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Thursday Oct. 15, 1992 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

Biosys and Sandoz Agro Inc., the U.S. division of Sandoz AG, Basel, Switzerland, have signed an agre

The U.S. Department of Justice Wednesday said Supreme Sugar Co. of New Orleans has paid the United S

China Eastern Airlines, a Shanghai-based carrier, will buy five Airbus Industrie A340 aircraft in a

Despite their public utterances of confidence that the Maastricht Treaty will be ratified, German of

Former British Trade and Industry Secretary Nicholas Ridley warned Wednesday that Britain is heading

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

WHOLESALE PRICES Monthly change Sept. Aug.Finished goods +0.3% +0.1%Int

Challenge Air Cargo will launch a new all-cargo service between Miami and Honduras onNov. 5, Bill Sp

Two of the nation's largest less-than-truckload carriers have targeted the southeast United States f

Marcia Jackson of southwest Dade County lost some of the roof of her home to Hurricane Andrew, as we

The insurance industry is its own worst enemy when it comes to battling fraud, a group of experts to

A.P. Moller, a Danish oil-drilling company, has refused to take delivery of a rig it commissioned fr

Domestic crude oil production dropped 5 percent in September from a year ago, and averaged 6.1 milli

U.S. scientific equipment and laboratory supplies are passing the test in France's biotechnology and

Energy Secretary James Watkins attacked Sen. Al Gore's environmental record, calling the Democratic

World oil reserves totaled an estimated 990 billion barrels at the end of 1991, down by less than 1

U.S. West Coast refiners are considering importing Far East light sweet crude to beat possible incre

COLUMBUS LINE INC. (Jersey City, N.J.) - Thomas A. Pirie has joined the steamship agency's U.S. head

COMMODITY EXCHANGE REDUCES REQUIREMENTSThe Commodity Exchange Inc. said it will reduce custo

A newly discovered company memo warning E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. officials that its fungicide B

As of Oct. 14, 1992 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list price

Canada is quietly trying to head off escalation of a long-running lumber dispute with the United Sta

Federal Express Corp. posted strong gains in its September domestic and international air express vo

Concorde Line has signed a slot-charter agreement with Dole Fresh Fruit Co. that will expand Concord

When people learned last month that Svetozor, a Polaroid Corp. joint venture, would hike prices Oct.

The large number of fuel oil cargoes heading into Singapore at the end of October is likely to momen

Oct. 14, 1992 JAPANFinancial FuturesPrecious MetalsTokyo Commodity E

China's exports of unwrought zinc and zinc alloy fell to 9,814 tons in Julyfrom 13,302 in Ju

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Oct. 14, 1992Bid AskedCopper_

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

International Business Machines Corp. said it has reduced the use of two chemicals that are suspecte

Wednesday, Oct. 14, 1992 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

South Africa's foreign exchange reserves, which were depleted by more than 1 billion rand (US$349 mi

With the purchase of a former shipyard next to its American President Lines terminal completed, the

A proposal to change federal hours-of-duty standards for truck drivers was blasted Wednesday by a hi

Heavier-than-expected hurricane losses, cash-flow woes and declining investment returns may soon com

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

The board of trustees of the Illinois Insurance Exchange here elected Gordon L. Teach as its chairma

Pakistan plans to create two special industrial zones in a bid to attract investment by U.S. and Can