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The German government is considering making its credits for export more like the multi-tariff system

The stunning victory by the Conservative Party of British Prime Minister John Major ensures a contin

Japan's nine major power companies forecast that their electricity generation capacity will grow 16.

Love it or hate it, Japan has a key role to play as a major trading partner of the United States.

CHINA MAY RE-ENTER US WHEAT MARKETSKANSAS CITY, Kan. - Talk has surfaced that China

A group of insurers refuted accusations by California's insurance commissioner that they have not di

Apr. 10, 1992 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 207.95 up 0.55 which compares

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100%) is as follows

Spain's new high-speed train is a technological beauty, but as far as the rest of Europe is concerne

There is growing support, notably in the United States and Western Europe, for creating a system of

A basic tenet at the Harvard Business School is that a company is more likely to go bankrupt by char

Friday, April 10, 1992 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

McNally-Wellman Bulk Material Handling Equipment Seminar. April 23-24. Seventh annual meeting. Pitts

The World Bank said it has approved a $200 million loan to Hungary to help cover import costs while

The U.S. Department of Energy said Thursday it has sent proposed contracts to pipeline companies in

DOW TO SPEED PHASE-OUT OF METHYL CHLOROFORMMIDLAND, Mich. - Dow Chemical Co. said Fr

Michael A. Rinkus was named vice president of marketing and sales, responsible for development and i

Internal changes within the former Soviet Union have forced the U.S. government to plan and administ

Despite a threatened presidential veto, the House Interior Committee voted 28-15 to bar sales of new

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

Apr. 10, 1992 JAPANFinancial FuturesJapanese Gov't BondsPer 10-year, 6% bond

Inchcape Shipping Services did more than open a new office last week. The opening of the Inc

Local shipping companies will be permitted to convert agreements to buy vessels of up to 40,000 dead

LLOYD'S SYNDICATES LAUNCH CONSORTIUMLONDON - An underwriting consortium of 48 Lloyd'

The Transportation Trades Department of the AFL-CIO said it supports the United Auto Workers in that

A new air cargo facility at Rhode Island's Green State Airport may be built before a higher-priority

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Sen. John Danforth, R-Mo., is worried that President Bush is preparing to cave in to Europe in a dis

Apr. 10, 1992 RESELLER Rack_Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded Mid-

The high price of new medicines may face tougher scrutiny in Europe now that a British study has fou

A House subcommittee has restored funding for one Seawolf attack submarine. The action last

Canadian National Ltd. announced a US$12.2 million (C$14.3 million) loss on 1991 operations, compare

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India will allow foreigners to take up to 49 percent equity in selected state-owned companies, a sig

STEEL ROPE PRODUCERS SEEK DUMPING PROBEU.S. steel wire rope producers asked the government t

New York Mercantile Exchange Apr. 9, 1992CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cents

A Korean police swoop on several people connected with Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. is viewed as anot

The Navy announced last week it has ordered five new Arleigh Burke class Aegis destroyers from Bath

When the lions lay down with the lambs at the Massachusetts Port Authority's annual maritime confere