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The threat of frost and a delayed small grains harvest could make for a challenging sugar beet crop

Prices for Japan open-specification naphtha on Thursday moved into contango for the three nearby mon

SmithKline Beecham PLC said that it was discontinuing several drug-research programs in the United K

A Hong Kong group has submitted the highest bid for the Queen Mary, offering to buy the tourist attr

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Thursday Sept. 3, 1992 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

Natural gas futures markets reacted sharply Thursday to late Wednesday's news that gas supply cuts o

Rows of young women in company shirts work on the clean, air-conditioned open floor of Motorola Corp

Hull insurance rates are climbing, and those that offer such coverage can finally put their handkerc

Tramp containerships continued to command higher charter rates in August, pushing the daily cost of

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

U.S. PRODUCTIVITY Percent change 1992-2QNon-farm business +2.0%All business

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

J.B. Hunt Transport Inc., the nation's second-largest truckload carrier, will begin double-stack con

Illinois Central Railroad Co., feeling the effects of Hurricane Andrew in Louisiana and southern Mis

EMPRESA JOINT VENTURE ADDS ECUADOR STOPSGUAYAQUIL, Ecuador - This harbor soon will be added

Whether it's hull or liability protection they're selling, there's a limit to the increases underwri

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

Many small businesses leveled by Hurricane Andrew will be lost forever - even though their property

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

Southeast Asia beef demand is set to surge in coming years as the region's economies continue to sho

S. AFRICA'S SASOL STARTS TO BUILD OLEFIN PLANTJOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Sasol Ltd. has st

5 CONTRACTS APPROVED TO TRADE BY COMPUTERThe Chicago Board of Trade last Thursday approved f

The Interstate Commerce Commission, adopting a new tack in trying to regain control of the issue of

1059 (Sept. 3, 1992) Previous day - 1064 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Sept. 3, 1992Bid AskedCopper_

Thursday, Sept. 3, 1992 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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PLATINUM, PALLADIUM LISTED 1ST ON COMEXThe Commodity Exchange will list January platinum and

The long-running dispute over rules that would govern liability for cargo damage is boiling over int

POLISH OFFICIALS REFUSE TO GIVE IN TO STRIKESWARSAW, Poland - Polish officials vowed Thursda

A barrage of complaints from angry shipowners about the proliferation of ship inspections is being s

Requirements of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 do not sit well with protection and indemnity clubs, t

Continuing the International Union of Marine Insurance association's mandate to carry its message to

Safety improvements in the design and manufacturing of offshore oil rigs, drafted in the wake of the

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

Wackenhut of Alaska Inc. has lost its contract to provide security services for half of North Americ

Faced with the ghosts of past corruption and entrenched attitudes on the part of employers, governme

Texaco Inc. is setting its sights beyond Big Oil's usual precincts and targeting alternative energy

KOREANS, RUSSIANS PLAN ENERGY PROJECTSEOUL, South Korea - A consortium of eight Kore