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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 Environmental Protection Agency has recommended phasing in a requirement that 30 percent of the

RUSSIA PLANS TO BOOST ITS OUTPUT OF CRUDEMOSCOW - Russia's crude exports are expecte

Despite a slow start and uncertainty in world coal markets, Gulf ports and terminal operators stand

When Roper Industries Inc. last year landed a $350 million deal to supply Russia's natural-gas indus

June 20, 1994 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

COFFEE FUTURES TAKE SURPRISINGLY SHARP DIPNEW YORK - Coffee futures sank in choppy t

World production of cobalt fell to 18,753 metric tons in 1993, down more than 25 percent from 25,477

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

Comalco, the metals company struggling with low aluminum prices, a reluctant partner and the politic

Pakistan's 1994-95 cotton crop could hit 10 million bales, up 24 percent from the previous disastrou

Low stocks of metal at smelting companies in Penang in northern Malaysia coupled with port congestio

State Farm Group kept its "A++" rating from A.M. Best Co. this year thanks to its strong financial p

As of June 20, 1994 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 239.38 up 2.10 whi

Next month ITT Hartford Insurance Group will reduce Texas workers compensation rates an average 23.3

Insurance brokerage giant Willis Corroon Corp. seeks $25 million in punitive damages from Rollins Hu

The National Transportation Safety Board is scheduled to meet today to issue the final findings of i

FEDERAL EXPRESS CORP. (Memphis) - John M. Turner was named vice president of global sales,and Glenn

(1) DAILY INDEX Annual Smoothed percent +15.206/14 102.56/15 102.66/16

The graphic accompanying a story appearing on Page 1A on Monday, titled ''China Seen As Key Player I

Monday, June 20, 1994 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The senior member of the U.S. Postal Service's board of governors is urging the ouster of Postmaster

The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by EAB New York and other sources, are selling r

Britain's High Court, in a ruling that could rock the multibillion-dollar international music indust

The U.S. dollar extended its recent slide Monday, with dealers on notice for possible central bank i

The long-awaited go-ahead from Stockholm for a $3 billion bridge and tunnel link between Sweden and

Danish consumer prices rose 0.4 percent in April, compared with an increase of 0.4 percent in April,

A proposal by the World Bank to charge fees in poor countries to users of water, transportation and

$1 TRILLION SEEN NEEDED FOR ASIA INFRASTRUCTUREKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - A trillion dollars w

The Clinton administration Monday proposed a major change to U.S. anti- dumping law, intended to eas

Looking to expand its trucking business on two fronts, Trism Inc. announced on Monday that it is acq

The Amazon rain forest yields most of the oil that is Ecuador's economic lifeline. But envir

It's easy to see why Le Havre is popular with Romanian stowaways. A quick tour of the Atlant

PORT OF SINGAPORE BOX VOLUME RISES 18 PERCENTSINGAPORE - The Port of Singapore Autho

Denmark's premier shipping line said last week it will take a stake in and become the first customer

European exports to Asia continue to grow so strongly that the trade will remain free of any restric

The Senate's leading maritime supporter said changes made to maritime reform legislation in the Hous

A big shift in bulk shipping patterns on the Great Lakes in recent weeks has increased some coal car