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Thursday, July 16, 1992 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The yen is set to strengthen to 120 against the U.S. dollar from about 125 at present, based on econ

A bitter conflict over a tax break for Detroit automakers and Michigan ports could turnto cooperatio

China must agree to comprehensive market-opening measures by next month or risk the United States' l

USE OF NEW RAILCARS ROSE IN 2ND QUARTERCHICAGO - Railroads began using more new rail

The main reason a foreign buyer wants a U.S. exporter to extend credit is to access a secondary line

A coalition of major Canadian steel producers said Thursday it has begun to file anti-dumping action

MITSUBISHI TO BUY EUROPEAN AUTO ENGINESMitsubishi Motors Corp. plans to buy diesel engines a

When Capt. Roy Facey closes his eyes, he can still see polo fields and tennis courts, taste 4 o'cloc

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 205.23 up 0.19 which compares

July 16, 1992 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

July 16, 1992 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

BP Oil Corp. has submitted the apparent low bids to supply the New York City Housing Authority with

Copper demand may not pick up until 1993, foreign dealers said Thursday. Perplexed by the re

There are many ways to refine a barrel of crude oil, but Valero Energy Corp. has chosenone of the mo

Cocoa traders, once optimistic that prices would shoot sky-high, are toning down their expectations

STAKE IN EQUITABLE LOWER THAN EXPECTEDMajor Japanese insurance companies will take a lower-t

Cigna Corp. is marking the 200th anniversary of its founding at Independence Hall in Philadelphia by

The nation's largest insurance agent group failed to win cost concessionsfrom an industry or

The Port of Duluth-Superior handled an estimated 12.7 million metric tons during the first six month

Richard G. Barbaria was named vice president for the Southern region. Based in Atlanta, Mr. Barbaria

The British Continental Shipping Line moved one step closer to total extinction Thursday when two of

The Russians are going! The Russians are going! After a week-long presence in Boston harbor,

The president of the Teamsters, Ron Carey, here to announce his union's support for Democratic presi

A story on Page 1A on July 16, "Ex-Im Bank Proposal Irks Insurance Brokers," misidentified Carl A. M

The lira recovered on profit-taking against the deutsche mark Thursday in response to the Bank of It

Currency markets shrugged off the effects of the Bundesbank's increase in the discount rate Thursday

In what appears to be the beginning of a flood of specific commodity deregulation proposals, the Int

The European Community Commission is striving to avert a politically embarrassing trade dispute with

The Port of Gothenburg had a 6 percent increase in general cargo shipments through the port in the f

The Yemeni government is planning to give Aden free port status by 1993 in an effort to revive the l

Booming demand for used autos in overseas markets has presented a unique opportunity to exporters -

A wide-ranging U.S. energy bill approved overwhelmingly by the Senate in February has become mired i

July 16, 1992 Copper Total, 31,907. Gold Total, .1,668,148.Silver Total, .269

Italian industrial production, adjusted for seasonal variations and differences in the number of wor

Two commissioners from the Port of Orange and a local businessman face federal indictments in the 19

Consolidated Rail Corp. expects continued economic recovery in the second half of 1992,but at a slow

Small businesses involved in export deals often feel uneasy with distant money-center banks but unsu

The body that regulates most world trade in civil aircraft agreed Thursday to begin negotiations to

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc.'s second-quarter income rose 31 percent to $9.8 million, or 28 cen