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A major global charity group is urging ministers attending the World Trade Organization ministerial

With Asian industry restructuring, California's exports are expected to grow at a double-digit rate

Clinton J. Stack, a widely recognized authority on U.S. and global textile trade issues, died Nov. 2

KOREAN LABOR UNIONSVOTE ON STRIKE ISSUESEOUL - Angered by proposed law revisions aimed at en

The collaboration between Boeing Co. and McDonnell Douglas Corp. to develop and build a new generati

While ideally, anti-dumping laws create a level playing field in global markets, in reality,they are

Spurred on by discovery of a huge natural gas field off Florida's Gulf Coast, Chevron Corp. is mount

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New York Mercantile Exchange - Dec. 4, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High

SAGA PETROLEUM BUYSSANTA FE EXPLORATIONOSLO - Saga Petroleum A/S, a Norwegian oil producer,

Wednesday Dec. 4, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

A senior Indonesian mines official said Wednesday afternoon there was no deal yet between Canada's B

Iran and Russia, which have the world's two largest natural gas reserves, should forge a joint strat

Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali is expected to give the go-ahead next week for Iraq to resum

Kazakstan plans to start exploration and production on its Caspian shelf in 1997, Kazak Minister of

Getting cargo into and out of southern China is a big and growing business, even if the pace of expa

American Electric Power Co. is drawing a new route for a power line across the Allegheny Mountains,

OLYMPIC AIR REVERSES19 YEARS OF LOSSESATHENS - Greek state carrier Olympic Airways, after 19

Hong Kong shipowners want to clarify new international standards for seafarers and are working with

Westinghouse Electric Corp., one of the nation's largest exporters, said the government's cargo set-

INDIAN ALLIANCE OPPOSESOPENING INSURANCE SECTORBOMBAY - Lawmakers from the ruling United Fro

The California Supreme Court has agreed to review a controversial lower court ruling of whether fina

Banc One Insurance Group is laying the foundation for a major expansion of its insurance sales activ

The office that oversees failed insurance companies has stepped up its efforts to collect money owed

Political Risk Services, a Syracuse, N.Y.-based consulting firm, is preparing a model to help compan

Reports of the independent agency system's demise have been exaggerated, at least for the present.

America's porch light is fixed.Officials did not fathom the damage suffered by the 13-story

SHIPSP&O NEDLLOYD CONFIRMSNEW LINE'S FINANCINGLONDON - P&O Containers Ltd. and Nedll

In a move that's bound to affect a significant part of the trucking industry and its customers, Amer

As U.S. corporate attention shifts increasingly toward Asia, two blue chip companies - Ford Motor Co

The nation's largest shipyards are at odds with the top U.S. shipping line over the $2 million-a-shi

Details began to emerge in the debate over how much British Airways and American Airlines will have

UP'S FUTURE INCLUDESMANY MORE FORDSOMAHA - Union Pacific Railroad has won an additional 30,0

Shippers in Canada expect to be paying more for trucking in 1997, although some carriers said rate i

Congress is concerned that China's army has gained valuable U.S. technology for its nuclear missile

In response to vehement protests by international industry groups, the U.S. Coast Guard is temporari

At a time of low utilization and general sluggishness in container leasing, one lessor is aggressive

A three-mile bridge is being planned by China to link its booming southern special economic zone of

1434 (Dec. 3, 1996) Previous day - 1427The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

Taiwan's main airlines will both offer single-ticket travel from the island to China, a move seen as