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Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing the lowest and highest pric

Copper demand in South Korea remains weak as the domestic economy continues to lag, industry sources

South Korean manufacturing firms suffered a significant decrease in profits during the first six mon

GOOD NEWS ABOUT CROP HURTS COCOA PRICESCocoa prices here at London declined Monday on news f

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Aug. 17, 1992Bid AskedCopper_

The North American Free Trade Agreement signed by Canada, the United States and Mexico last week cou

Indonesian coal suppliers will score a second hit in the U.S. utility market with the delivery of a

CONDUCTOR-ONLY PACT RATIFIED FOR CSXT LINEJACKSONVILLE, Fla. - CSX Transportation Inc. annou

Despite the promise of new jobs and economic rejuvenation that free trade offers Mexico, the surge o

Denmark would again reject the Maastricht treaty on European union if another referendum on the issu

COOKWARE Stainless steel cookware. Contact Art Madeni Esya Sanayi, Fuatpasa Cad. Anadolu Car

The Italian government plans to merge its two state-owned containership lines, Italia di Navigazione

The long-running power struggle inside one of the nation's largest maritime unions may be inching cl

The east African nation of Mozambique became the 104th contracting party of the GeneralAgreement on

The Port of San Francisco and the Port of Oakland are turning up the heat on one anotherin the compe

GLOSSARY AR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

Israel's central bank chief warned the new Labor government Sunday not to use billions of dollars in

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 199.60 up 0.12 which compares wi

Aug. 17, 1992 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Germany will make motorists pay for better passenger train service as part of a plan to ease overcro

The Philippine government posted a current account deficit of $556 million for the January-to-May pe

EARNINGS FOR ROYCE TUMBLED IN FIRST HALFRoyce Laboratories, announcing a first-half loss tha

The North American Free Trade Agreement will be difficult to sell to American voters and could hurt

Industrial output in China during July rose 21.8 percent from the same period a year earlier, the of

China's largest overseas investment company, the largely autonomous China International Trust & Inve

Fuel oil market tightness here is expected to last until mid-September when all local refineries wil

This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the estimated tonnage repr

The consumer's air conditioner savings are Detroit Edison's slumping sales. The utility's sales were

OPEC OIL BASKET PRICE DOWN TO $19.07 A BARRELThe price of OPEC's basket of seven crude oils

The inauguration today of the new Europe-Asia service to be operated jointly by Hyundai Merchant Mar

As of Aug. 17, 1992 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list price

AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND DIRECT LINE INC. (Long Beach, Calif.) - Shari Blackwell has been named account

Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co. handed out layoff notices Friday to 700 employees, complet

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

Navistar International Transportation Corp. topped the heavy truck market in July as nearly all majo

The U.S. Postal Service's $1 billion contract to operate an air network to carry urgent mail shipmen

The United States Monday expressed concern about rising tensions in Angola ahead of elections and sa

Japan's crude steel production remained stagnant in July, sagging to a five- year low, the Japan Iro

U.S. railroads, taking their hats off to the North American Free Trade Agreement, stand to gain shar

Korean Air will launch its first service to Latin America on Oct. 25 when it begins offering two fli