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The nation's oil and natural gas producers are urging Congress to change a tax law that they claim k

Rob Quartel, a Federal Maritime Commission member, accused steamship lines and their allies in Congr

In a controversial decision, the board of the New Hampshire State Port Authority voted to enter into

The Alliance of American Insurers, a major property/casualty insurance trade association, claims to

The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a ruling in favor of Employers Insurance ofWausua that

EX-IM BANK APPROVES MEXICO CREDIT GUARANTEEThe U.S. Export-Import Bank approved two guarante

The government is beginning the process of privatizing Embraer, Brazil's state-owned aircraft manufa

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

JAS Ocean Services Inc., an ocean freight consolidator, opened an office in Chicago. Ralph C

The Texas Railroad Commission, which regulates the state's oil and natural gas production, said Tues

National Iranian Oil Co. had about 16 million barrels of crude oil in floating oil storage in Decemb

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 207.37 off 0.85 which compares

A severe storm Jan. 1 has made the outlook uncertain for Argentine 1991-92 (October through Septembe

Denmark is poised to lift its veto on EC trade and investment sanctions against South Africa after t

Newspaper-sized sheets of paint peel off the superstructure of the huge ocean liner asit sits at the

Delta Air Lines officials said they do not know what went wrong with the jetliner that lost one of i

In a unique swap, the Maritime Administration has forgiven some $20 million in combined loan debts i

The Russian Central Bank has only two days' worth of cash left but printingpresses are worki

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

Jan. 8, 1992 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

Another trade organization has come out against facets of the intellectual property rights agreement

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved SmithKline Beecham's medication to treat rare cas

Nicholas Brady, U.S. treasury secretary, said Wednesday real interest rates remain high in the Unite

Jan. 8, 1992 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

International Petroleum Exchange Jan. 8, 1992Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)_

The persistent recession in the United States is taking a dual toll on Chicago corn and soybean mark

U.S. crude oil inventories rose by 3.2 million barrels during the week ended Jan. 3 compared with th

B+H GROUP OFFICIALS HIKE SHARE IN COMPANYThe top two executives of the B+H Group increased t

A law firm is investigating actions by Coopers & Lybrand to determine if the accounting firm has any

Vanuatu's shipping registry is distributing a bulletin on port state control, outlining the safety e

President Bush was met upon his arrival in Tokyo Tuesday night with a pledge by 23 Japanese corporat

Several donor countries have promised to give Zambia funds to help it clear the $35 million it owes

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

The French government is holding fast to its plan for reforming the dock labor employment system in

S&P ASSIGNS RATINGS TO LIFE COMPANIESStandard and Poor's Rating Corp., New York, assigned ne

The U.S. pharmaceutical and textile industries Tuesday rejected the draft agreement for the Uruguay

Copper futures prices, erasing most of Monday's moderate gains, Tuesday ranged about 0.5 cents lower

D Jack Collier was named director of port development. A former port executive re- turning f

Union officials representing aerospace workers in Long Beach and San Diego are mounting a last-ditch

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