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Free-trade advocates say Japanese-owned factories in the United States have brought jobs, prosperity

Superior Court Judge Kurt Lewin has approved the sale of the high-risk bond portfolio held by Los An

Aluminum ingots_ $1,200-$1,300 per ton lots & in warehouse min. 99.

Rapid growth in European air travel will outstrip airlines' airframe maintenance capacity within the

Catherine A. Westphal was appointed assistant vice president of public relations for the railroad an

The operator of the three New York-area airports may be persuaded to postpone for as long as 18 mont

Air Canada Thursday announced the appointment of veteran American airline executive Hollis Harris as

Singapore International Monetary Exchange Feb. 20, 1992Dubai Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel

A 4.5 percent decline in imports helped widen the Canadian merchandise trade surplus to a seasonally

The sale of the major eastern German chemical plant at Leuna is being delayed by uncertainty over th

ALLIANZ HOPES TO RAISE $600 MILLION IN OFFERINGEurope's biggest insurer, Allianz Versicherun

The Defense Department did a generally good job moving men and equipment to the Persian Gulf war but

The demand for shipping lines to the Middle East from the United States is unusually heavy, as Kuwai

The International Monetary Fund is pressing Poland to make further cuts in consumption in its 1992 b

Iran's need for foreign technology to fuel its industrial development and the quest by U.S. companie

Improving trade prospects have attracted another ocean carrier to the U.S.-Venezuela trade.

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

The Guatemalan government gave the economically depressed coffee industry an inch, but it did not gi

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Cathay Pacific Airways plans to place by the end of March orders and options for 25 new widebody pla

After heavy public criticism of their plan to create a transport "super- authority," state officials

Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar and Chicago Mayor Richard Daley united Thursday in a deal to place the area'

Five Moslem republics of the former Soviet Union have joined Iran, Turkey and Pakistan to create a p

Feb. 20, 1992 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

Light rain brought some relief to corn in South Africa during the week ended Saturday, but overall t

ICCO TO CONTINUE COCOA AGREEMENTThe International Cocoa Organization council has decided to

Latin America is attracting growing volumes of direct foreign investment, thanks to the wave of econ

So many different organizations want to carry out their own ship inspections these days that shipown

Taiwanese industry received export orders worth US$6.44 billion in January, up 10.88 percent from Ja

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U.S. distillate fuel oil inventories fell by 5.9 million barrels during the week ended Feb. 14 compa

PHILIPPINES PREPARES TO SUE WESTINGHOUSEMANILA, Philippines - The Philippines is ready to ta

Florida Steel Corp. has made the Port of Morehead City the gateway for its exports of steel billets

Feb. 20, 1992 JAPANFinancial FuturesJapanese Gov't BondsPer 10-year, 6% bond

U.S. frozen striploins may be headed for some hard times here, but Japanese demand for short ribs an

Japanese opposition parties said Thursday they will push jointly for a full investigation of a new s

The United States and European Community made minimal progress this week in resolving a dispute on a

The state of Florida has proposed a 6 percent sales tax on all intrastate air freight and surface tr

Feb. 20, 1992 RESELLER Rack_Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded