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Year-round cultivation in Puerto Rico has fueled a dramatic increase in fruit income, larger market

USDA KILLS MEAT PLAN AFTER FUNDING CUTThe U.S. Agriculture Department said it is withdrawing

Sept. 4, 1992 Copper Total, 40,412. Gold Total, .1,762,445.Silver Total, .273

The proportion of Americans without health insurance increased significantly in six states and the D

Sept. 4, 1992 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

One of the 415-foot-tall smokestacks at the Turkey Point power generating complex in south Dade Coun

Consistent supporters of freer trade are a minority in Congress, and are mostly from states with man

The International Monetary Fund's board of directors has decided to recommend an expansion of the bo

Continental Airlines wants to tap into some cash set aside from the sale of assets to help pull itse

1059 (Sept. 4, 1992) Previous day - 1059 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

A debate over how to spend funds that are used to dredge silt from harbors threatens to once again p

The massive wall of water that blasted Nicaragua's entire Pacific Coast last week failed to damage o

The United States, long criticized for turning over its best inventions to Japan, which now reaps al

Milan bankers said Friday the Bank of Italy's bid to fight speculative devaluation pressures on the

Japan's eight major life insurance companies are waiting impatiently for the nation's still badly sa

Japan's automakers will not have a tough time buying the $19 billion worth of U.S.-made auto parts t

Ukraine's prime minister said Friday that he has asked for up to $6.5 billionfrom the Intern

ALLSTATE RATING PUT ON CREDITWATCHNEW YORK - Standard & Poor's "AA+" claims-paying a

NAVY SHIPS CARRY AID TO TYPHOON-HIT GUAMWASHINGTON - Ships operated by the Navy's Mi

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Spot gasoline prices in New York and the Gulf Coast rose sharply Friday on strong refiner buying of

Most major air cargo carriers have agreed to seek U.S. government approval to raise rates on exports

Maritime policy legislation is the main course, but other maritime-related bills also are on Congres

Mexico may lower import tariffs on a variety of agricultural supplies in order to help the sector be

Lone Star Industries Inc. hopes it can make the final moves to settle a series of lawsuits totaling

Audnel America International Inc., a non-vessel-operating common carrier, said it opened a second ov

William Purves, the chairman of Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corp., expressed concern Friday over the p

The continuing plunge in the value of the U.S. dollar since March appears to be having little impact

Singapore was named the most desirable international headquarters location in the world, and Warsaw

Hong Kong could lose as much as 35 billion Hong Kong dollars (US$4.5 billion) in trade revenue if th

The Association of West India Trans-Atlantic Steam Ship Lines has revised the currency adjustment fa

Blame it on Rio. About 50 employees at Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway will lose thei

The Illinois trucking industry is trying to track down a semitrailer truck that may be connected to

Sugar loading in southern Chinese ports has become a nightmare as supplies are running low, and barg

DATE OF AWARD: "E" Award in 1992.WHY THE AWARD WAS GIVEN:Hutchinson Technolo

With apples in Washington orchards ripening to dark red as much as a month early this year, apple sh

It's the little things you take for granted that you miss the most after a hurricane. Running water.

The nation's two leading associations representing independent insurance agents appear to be heading

Pan Am's legacy is being erased from the Manhattan skyline and replaced with that of America's secon

Two wide-ranging, duty-free import programs are in danger of being temporarily disrupted. En