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A spurt in the value of Taiwan's currency to record levels is alarming the island's textile industry

AUSIMONT PLANS GERMAN PEROXIDE UNITMILAN, Italy - Ausimont, a specialty and fluorinated chem

Texas independent oil and gas producers don't forget that George Bush once was one of them. But they

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International Petroleum Exchange July 1, 1992Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)_

Leading Senate Democrats proposed a multibillion-dollar plan Wednesday to make the United States mor

Western business executives in Russia applauded the country's introduction of a single rate of excha

After a year of wrangling, the United States and Mexico are near agreement on how to settle a disput

July 1, 1992 Copper Total, 31,769. Gold Total, .1,605,369.Silver Total, .268,

News that a date has been set for a general strike in South Africa is boosting a platinum market in

South Carolina Gov. Carroll Campbell cited the Port of Charleston, S.C., as a key factor behind Baye

A federal judge Wednesday said shipping companies could continue to negotiate labor contracts with a

Some U.S. textile mills this week are forgoing traditional weeklong closures for the Independence Da

A fresh attempt to end the contentious bickering that has plagued Hong Kong's new airport appears to

The European Community's top trade official Wednesday accused U.S. steel companies of "harassing" wo

Increased exports to Latin America and the Caribbean have caused a surge in business for Southern U.

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Despite complaints that exporters are being squeezed by the robust Singaporedollar, economis

Railyards, highways and ship operations around Superior, Wis., and Duluth, Minn., mostly returned to

The international credibility of the leaders of the seven largest industrial nations will be on the

Singapore this week became the first port in the world to establish minimum standards governing bunk

There will be no more discussion on a rehabilitation plan for Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co., New

July 1, 1992 JAPANFinancial FuturesPrecious MetalsTokyo Commodity Ex

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 209.26 off 0.89 which compares

Cattle market analysts disagree about the direction of cattle prices, which have tended to trade low

BP UNIT WANTS TO SELL CHAIN OF TRUCK STOPSCLEVELAND - BP Oil Co. of Cleveland, a uni

SAN DIEGO CHOOSES COLD STORAGE OPERATORSAN DIEGO - The Board of Port Commissioners o

In a bow to automobile importers who are threatening to leave its docks, the Port of Los Angeles has

The superliner SS United States weathered gale winds in the Atlantic Ocean and has reached the Medit

Wednesday, July 1, 1992 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

China's drive to modernize its often backward and inefficient industry is paying dividends for U.S.

July 1, 1992 RESELLER Rack_Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded Mid-

A ship launched and christened here Tuesday will cruise to California as part of a nationwide fleet

Trade leads are supplied by: US Department of AgricultureForeign Agricultural Service

Commercial Quantity Aluminum ingots_ $1,200-$1,300per ton lots &

Soybean prices are expected to fall further following the U.S. Department of Agriculture's report th

Asian end-users have agreed to accept a posted price component in three-year naphtha term contracts

A proposal to rework the method of calculating U.S. subsidy payments for wheat to reflect regional d

More than a million truckers in India went on strike Wednesday as cargo piled up in ports, an offici

The report "Bush, Salinas, Wilson to Meet on Trade Pact" that appeared Tuesday on Page 3A, should ha