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Global warming fears are driving many countries and even some environmentalists to rethink the unthi

China's vital textile industry, which officials openly acknowledge is struggling, will put new empha

KAZAKHSTAN SEEKS GOLD, DIAMOND RESERVESThe republic of Kazakhstan has moved to take control

Thailand is taking steps to avert possible U.S. trade sanctions against its patent and copyright pra

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

None of Japan's banks and few others are willing to finance the U.S. Department of Agriculture's $31

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

The United Arab Emirates will continue to invest heavily to raise its oil production capacity to 3 m

Greek-flag vessel Theomane Tuesday spilled 300,000 barrels of oil into the South Atlantic 155 miles

As of Sept. 4, 1991 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list price

A new copper mining project will go ahead in the central Philippines with $40 million from the Asian

The Canadian economy bounced back in the second quarter after a full year of recession, but economis

Two bilateral trade disputes have become thorny political problems for the Bush administration as it

The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. hopes to reduce maintenance expenses as well as save on

Illinois Central Corp. has moved to take advantage of lower interest rates and its own improving per

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

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Growing interest among foreign traders and investors in Brazil's opening computer market will be ref

Canadian lumber producers heartily applauded Ottawa's decision to scrap a self-imposed 15 percent ta

Sir Patrick Sheehy, chairman of B.A.T. Industries PLC, blamed a 24 percent fall in the group's net i

Hurricane Bob, which smashed into North Carolina and the Northeast between Aug. 18 and 20, is estima

SCHERING-PLOUGH GETS PATENT FOR PROTEIN DRUGMADISON, N.J. - Schering-Plough Corp. said it ha

ALEXANDER & ALEXANDER SERVICES INC. (New York) - Warren J. Mula was appointed managing vice presiden

Now is the right time to plan investments in India, a high-level South Korean industry delegation an

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

New York Mercantile Exchange Sept. 3, 1991CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cents

Although India plans to expand the capacity of its oil refineries and build more, the effort is expe

India's Ministry of Commerce is scrapping or easing controls on a wide range of export goods to spur

Scientists have linked frequent chemical lawn care treatments to an increased incidence of a deadly

The volume of containerized cargo shipped between Japan and China during the first half of this year

In its first such international link, Hong Kong Telecommunications Ltd. has forged a full electronic

There were three big winners when a bankruptcy court last month approved a deal between Delta Air Li

PRIVATE JET MISSING IN EASTERN MALAYSIAKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - A private Gulf Stream jet ca

GERMAN TRADE SURPLUS HITS $122 MILLIONFRANKFURT, Germany - Germany posted a trade su

Members of the rate-setting conference for ocean carriers moving goods from North America over the P

What's the latest way to save the environment? Change a light bulb.New generations of bulbs

Direct trade channels with North Korea and Cuba will be opened in a move that all but ends Taiwan's

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Sept. 4, 1991Bid AskedCopper_