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A House maritime subcommittee Thursday approved legalized gambling on U.S.-flag vessels and an accel

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New York Mercantile Exchange Nov. 13, 1991CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cents

Nov. 14, 1991 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

Plentiful supplies and an absence of price pressure make for a wide open heating oil market as retai

ALUSUISSE, ALCOA SIGN JOINT VENTUREZURICH, Switzerland - Alusuisse-Lonza Holding Ltd. and Al

Michael Berman has been associate editor of special sections for The Journal of Commerce since 1980,

While the last few weeks have brought dramatic breakthroughs in Australian waterfront reform, and si

The Bank of Japan slashed the official discount rate by 0.5 percent per annum to only 5 percent Thur

Any hope for an efficient linkage between Australia's rail, road and ocean transport systems will de

The U.S. dollar declined Thursday on the market's renewed sense that the Federal Reserve may yet low

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Women Underway: A Symposium for Women in the Maritime Industry. Nov. 16. Vallejo, Calif. Hosted by C

Congress' increasing tendency to try to make the insurance industry shoulder safety enforcement resp

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STILL LOOKING TO WASHINGTON: American shipbuilders say they are close to being able to compete with

The genie is out of the bottle for railroads. As a result of new labor rules, carriers are r

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

Birgit Breuel runs the world's largest holding company. But unlike the chief executives of other gia

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Profit quickly, don't invest much locally, be flexible and plan your escape route. These are

The story "Central American Nations to Offer Exchange of Debt for Conservation," on Page 4A of The J

Lawmakers in the House of Representatives failed to reach a consensus on legislation designed to blo

RHONE-POULENC TURNED A PROFIT IN 3RD QUARTERCOURBEVOIE, France - The Rhone-Poulenc Group rep

Quotations are offered rates of New York city banks relating to currency transfers of $1 million or

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

Secretary of State James Baker arrives today to what is already shaping up as a cool - even defiant

Massachusetts environmental officials say Connecticut Gov. Lowell Weicker is playing "gas pump polit

THIRD-QUARTER PROFIT FELL AT NYMAGIC INC.New York Marine and General Insurance Co. reported

Foreign-flag shipowners may have won protection against a U.S. seafarers' wage law that led to a $32

New York Mercantile Exchange Nov. 14, 1991Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen Hi

The Israel Trade Conference, a group of three shipping lines sailing between Israel and the United S

Soybean and wheat futures were boosted Thursday by hopes for increased exports to China. But

Metallgesellschaft AG, the German natural resources giant, is involved in ''serious negotiations" wi

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Independent farm exporting nations Thursday welcomed moves by the United States and the European Com

Nov. 14, 1991 Copper Total, 25,753. Gold Total, .1,318,693.Silver Total, .261

All three units of the B+H family of shipping companies posted losses for the third quarter, the com

Thursday Nov. 14, 1991 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent