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

Rep. Gerry Studds, D-Mass., the heir-apparent to the chairmanship of the House Merchant Marine and F

The Justice Department, brushing aside objections from Japan, announced Friday it will extend the re

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Apr. 3, 1992Bid AskedCopper_G

The number of unemployed people in eastern Germany fell to 1.22 million in March from 1.29 million i

The house that Armand Hammer built could have a new lease on life if Vladimir Devyatkin gets his way

Apr. 3, 1992 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

A strike by more than 14,000 workers at various levels of Nicaragua's sugar industry is threatening

The U.S. dollar will drift lower amid spreading doubts about the strength and durability of the econ

Textile machinery manufacturers in Europe and to a lesser degree Japan are stepping up sales efforts

Friday Apr. 3, 1992 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

TWO WEEKS AGO, I attended the Texas Republican senatorial convention for the 7th district as a deleg

A freight train dragged a car and its injured driver more than five miles through rural Oregon befor

Transportation companies looking to break out from the pack are turning to information technology as

The Inter-American Development Bank may urge its 44 member nations to authorize as much as a $40 bil

The Endangered Species Act may be considered endangered itself. It is slated for its sixth c

New York Mercantile Exchange Apr. 2, 1992CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cents

Economic prospects for Eastern countries for 1992 remain bleak and uncertain, and there are strong d

Western nations appear divided on how to deal with the impact of environmental issues on multination

REGIONAL BLOCS From Confusion Economics to Market Economy: The Only Way for Sweden. April 6.

Kvaerner AS, the Norwegian shipping company that lost its bid for the Neptun shipyard in eastern Ger

Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards appointed Clifford Clayton and Sharon Perlis as members of the Port of

Apr. 3, 1992 JAPANFinancial FuturesJapanese Gov't BondsPer 10-year, 6% bond,

Apr. 3, 1992 Copper Total, 28,271. Gold Total, .1,657,764.Silver Total, .269,

Precious metals and other commodities in the former Soviet Union could be mobilized to provide immed

Despite a slow start to the 1992-93 (February-January) marketing year, exports of Brazilian soybeans

Percent by group Mar. Feb. White 6.5% 6.5%Hispanic 11.6% 11.

American Telephone & Telegraph Co. and Motorola Inc. are among 30 companies that have submitted bids

A top U.S. trade official told steel importers Friday he is confident the multilateral steel talks i

COMMODITY FUNDS SCORE GAINS IN MARCHPublicly offered commodity funds recorded their first pr

ICC LOWERS CEILING ON RAIL RATE HIKESWASHINGTON - The Interstate Commerce Commission

Battered by the economic and political chaos following the December 1989 overthrow of Communist dict

Brazil's position supporting export quotas as a means of regulating supplies to the coffee market pa

THERE'S LOTS OF ROOM for wheat prices to drop, analysts say. Despite last week's U.S. initia

As of Apr. 3, 1992 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list prices

The Bush administration will name a top-level task force this week to end years of deadlock over U.S

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North American trade ministers gather in Montreal today for two days of meetings that could be domin

With export of U.S. forest products down 5.5 percent and imports off 18 percent last year, many ship

Japan's seasonally adjusted current account surplus in February, covering trade in merchandise and s