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The largest importer of Chinese silk into the United States is buying out its local partner after ni

A fire at an older chemical-blending plant east of Odessa, Texas, was brought under control by mid-m

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 200.36 off 0.79 which compare

The St. Louis-based American Soybean Association is considering shutting down its lobbying office in

Aug. 20, 1992 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

State Farm Insurance Cos. officials have assured state legislators that the company will remain acti

WILLIS CORROON PROFIT FELL IN FIRST HALFNASHVILLE, Tenn. - Global insurance broker W

OHIO COMPANY CHOSEN TO DESIGN ELI LILLY LAB CINCINNATI - Jacob Engineering of Ohio, has been

The Russian government, as part of its stated aim to raise revenue and regulate trade, will increase

Exxon Corp. faces "potential enforcement action" regarding the June 29 emergency shutdown and bypass

Domestic shipments of resin-based composites should register modest gains this year after falling si

The Oklahoma Corporation Commission, which regulates oil and gas production, doesn't yet know if the

A lockout of 2,000 contract construction workers at Hess Oil ended Wednesday, and the building of th

Quotations, provided by Citibank/New York, Foreign Exchange Desk, are offered rates of New York City

Western Germany's June trade balance showed a surplus of 1.972 billion deutsche marks ($1.36 billion

USAir Group Inc. Chairman Seth Schofield, whose company is under fire for a proposed deal with Briti

Denmark's consumer prices fell 0.4 percent in July compared with an increase of 0.2 percent in June,

Planners in China are rethinking their projections after the country's steelmills produced a

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The Bonneville Power Administration has notified eight U.S. primary aluminum companies operating nin

7 LINES TO HIKE RATES IN SOUTHERN AFRICA TRADENEW YORK - Seven steamship lines servi

1081 (Aug. 20, 1992) Previous day - 1076 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

An independent review panel is being established by the Vancouver Port Corp. to help decide whether

The most comprehensive discussion of U.S. trade and transportation policies at the Republican Conven

More than 1,200 limousine and baggage hustlers who prey on passengers at the region's three major ai

Motor carriers are seeking "refinements" in the North American Free Trade Agreement that would speed

JAPAN PLANS TO REEL IN LUXURY TUNA PROFITSJapan's Fisheries Agency plans to mass-produce the

A total of 43 energy-related Japanese companies will cooperate with a Russian research institute to

Singapore International Monetary Exchange Aug. 20, 1992Residual Fuel Oil - (Dollars Per Metr

New York Mercantile Exchange Aug. 19, 1992CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cents

CENTRAL AMERICA NATIONS AND MEXICO SIGN DEALMANAGUA, Nicaragua - Ministers from Mexico and f

Jordanian importers said they are beginning to re-export rice and sugar, originally bought for sale

Finland's insurance companies are running for cover as bankruptcy fever grips the industry across th

Thailand's state-owned Krung Thai Bank will open a representative office in Hanoi in early September

In a move that may signal the overhaul of motor carrier practices for filing their tariff rates, the

Berlitz International Inc., the language services company once controlled by Robert Maxwell, will se

A final settlement is expected soon in a pension lawsuit that wracked the Masters, Mates & Pilots ma

Estimates of the benefits expected to flow from a Uruguay Round trade agreement range from $200 bill

Electronics makers Sony Corp. and Pioneer Electronic Corp. announced better- than-expected quarterly