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The United States is prepared to spend huge sums of money cleaning up oil spills but virtually nothi

International Petroleum Exchange Sept. 27, 1991Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Prospects for banks winning congressional approval of broad new insurance powers seem dimmer this au

Only a stroke of luck prevented the Panama Canal from suffering serious damage during the U.S. invas

"Achieving Excellence" is the theme of the 96th Annual Independent Insurance Agents of America's con

Government-to-government negotiations to resolve "doing business" shipping restrictions in China may

President Fernando Collor de Mello's privatization program is stuck in the starting gate. Mr

As of Sept. 27, 1991 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list pric

Hubs can be an economic godsend to local economies. They contribute not only in terms of tho

The maritime industry should move toward a unified communication and data network, a leading shippin

Walter T. Atkinson, the head of Continental Airlines' cargo unit, will resign early next month to ta

China is looking to develop the Turpan-Hami Basin in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region in western China

For today's globally operating airlines, choosing a maintenance base, like deal-making, is almost an

The present attitude in Brazil brings to mind the story about the man with his head chilled in the f

Aetna Life & Casualty Co. officials are running an internal probe and a damage control effort in the

Ron Gottshall is trying to quit smoking. The effort comes at both a good and bad time for Mr

Sea Containers Ltd. wasted no time rebuilding its container rental business. Eighteen months after t

The spot charter market for dry bulk ships continued to soften last week, with September futures con

Friday Sept. 27, 1991 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

Think global. That's the advice successful agents give to struggling agents. Not to heed the warning

Thailand's August trade deficit swelled 22 percent to 24.2 billion baht ($945 million) from 19.8 bil

Comfortable copper supply levels and reduced industrial demand have defused a potentially serious pr

The sparkling hub building for Burlington Air Express that opened this month at Toledo Express Airpo

RAIL OFFICIAL TAKES PART IN SOVIET FOOD MISSIONEdward L. Moyers, chairman of the Illinois Ce

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

Sept. 27, 1991 RESELLER Rack_Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded Mid-

Sept. 27, 1991 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

Israeli officials once took great pride in declaring that foreign companies should establish manufac

The Soviet Union's Ministry of Chemical and Oil Refining Industries may relinquish its operational c

RAW SUGAR TO RETURN TO LONDON FOX FLOORThe board of the London Futures and Options Exchange

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A proposal from a Republican congressman to transform the Panama CanalCommission into a civi

The Environmental Protection Agency filed charges of illegal import or export of hazardous waste and

1524 (Sept. 26, 1991) Previous day - 1522 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

Flies are something of an irritation when it comes to the U.S.-Mexico food trade. California

Futures contracts based on ocean freight rates will trade 18 months ahead rather than the current tw

Argentina wants overseas help so it can develop potentially large oil and natural gas reserves in th

The United States must reopen high-level dialogue with China if Sino-U.S. relations are to recover f

The Bush administration has agreed to a major liberalization of textile and apparel imports from Pol

With the possible signing of an economic union treaty as early as next week, a top Soviet planner sa