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Congress may have to set mandatory subsidy levels for exports of high-value farm products similar to

The Queen Mary, the once stately ocean liner that is a now a money-losing tourist attraction, will r

G-M UNDERWRITERS FINED FOR VIOLATIONBATON ROUGE, La. - Louisiana Insurance Commissio

The return of the Port of Houston's Omniport to the bagged cargo market could easily ignite further

"Peril of the sea" is one of 16 specifically excepted causes of cargo damage for which ocean carrier

Consolidated Rail Corp. awarded its 1992 Fred Kroll scholarship to Christopher Tallman of Neptune Ci

Arbitrator Richard Mittenthal is set to rule today in the dispute between the International Associat

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

SP AWARDS CONTRACT FOR TRACKING SYSTEMDENVER - Southern Pacific Railroad awarded a c

French state railroad Societe Nationale des Chemins de Fer, or SNCF, is studying the possibility of

Exports of Russian fuel oil from Nakhodka have been halted since July 19 due to domestic rail transp

The federal government is proposing a $215,500 fine against Coastal Refining and Marketing Inc. for

New York Mercantile Exchange July 28, 1992CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cents

Annual 1 Mo. 3 Mo. Year Daily Smoothed Ago Ago Ago7/29 7/28 Change % Change: 7/6

COFFEE GROUP FOCUSES ON CONTROLS POLICYInternational Coffee Organization talks focused on co

State surveys testing compliance with federal automobile safety belt and motorcycle helmet laws shou

COCOA BOARD TRIES TO MOVE GHANA CARGOACCRA, Ghana - The Ghana Cocoa Board has sent senior st

Eastman Chemical Co. of Kingsport, Tenn., is telling the world it has an important secret. The compa

Import prices in western Germany fell 0.4 percent in June from May, and 3 percent from June 1991, th

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. reported second-quarter net income of $440 million, or 65 cents a shar

The Containerization & Intermodal Institute said it will honor a group of people who have made "sign

U.S. ports may avert a $68 million tax increase as a result of a move by Rep. Sander M. Levin, D-Mic

PORTS CANADA (Ottawa) - Jean Michel Tessier was reappointed president and chief executive office for

Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines said Tuesday its net income increased sharply in the second quarter, la

Canada is working hard to fashion a compromise on textiles in the North American free-trade talks, d

The largest deal yet between China and Spain will see the latter provide US$160 million in syndicate

A handful of young entrepreneurs have found a sure-fire way to make a fortune amid the wreckage of t

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 204.46 up 0.37 which compares w

Russia has not requested more U.S. export credit guarantees to buy U.S. farm products, even though i

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) July 29, 1992Bid AskedCopper_

Company officials and regulatory have begun investigating the cause of an explosion at Arcadia Chemi

More than $100 million in rough-cut Russian lumber is being booked onto ships bound for U.S. ports d

The Senate this week provided nearly $45 million to fund a federal loan guarantee program for milita

The president of a key maritime union Wednesday rejected as unrealistic a request from a group of sh

Industrial sales in Shanghai, the country's principal industrial city, grew 21 percent year-on-year

Singapore International Monetary Exchange July 29, 1992Residual Fuel Oil - (Dollars Per Metr

Aggressive export policies, a knowledge of international standards, increased marketing prowess in g

World sugar futures plummeted Wednesday afternoon ahead of Friday's expiration of options on 10 carg

The Military Sealift Command awarded contracts worth $418.3 million to charter 10 vessels for use as

ALLIANZ REPORTS LOSS IN 1991 UNDERWRITINGBONN, Germany - Germany's Allianz AG, Europ