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A halt in supplies of diesel fuel threatens to shut down coal mines, as well as steel and iron plant

SUPPLIERS OF BUNKER FUEL on the West Coast are trying to work their way around a new California sale

Thursday Dec. 19, 1991 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

The leadership of a large shipboard labor union Thursday rejected a compromise agreement on a member

A map accompanying the story, "Ports Fear Labor Trouble at S. Calif. Box Facility" inthe Wednesday,

The Soviet Union's hard currency problems are less than generally portrayed, the Organization for Ec

Manufacturing unit labor costs in the United Kingdom rose 6.2 percent in August-to-October from a ye

SPECIALIZATION CALLED KEY TO FUTURE SUCCESSSpecialization may be the secret to future succes

S. Kinnie Smith Jr., 60, was elected vice chairman of the corporation. He will continue as vice chai

An arbitration hearing scheduled for today could force New York waterfront management to drop plans

Southern Pacific Transportation Co. and Schneider National Inc. quietly began daily operations on a

Moscow has only enough aviation fuel to last another 10 days and the situation in Ukraine, Kazakhsta

U.S. crude oil inventories fell by 5.7 million barrels during the week ended last Friday, compared w

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The investment climate in the Philippines has improved markedly over the last few months, thanks to

Ford Motor Co. signed a joint venture agreement Wednesday with Maruti Udyog Ltd., which manufactures

The Independent Insurance Agents of Massachusetts assailed both the state's governor and lawmakers a

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Dec. 18, 1991Bid AskedCopper_

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

Mexico's ban on U.S. hog imports could pressure U.S. prices if it remains in effect over a long peri

The U.S. dollar was mostly higher Wednesday afternoon after Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan

The European Commission Wednesday launched a probe into $1.3 billion of German state subsidies to he

Two prominent U.S. computer software firms are in the middle of a legal muddle here, amid allegation

Spending by businesses to expand production is expected to rise by 5.4 percent in 1992 to $558.6 bil

A new offshore exploration area will be opened to foreign companies as part of what China calls "vig

Mass malnutrition, disease, and illiteracy are still plaguing children around the world despite rece

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

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

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

Mexico could resume imports of U.S. and Canadian hogs early next year once a reliable certification

Washington Gov. Booth Gardner Tuesday unveiled a four-point initiative aimed at curbing costs and ex

To take advantage of the growing Central and South American air cargo market, LufthansaGerman Airlin

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Dec. 18, 1991 JAPANFinancial FuturesJapanese Gov't BondsPer 10-year, 6% bond

Dec. 18, 1991 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Nicaragua's coffee harvest is under way, marked by the end of an 11-year government export monopoly,

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

The 12 major shipping lines on the Pacific, which together control over 85 percent of the trade, agr

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

SWISS BOOST IMPORTS OF SOVIET PLATINUMZURICH, Switzerland - Switzerland imported 15,981 ounc