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CHEVRON CORP. (San Francisco) - Stephen Furbacher was elected president of Warren Petroleum Co., hea

Proposals for liberalizing trade and investment have been made to members of a regional economic gro

As of Aug. 22, 1994 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

Russians, still gambling on dreams of getting rich quick, lined up in the rain Monday to buy shares

Russia's central bank said Monday it was cutting its three-month refinancing rate, to 130 percent fr

Rainfall totaling 46 millimeters (1.84 inches) fell on the Ivorian cocoa belt over the weekend, acco

The U.S. dollar moved lower again vs. major currencies, especially the deutsche mark, in a quiet sel

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U.S. petroleum refiners are waging a battle in Congress against gasoline imports, but independent ga

Lithuania will meet with Russia to end a dispute over rail transit fees that Russia claims are choki

Ruling party candidate Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de Leon was declared victor Monday in historic Mexican

Four years ago, Reggie Cook quit his job, pocketed $2,000 in savings, girded his wife and two kids a

There are still some testy procedural hurdles to overcome before Japanese consumers crunch into the

A 40-day strike by the United Transportation Union against Soo Line Railroad Co. took a dramatic tur

Foreign-funded companies in China will be held solely responsible for fire safety under a directive

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is betting on China in its first move outside the Western Hemisphere. T

Garment exporters are backing overseas buyers in pressing the government toallow imports of

Strong global personal computer sales and prospects of surging demand for semiconductors have led Ja

TEXTILE QUOTAS TO WATCH AS OF AUG. 19, 1994* Country Category Description

"Bulgaria and Poland have had 50 percent of their debts written off. Why is this not being done in r

JAPAN TO VETO MEASURE OF MARKET OPENINGTOKYO - Japan will reject a U.S. request that

Cuba may play a role in Taiwan's burgeoning stainless steelmaking industry as a supplier of nickel.<

Aug. 22, 1994 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Tight water rationing due to the long dry spell has forced a major Japanese petrochemical maker to h

Lac Minerals took out full-page newspaper advertisements Monday urging shareholders to reject hostil

A skeleton crew of nonunion workers continued to operate Australia's largest aluminum smelter over t

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 229.77 off 0.23 wh

Commercial Quantity Aluminum ingots_ $1,100-$1,150per ton lots &

1506 (Aug. 22, 1994) Previous day - 1510 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

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The following is the list of bunker prices obtained during the course of week ending Aug. 19, 1994.

With the number of maritime accidents continuing to rise, China on Monday launched another drive to

An unexpected battle for ownership rights to the sunken passenger ship Lusitania, which was torpedoe

Defense Secretary William Perry headed for southern Florida Monday to observe the exodus of Cubans a

Buyers Group, a cargo consolidating company affiliated with Sea-Land Service Inc., has opened a hub

Hapag-Lloyd AG, Nippon Yusen Kaisha and Neptune Orient Line are settling on terms for a three-way pa

Taiwan approved 31 projects, totaling US$60 million, proposed for investment in China by local compa

Kirby Corp. said Monday it will discontinue its fledgling containership service between the Port of

Ten thousand U.S. shipyard and seagoing jobs would be lost if Congress repeals a 20-year ban on expo

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