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Are low labor costs a major factor when U.S. corporations invest overseas? Yes and no - depe

Nov. 22, 1991 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Despite the continued deadlock between Brussels and Washington over agriculture in the Uruguay Round

Senate-House highway bill negotiators met round-the-clock last weekend as congressional leaders exer

The state of Illinois adopted rules that tighten entry requirements for transport firms looking to o

The legal battle between Midway Airlines and Northwest Airlines took a new twist late last week as t

CREW CONSIST PACTS RATIFIED IN VIRGINIANORFOLK, Va. - Crew consist agreements have been rati

The two professional organizations representing Canada's customs brokers have merged into a single u

EXPLOSION DISRUPTS ARMENIAN GAS SUPPLYAn explosion in South Ossetia disrupted a pipeline thr

Nov. 22, 1991 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 214.96 off 0.33 which compares

Annual 1 Mo. 3 Mo. Year Daily Smoothed Ago Ago Ago11/22 11/21 Change % Change: 10/2

Proyectos de Aysen SA of Chile and Noranda Aluminum Inc. said they have reached an agreement to deve

SWAZIS HALT EXPORTS OF SUGAR VIA MAPUTOJOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Swaziland has halted all

Environmentalists and trade experts are beginning to question the suitability of the General Agreeme

Prime Minister Narasimha Rao, fresh from a thumping election victory for his parliamentary seat, fac

American Airlines has filed suit in federal court to block United Airlines' impending $170 million a

BILLY DUNAVANT BELIEVES there is a lot of cotton to be picked in the Soviet Union. The Sovie

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1597 (Nov. 22, 1991) Previous day - 1595 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

Nov. 22, 1991 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

US TARGETS MALAYSIA'S FEED GRAINS MARKETKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - The United States wants to

U.S. cotton production in 1991 is expected to total 18.2 million bales, up 17.5 percent from last se

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100%) is as follows

Computers provide the trade and transportation industries with an invaluable productivity tool. They

FEDEX, UPS MAY MOVE TO NEW DENVER FACILITYFederal Express Corp. and United Parcel Service si

Committing a sin in the international trading arena may not get you pushed out of the Garden of Eden

Not all companies can take the lead role in any production. Some are relegated to the role of charac

New York Mercantile Exchange Nov. 21, 1991Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen Hi

Nov. 22, 1991 Copper Total, 26,308. Gold Total, .1,445,411.Silver Total, .260

Higher plywood prices are expected to help underpin some of the recent gains scored by the Journal o

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

A tacit agreement by trans-Atlantic ocean carriers not to reduce freight rates any further is unlike

An ocean freight consolidator is seeking $500,000 in damages from Great White Fleet Ltd., Cincinnati

Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. may use layoffs if not enough eligible employees take early retirement

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After nearly two years of wrangling between importers and the U.S. Customs Service, lawmakers have q

A Philippine anti-graft court has freed from sequestration 97 companies, landholdings and other asse

Cattle are what keeps this dusty town alive. The numbers are there: Last year 190,000 cattle

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