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COCOA PRODUCERS, USERS STILL DIVIDED ON PACT PARIS - At the end of the first week of n

The ports of Oakland and San Francisco, both projecting profits for the just completed fiscal year,

Single-hull tankers in Prince William Sound, Alaska, and in Washington's Rosario Strait and Puget So

CAR EXPORTS SURGE THROUGH PORT OF PHILA.The number of used automobiles exported through the

United Nations Environment Program officials pleaded last week for developed nations to phase out ce

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NJ CHEMICAL INDUSTRY TO RELEASE REPORTTRENTON, N.J. - The Chemical Industry Council of New J

VENEZUELA TO BUILD NEW ALUMINUM PLANTCARACAS, Venezuela - Construction of a US$600 million p

As of July 10, 1992 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list price

China's economy moved into high gear in the first six months of 1992, with gross national product su

As promised, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. is mailing more than $169 million in dividen

The story headlined "Best Completes '92 P/C Ratings; Several Large Insurers Downgraded," on page 8A

Heavy truck buyers continued to show confidence in the economy in June as sales of new equipment sta

A story headlined "Vehicle-Proximity Detector Pits Trucker's Instincts Against Radar," in the June 1

Three Weeks Ended July 4, 1992, vs. Similar 1991 Period Cars CarsLoaded Loaded

The House of Representatives' passage of an amendment adding $2.6 billion over the nextfive years to

The European Commission, flooded with consumer complaints, Friday told banks and foreign currency ex

Hard Drive: An Accident Waiting to Happen,Trucking Official Warns''Not backing up th

Shipping companies that need urgent information about potential trading partners can now obtain deta

The Port of Los Angeles has hired a New York consulting firm to bring concrete into the computer age

Continental Airlines' court-appointed Creditors' Committee announced its support Friday for a propos

Trade leads supplied by: US Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

After a year filled with financial frights, some import luxury car dealers soon may be able to kick

James J. Wolff, director of financial planning for American Commercial Lines' parent company, CSX Co

Denmark is increasing its trade with the Baltic states, but a high-rankingDanish official sa

MERCEDES-BENZ OF NORTH AMERICA INC. (MONTVALE, N.J.) - Michael N. Bassermann was named president and

The Senate, seemingly emboldened by a House move late Thursday to shift $400 million in foreign aid

Singapore International Monetary Exchange July 10, 1992Residual Fuel Oil - (Dollars Per Metr

The U.S. Trade Representative Office begins two-day hearings todayin Washington on a potentially far

French dockers had signed agreements with employers in seven ports by Friday evening, just five days

Denmark's worst drought on record could cut 1992 grain production 33 percent below the three-year av

Ghana's declining cocoa production has been arrested and reversed by investment in the industry duri

A survey of large employers found big companies are opposed to incremental changes in the nation's h

Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa plunged into Japan's election campaign Friday, promising to improve t

Standard and Poor's Corp.'s Equities Research Department has warned investors to "avoid" purchasing

A letter to Kansas businesses from the state's insurance commissioner, Ron Todd, criticized the insu

Shanghai has suffered from an inferiority complex ever since the stock exchange that was Asia's fine

A Bill Clinton-Al Gore administration would promote a more "activist" federal approach to helping ma

A new book from an ocean freight industry insider is meant to be a training manual to simplify deali

Alaska's Court of Appeals has overturned the conviction of Exxon Valdez Capt. Joseph Hazelwood in th