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As of Dec. 19, 1991 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list price

At least three health maintenance organizations are stepping into the breach left by the failure of

The federal government terminated its contract with a company here that reviews all Medicare claims

Negotiations to phase out shipbuilding subsidies in industrialized countries apparently have failed,

The Quebec government accused the United States of violating the spirit of the 1988 U.S.-Canada Free

International Petroleum Exchange Dec. 19, 1991Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

After much soul-searching and some official qualms, trade officials here decided to establish an ant

DATE OF AWARD: "E" Award in 1990.WHY THE AWARD WAS GIVEN:James Clem Corp. wa

JAPAN AUTO IMPORTS EXPECTED TO JUMP 10 PERCENTJapan's car imports are expected to increase b

Iraq, its oil wealth frozen by United Nations trade sanctions, plans to double oil production over t

A new model accounting procedure instituted by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountant

South African consumer prices rose 15.5 percent in the 12 months through November, down from a 52-mo

Michael S. Lelyveld, New England bureau chief and a senior correspondent for The Journal of Commerce

Annual 1 Mo. 3 Mo. Year Daily Smoothed Ago Ago Ago12/19 12/18 Change % Change: 11/2

Aluminum ingots_ $1,137 per ton lots & in warehouse min. 99.7%Antim

China hinted that the controversial Three Gorges hydroelectric project, a huge dam on the Yangtze ri

Arbitration Blocked In Racketeering SuitA federal judge blocked labor contract arbitration o

The world's trading nations agreed Thursday to curb trade-distorting subsidies and braced for a fina

The National Industrial Transportation League, the nation's largest shipper organization, suggested

Citing the recession and fierce competition, Yellow Freight System Inc. of Delaware said it expects

Vast petroleum reserves beneath Canada's frozen Arctic will likely remain untouched until at least t

WORLD SUGAR PACT EXTENDED 1 MORE YEARThe International Sugar Organization council voted Thur

The European Community Thursday adopted a European "passport," allowing any insurance company establ

Looking for a piece of the action in one of Asia's most booming markets, the Chubb Group of Insuranc

The leader of a grass-roots movement attempting to cut automobile insurance rates here announced his

Trade leads supplied by: US Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

ACTUAL FLEET SALE EVALUATIONS Sale TimeDate Vessel Year Price CharterRepor

Exports of U.S. jetliners will climb to an all-time high of nearly $20 billion this year, as manufac

This weekend's visit by Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Joseph Massey should produce agreements

Dec. 19, 1991 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 209.58 off 0.75 which compare

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Dec. 19, 1991Bid AskedCopper_

AKZO SIGNS PACT TO BUY US TIRE YARN FACILITYARNHEM, Netherlands - Akzo, the Netherlands-base

Portugal is taking over the six-month rotating presidency of the European Community for the first ti

Phillips 66 Co. announced the successful production start-up of a new olefins unit at its Sweeny, Te

Japan's automobile executives worry that talks with the United States will proliferate in early 1992

Quotations, provided by Citibank/New York, Foreign Exchange Desk, are offered rates of New York City

The U.S. dollar declined Thursday, under pressure from interest rate increases in Germany and weak U

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