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The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 214.32 up 0.10 which compares w

VESSEL CHARTERS GETS OK TO SCRAP LAST SHIPThe Maritime Administration gave permission to Ves

One of Japan's biggest lending institutions has expressed readiness to consider a possible interest

The Bush administration's request for special "fast-track" trade negotiating authority still faces i

The introduction today of unleaded gasoline into Guatemala may do more harm than good to the environ

LIFE CAN BE TOUGH for small ports sandwiched between two much larger hub ports, so any edge they po

USDA SAYS SOVIET FARM OUTPUT DECLININGWASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Agriculture predic

Reducing, differing or avoiding duty is the generic advantage of all foreign trade zones. But zone o

A secret military document, unsealed by a federal judge this week, could aid Occidental Chemical Cor

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A recent international conference in Hong Kong on energy efficiency served to highlight the growing

The U.S. Commerce Department's Foreign Trade Zones Board recently announced that General Motors Corp

CZECHOSLOVAKIAN PRICES CLIMBED 2 PERCENT IN APRILPRAGUE, Czechoslovakia - The Czechoslovak c

Both sides in a strike by Air India pilots appear to be digging in, crippling flight schedules and t

Lufthansa German Airlines reported 1990 after-tax profit of 15 million deutsche marks ($8.8 million)

GASOLINE DEALERS SUE EXXON OVER DISCOUNTSA group of gasoline dealers filed a lawsuit accusin

The colonial government Wednesday suffered an unprecedented and avowedly agonizing defeat at the han

BUSH SAYS HE'LL RENEW MFN STATUS FOR CHINAPresident Bush confirmed Wednesday that he will co

The presidents of the five Andean Pact countries are planning to push forward their proposal for a r

The chairman of the Suez Canal Authority complained that the Sumed pipeline operation is not coopera

Some U.S. importers awaiting shipments from the Mediterranean will experience a delay of 12 days or

The China coast always has been notorious for pirates. Nowadays most operate on land, forsaking cutl

Hong Kong people are not known for their eagerness to take to the streets. They are docile, hard-wor

Free trade zones in developing countries are only as efficient as their locations, the surrounding

After a decade of solid growth at its present 73-acre site west of Miami International Airport, the

CAPITAL ACCOUNT DEFICIT INCREASES IN GERMANYFRANKFURT, Germany - Western and eastern Germany

MISSION SEEKS TO BOOST US FIRMS IN KUWAITA high-ranking U.S. delegation arrived in Kuwait Ci

Japan's major banks have increased their presence in Spain, but their Japanese clients have yet to m

American Airlines, the nation's largest carrier, said Tuesday itssecond- quarter earnings would come

The offer by European Community Commission President Jacques Delors, which clears the way for Britai

The European Commission will start legal action against 10 European Community countries next week if

A federal district court decision threatens over $500 million of foreign investment in the U.S. fish

Natural gas companies could overcome their difficulties in securing financing for capital projects i

PHILIPP & LION LOSS PUT AT $5 MILLIONLONDON - Failed international metal traders Philipp & L

The need for many U.S. foreign trade zones, which offer companies a temporary haven from U.S. impor

Low export sales of U.S. soyoil have been an unquestionably bearish factor for prices this year, but

Port-oriented industry brings business to ports and railroads alike, so mutual promotion of such ind

General concern about U.S. new-crop cotton supplies in the first quarter of the 1991-92 marketing ye

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