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PRAXAIR BUYS STAKE IN ARGENTINE COMPANYPraxair Inc., through its SA White Martins regional c

Congressional approval last week of up to $50 million in seed money for a federal ship construction

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 204.15 up 0.25 which compares

CNA Insurance Cos., based in Chicago, remains the only large insurer to stick to a strict interpreta

Airborne Express and Federal Express Corp. have agreed to shift their Denver- area cargo operations

CANADA COURT SENDS LLOYD'S CASE TO ENGLANDThe Court of Appeal in Ontario ruled last week tha

Consumers, intent on buying lead, are being sent into the market earlier than normal this year becau

The Senate has approved an unprecedented 45-cents-a-minute user fee on a new government computer sys

Friday, July 31, 1992 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

American semiconductor companies, hammered hard by Japanese competitors in the 1980s, likely will ca

An Exxon Shipping Corp. tanker later this year will retrace the route of the ill-fated Exxon Valdez

Independent economists have revised their forecasts for 1992 gross domestic product in Britain downw

United Parcel Service is establishing new links with the U.S. Customs Service in an attempt to overc

1060 (July 31, 1992) Previous day - 1088 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

July 31, 1992 RESELLER Rack_Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded Mid-

Port of Oakland Offers Free Harbor Boat Tours. Ninety-minute tours twice each Thursday throughAug. 2

Sweden must make a binding commitment to the European Community's plans for a common foreign and sec

The European Community Commission postponed a decision on a planned 10 percent duty on imports of Ch

California insurance companies are rallying behind legislation to create a dedicated funding source

NEW JERSEY DISTRICT EXPORT COUNCIL (Trenton, N.J.) - Donald W. Stanek was appointed to a four-year t

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent)is as f

CHINA SAID TO PURCHASE US SOYBEANS LAST WEEK CHICAGO - There were strong indications China

President Carlos Salinas de Gortari doesn't need to send censors to newsrooms to get favorable press

Annual 1 Mo. 3 Mo. Year Daily Smoothed Ago Ago Ago7/31 7/30 Change % Change: 7/8

The United States Court of Appeals in Philadelphia told a county in Delaware last week that a widely

July 31, 1992 Copper Total, 35,240. Gold Total, .1,731,843.Silver Total, .269

Domestic insurance companies and several foreign governments are pressing Congress to kill a propose

Israel's new government is still wrestling with the question of privatizing El Al Israel Airlines, b

NEW SONY CD LASER COULD TRIPLE CAPACITYSony Corp. has invented a new laser that could triple

Customs Broker Training. Aug. 12-13. Boston. Refresher course for customs brokers sponsored bythe Na

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July 31, 1992 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

Chinese textile companies are negotiating joint-venture plants in Mexico, hoping to move production

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CHINA DECIDES TO JOIN COPYRIGHT CONVENTIONChina has decided to join a global copyright conve

This table lists spot coal contracts signed between the Tennessee Valley Authority and coal producer

Indonesia faces a tough fight to regain a share of the coffee market here lost to Southeast Asian su

AETNA LIFE POSTS LOSS FOR SECOND QUARTERHARTFORD, Conn. - Aetna Life & Casualty Co.

With sources of public and private financing seemingly assured, soybean farmers have expressed optim