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Van Ommeren of the Netherlands and U.S.-based E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. are considering a joint

A public hearing this past Friday on a possible link between suicides and antidepressants, chiefly t

National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America, annual government affairs conference,

JAPAN, RUSSIA AGREE ON TIMBER PROJECTJapanese and Russian officials agreed on a US$1.4 billi

Cuba, badly hit by a paper shortage because of a disruption in Soviet supplies, is seeking foreign p

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U.S. leisure boat exports, soaring in recent years, are expected to hit another record in 1991, but

A Danish freighter was slightly damaged by gunfire Thursday after an attack on the Croatian port of

PARIS CLUB STRETCHES ARGENTINE DEBT TERMSThe Paris Club of Western creditor governments has

Groupe des Assurances Nationales, France's third largest nationalized insurer, has just formed a ban

Despite billions of dollars invested in modern terminals, computerized tracking systems and high-tec

Sept. 20, 1991 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

With a little help from the government, French ports could be ready to make a major advance in their

Royal Nedlloyd NV reacted calmly to the news last week that dissident Norwegian shareholder Torstein

All exports of Soviet refined oil products through the Black Sea port of Odessa were halted Friday,

U.S. cotton exports will remain strong despite a fifth consecutive year of drought in California, bu

Portrait of a Paperless Trader: SEARS ROEBUCK & CO., INC. Total electronic links with vendor

The Journal of Commerce Industrial Price Index remained flat last week. As industrial materi

Arthur Dunkel, head of the Geneva-based organization that oversees world trade, Friday warned he wil

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

Britain's shipping industry is in the middle of a big shake-up, as the country's two largest contain

New York Mercantile Exchange Sept. 20, 1991Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Lo

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Sept. 20, 1991Bid AskedCopper_

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 216.71 up 0.19 which compares w

Companhia Maritima Nacional SA recently began leasing space for containers aboard American Transport

Friday Sept. 20, 1991 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

State life insurance guaranty funds Thursday proposed a bailout plan for policyholders of failed Exe

Salaried employees can expect merit pay raises in the 5 percent range next year, about the same incr

The Europe-Asia link in a fledgling worldwide computerized freight reservation service was establish

Fri., Sept. 20, 1991 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Taiwan's overall industrial production index for August climbed 8.3 percentfrom the year-ago

America's ports believe the pending highway reauthorization bills will finallyput their road

A Taiwan-China economic conference under way in Shanghai this week looks to be only the start of exp

SYNTEX DRUG RECEIVES 'APPROVABLE' RATINGPALO ALTO, Calif. - Syntex Corp. has received an "ap

Consolidation Coal Co. in Pittsburgh, the nation's second largest coal producing company, is about t

The U.S. Export-Import Bank has agreed to provide $1.16 billion in loan guarantees to Mexico's state

Facts can lie, especially when it comes to trends in business and technology. Uncomfortable truths a

The United States attracted more direct foreign investment than any other country during the 1980s,

SOVIET REPUBLICS HELD LIKELY TO EXPORT WHEATSYDNEY, Australia - Some Soviet republics may ex

U.S. producers are re-thinking their sales commitments to Asian buyers as spot copper on New York's