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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

Textile Quotas to Watch as of Sept. 27, 1991* Country Category Description

Journal of Commerce Special LONDON - The following is the list of bunker prices obtained dur

New York Mercantile Exchange Sept. 30, 1991Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Lo

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 215.94 off 0.55 which compares w

The vast operations of China National Chemicals Import & Export Corp. (Sinochem) present many faces

US REJECTS COMPLAINT AGAINST SMITH-CORONAThe Commerce Department rejected a potentially grou

PC MAKERS CHANGE PRICING STRATEGYIn a break with industry tradition, many personal computer

Coal executives in Indonesia are raising their production and export forecasts for the year only thr

OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM SELLS BOLIVIAN PROPERTYOccidental Petroleum Corp. said that it sold its

Black Sea Shipping Co., once a major arm of the Moscow-controlled Soviet merchant fleet, will call N

Agriculture Secretary Edward Madigan named 10 private-sector farm representatives who will accompany

Chances are that barely a word will be uttered about air cargo services as U.S., Mexican and Canadia

Mary Alice Taylor was promoted to senior vice president, central support services. She was vice pres

A national customs brokers group, after two years of study, has shelved the idea of building an elec