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JAPANESE DEATH TOLL FROM TYPHOON HITS 51Rescue teams recovered the bodies of two of four cre

Sept. 30, 1991 RESELLER Rack_Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded Mid-

International Game Technology Inc., a leading manufacturer of gaming machines, said it will establis

Sept. 30, 1991 JAPANFinancial FuturesJapanese Gov't BondsPer 10-year, 6% bon

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Sept. 30, 1991Bid AskedCopper_

U.S. government political-risk insurance for American investors in the Soviet Union will become avai

The U.S. economy will be severely tested in the final three months of 1991, facing a series of trial

Sea-Land Service Inc. is combining two of its major divisions, paring some jobs and reshuffling a fe

James A. Hagen, chairman, president and chief of Consolidated Rail Corp., was elected chairman of th

China made a last-minute attempt Monday to avert a trade investigation by the United States, but its

The dry docks and piers at once financially troubled Todd Shipyards now are completely filled with c

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said it has reached an agreement with Atochem North America

This month, workers at French Guiana's Kourou Space Center will begin assembling a solid rocket boos

Third-quarter net income at Exel Ltd. fell to $54.2 million, or 97 cents a share, from $60.9 million

AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC. (New York) - Barber B. Conable Jr., retiring president of the Worl

Singapore's Economic Development Board has set up a new division to lure technical and skilled forei

The U.S. government has filed suit against the trustee for the bankrupt Delaware & Hudson Railway, a

A proposed new pipeline expansion in Florida would almost double the amount of natural gas reaching

American President Lines Ltd. cleared an important administrative hurdle that will enable it to begi

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

As often happens, crude oil prices firmed going into the September meeting of the Organization of Pe

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The increasingly harried government here has yet to say when it will open direct trade with China. B

Taiwan dollars are flowing out of the island into Asia at an unprecedented rate as foreigners build

European Community shipowners fear Japan is poised to introduce new dock levies on freight container

One of the four Peruvian-flag carriers that the Federal Maritime Commission pegged for retaliatory f

Top officials of the West Coast dockworkers' union gathered here Monday to discuss the possibility o

FABRICATED ALUMINUM DEMAND RISES IN JAPANJapanese demand for semi-fabricated aluminum sheet,

Mon., Sept. 30, 1991 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

JAPAN'S HOUSING STARTS FELL SHARPLY IN AUGUSTJapan's housing starts in August plunged 22.8 p

Saudi Arabia likely will use a nip-and-tuck approach to plug its accumulating budget deficits and fi

In a startling report, a leading group of Western economists said the Soviet Union will be able to h

Sept. 30, 1991 Vessels Due Tonnage LoadedChessie System - Curtis Bay

EXXON TO PAY $1 BILLION IN REVISED SETTLEMENTANCHORAGE, Alaska - Exxon Corp. and the state a

$490 million from the Inter-American Development Bank, comprising $325 million in support of financi

The following business missions are scheduled. The Journal of Commerce assumes no responsibility for

Gold prices rallied briefly Monday on reports that Soviet gold reserves are vastly overestimated.

DHL Worldwide Express is already creating synergies with its three new outside shareholders in order

Seeking oil in increasingly remote areas has put BP America squarely in the environmental business,

The Bush administration is using a "double standard" in the North American free trade talks, insisti