Congr

McDonnell Douglas announced Thursday a $21 million multiyear contract with Singapore Aerospace under

Panamanian businessmen who claim their shops and warehouses were destroyed by looting in the 1989 U.

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

STATE FARM RAISES STORM-LOSS ESTIMATESBLOOMINGTON, Ill. - State Farm Insurance Cos. increase

As Puerto Rico's gubernatorial elections approach, candidates once again are debating the issue of s

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New York Mercantile Exchange Oct. 15, 1992Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Low

The bidding process is being readied for the Port of Buenos Aires, which will be privatized as part

US, UKRAINE PLAN EXPORT CREDIT PACKAGEU.S. Department of Agriculture and grain-buying offici

A story on Page 11A on Oct. 2, "ITT Moves to Streamline Operation," should have stated that Hartford

NEW WHARF DESIGN AIMS TO AVERT QUAKE DAMAGEDames & Moore, engineering and environmental cons

More than nine months after Vnesheconombank, the former Soviet foreign trade bank, froze more than $

The U.S. dollar and the British pound paved similar paths Thursday, each falling against the deutsch

Most Amtrak employees doubt the railroad will be financially independent by the year 2000 and say op

The American Trucking Associations, flush with over $4 million in funds allocated by the U.S. Congre

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc., the nation's second-largest truckload carrier, had record earning

EX-IM BANK INCREASES EXPORTER FINANCINGThe Export-Import Bank said it has increased signific

Oct. 15, 1992 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

New York Mercantile Exchange Oct. 14, 1992CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cents

Singapore International Monetary Exchange Oct. 15, 1992Residual Fuel Oil - (Dollars Per Metr

U.S. primary inventories of gasoline fell 1.4 million barrels in the week ended Oct. 9 compared with