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TIRE COMPANIES BATTLE OVER 'RUN-FLAT' TIRESAKRON, Ohio - A bitter competitive strugg

1059 (Aug. 7, 1992) Previous day - 1059 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

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

An Indian company will for the first time be a significant supplier of automobile components to Gene

CHINA FOREIGN TRADE HIT RECORD IN JULYChina's foreign trade (imports plus exports) hit a mon

CONTINENTAL BOOSTED NET INCOME IN QUARTERNEW YORK - Continental Corp. reported secon

Troubled Danish insurer Hafnia announced plans Friday to lay off a fifth of its domestic employees i

CONTINENTAL CORP. (New York) - William A. Robbie was named vice president and chief accounting offic

The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey plans to double the size of its intermodal transfer faci

Aug. 7, 1992 JAPANFinancial FuturesPrecious MetalsTokyo Commodity Ex

Bolivia is considering purchasing several state-owned grain silos in Argentina that it would use to

OMI Corp., a New York-based bulk shipping giant, had its earnings fall by more than half in the seco

Burlington Northern Railroad said it has opened an all-rail route to Mexico through a connection wit

Alitalia still has "a ways to go" before it irons out the kinks in its procedures for clearing cargo

Friday, Aug. 7, 1992 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Backed by two of the world's biggest transportation companies, Encompass revealed itself to the worl

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Financial problems affecting some of Japan's largest commercial banking institutions are forcing man

US UNEMPLOYMENT RATE Percent by group July JuneWhite 6.7% 6.8%His

The United Kingdom's major banks, most of which announced disappointing interim results this week, w

ALLIED-SIGNAL TO SUPPLY NISSAN SPARK PLUGSSOUTHFIELD, Mich. - Allied-Signal Automotive will

Hutchison Whampoa Ltd., a diversified shipping, telecommunications and trading company, posted an un

Aug. 7, 1992 RESELLER Rack_Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded Mid-

Jay Tunney was 50 when he quit his job, raised $40,000 and moved halfway across the world to challen

DuPont Canada of Mississauga, Ontario, is preparing a frontal assault on American milk drinkers.

As of Aug. 7, 1992 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list prices

A tax bill that passed the House last week is dividing the insurance industrybecause it give

COCOA GRINDERS TO CUT OUTPUT IN MALAYSIAKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Slim profit margins have fo

Commercial Quantity Aluminum ingots_ $1,200-$1,300per ton lots &

Japan's tungsten imports are unlikely to rise despite increased exports from China and lower interna

Fears of a House turf battle last week delayed a showdown over funding for the NationalOceanic and A

Postmaster General Marvin Runyon Friday said he will be reviewing the merits of the A-Net contract,

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Officials of a trade group accused China of dumping garlic in the United States at below-market pric

Aug. 7, 1992 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

As the United States prepares to add poultry to an expanding list of foods that can be irradiated, t

The Tennessee Valley Authority's spot coal buying program, dormant for much of this year, is up and

International Petroleum Exchange Aug. 7, 1992Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)_

Singapore International Monetary Exchange Aug. 7, 1992Residual Fuel Oil - (Dollars Per Metri

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission last week approved the formation of Michigan's first munici