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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

IN 1990, THE UNITED STATES consumed 7.2 million barrels of gasoline a day, or 110 billion gallons a

KELLET TAKES OVER TWO LONDON SYNDICATESLloyd's of London has witnessed yet another consolida

Companies owning small numbers of underground oil storage tanks are expected to win a 14-month exten

Aircraft designers from the Soviet Union will join international talks on possible joint development

It's getting more complicated to run a port. International trade is growing, but other factors facin

The American Association of Port Authorities is traveling inland to the Great Lakes Port of Clevelan

Sept. 20, 1991 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley

Rotterdam and Antwerp, deadly rivals in a daily fight for cargoes, haveclosed ranks in a bid

REGIONAL BLOCS Renewable Energy and Efficiency Application in Pacific Nations. Sept. 3-Oct.

The European Commission last week announced a far-reaching plan to coordinate the 12-nation bloc's m

COASTAL GETS GRANT FOR COAL POWER PLANTThe U.S. Department of Energy has awarded Coastal Cor

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The number and value of European investments in the United States fell in the latter partof the 1980

Russia, which gained control of the world's biggest national oil and gas industry from the central S

The Port of New Orleans is having growing difficulty competing for liner service with other ports in