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BACK TO THE FUTURE. General Motors Corp.'s Tarrytown, N.Y., plant will pull a page from its

David E. Southard was appointed chief financial officer and senior vice president of this hauler of

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

The European Community must not bow to U.S. pressure in global trade talks and cut farm subsidies, a

Iraq must be allowed to increase its imports of food to alleviate severe food shortages and malnutri

AMERICAN PRESIDENT COS. wants tit for tat: If the government is going to end ship operating subsidie

Oct. 17, 1991 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

Japan's trade authorities are rushing to complete legislation that would establish 10 special zones

One banana is the same as another banana - or is it? The people at Dole Fresh Fruit Co. clai

Singapore International Monetary Exchange Oct. 17, 1991Dubai Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel

The Chicago Board of Trade is set to launch a fertilizer contract this morning, the first agricultur

The largest log export center in the United States is proposing to use almost $10 million in federal

"Yes, we have no banana policy today. But we hope to have one soon." That, essentially, is w

Moving oil through the nation's vast network of oil pipelines promises to become infinitely easier a

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

G.E. Plastics, based here, has agreed to transfer the formulation, trade name and technology of an a

The iron curtain may be down, but opening the window into Eastern Europe's markets remains a challen

Trade concessions that encourage manufacturing plants to service U.S. marketsfrom Mexican si

Strong growth in regional business is prompting the world's No. 2 container lessor to firm up its ba

TRANSAMERICA ACQUIRES FLEET FROM FIRST TANKWHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - Transamerica Leasing Inc. ac

Janet Porter is chief European correspondent for The Journal of Commerce, based in London and respon

The U.S. dollar declined Thursday, as traders digested the day's mixed economic reports. Dea

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

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

World exports of textiles and clothing reached $208 billion in 1990, according to a study released h

Thursday Oct. 17, 1991 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

The news of an attempted coup against Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, followed quickly by news o

The Soviet Union's request for $3.5 billion in additional credits to cover U.S. agricultural purchas

For the first time in Japan's long history, there exist definite prospects that the country's tightl

Oct. 17, 1991 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

EXXON CHEMICAL CO. (Irving, Texas) - Ray B. Nesbitt was named president of this Exxon Corp. unit, ef

Canadian government officials expressed concern about unfair trade accusations leveled against Canad

The Japan Food Agency will consider importing more American or Canadian wheat to cover a likely shor

Soviet republics are eager to boost sales of their cotton abroad despite problems with outmoded tech

The Alliance of American Insurers, an insurance industry trade group, is closing its Boston and Atla

Comite Central des Armateurs Francais, the French shipowners committee, lashed out at the Socialist

International business can't be conducted by sitting behind a desk sending faxes, executives at the

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