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Sun Refining and Marketing Wednesday increased its heating oil price discount to the prevailing cash

Thailand's sugar mills, in search of higher prices, continue to hold back on sizable new sales, whil

Norway agreed Wednesday to bring its procurement policies in line with global rules after an interna

Wednesday, May 13, 1992 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

A proposed Aeroflot worldwide cargo operation based in Columbus, Ohio, is moving much faster than fi

The chairman of Federal Express Corp. Wednesday called for strong sanctions against countries whose

DU PONT MERCK PHARMACEUTICAL CO. (Wilmington, Del.) - Pieter Timmermans was appointed vice president

Trade leads are supplied by: US Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural ServiceAgric

Japanese institutional investors are likely to buy Canadian dollars soon in order to unwind hedges,

ALCAN WORKERS ACCEPT 3-YEAR LABOR CONTRACTUnionized workers at Alcan Aluminium Ltd.'s Quebec

A U.S. Court of Appeals judicial panel denied petitions by an industrial company to revisit a prior

NY STATE IMPLEMENTS LIVING BENEFITS RULESThe New York State Insurance Dept. has promulgated

U.S. labor and human rights groups visiting Guatemala this week said they will petition the U.S. Off

If the Midwest faces normal weather conditions this summer, corn prices could sag to levels that enc

The chairman of a Senate maritime panel warned two Bush administration officials Wednesday that next

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

Alaska lawmakers passed legislation late Tuesday assigning legal responsibility for oil spills, clea

The United States and Mexico are determined to avoid another round of comprehensive talks prior to a

Harper Group announced a 10 percent increase in net income for the first quarter of 1992, compared w

One of Canada's most archaic interprovincial trade barriers is coming down at last, allowing the pop

Liberalization of Europe's transport industries is likely to climb up the political agenda next year

Major U.S. cotton shippers, knowing they face rate increases later this yearfrom shipping li

Former Soviet republics are preparing to start trading rubles and national currencies on world marke

As of May 13, 1992 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list prices

Transportation News Ticker The dry cargo and tanker fixtures listed herewith and compiled in

GROUP INVITES STUDIES ON PORTS, WATERWAYSThe National Transportation Board's Committee on Po

The Great Lakes shipping industry appears unlikely to get a boost this yearfrom Western coal

Foreign aluminum companies in Quebec are looking anxiously over their shoulders at recent trade acti

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

Tuesday, May 12, 1992 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

WHOLESALE PRICES Monthly change Apr. Mar.Finished goods +0.2% +0.2%

Three Weeks Ended May 2, 1992, vs. Similar 1991 Period Cars CarsLoaded LoadedC

Hungary's full membership in the European Community "is now inevitable and will likely take place mu

The United Transportation Union dropped its appeal Tuesday of a federal suit to block Burlington Nor

It's always interesting and occasionally informative to observe the difference between reality and r

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

May 12, 1992 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Reefers, tanks, open-tops and other specialized containers represent a substantial and growing porti

SeaEscape and its creditors have tentatively agreed on a plan that will push the one-day cruise line

Some Japanese mills are fishing around for Chinese cotton prices and are not happy with their findin