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WILLIAM DIBENEDETTO'S INSIDE TALK ON SHIPPING

William Dibenedetto |
WHILE CONGRESS is on vacation until mid-September, lobbyists and congressional staffers stuck in tow
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INSURANCE EARNINGS

JOC Staff |
AEGON SAW GAIN IN OPERATING INCOMEOperating income at Dutch insurer Aegon rose 13.5 percent

INSURERS PAY FOR FIRE IN UNDERWRITERS OFFICE

William Pitt |
The fire that swept through the planned home of the new London Underwriting Centre on August 7 will

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GASOLINE PRICES

JOC Staff |
Aug. 28, 1991 RESELLER Rack_Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded

CFTC MULLS RULES CHANGE TO PERMIT TRADE OPTIONS

Wire and Staff Reports |
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is considering changing its rules to permit off-exchange "t

ENERGY BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports |
ENVIRONMENTALISTS FEAR RISE IN US COAL USEA British-based lobbying group alleged Tue

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FORWARDERS SKEPTICAL OF ENTREATIES BY AMERICAN

Mark B. Solomon |
American Airlines, which has angered freight forwarders by selling directly to their shipper account

TRANSPORT BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports |
USAIR TO BOOST SERVICE AT INDIANAPOLIS AIRPORTUSAir and USAir Express will increase service

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ZAIRE MOVES TO SHORE UP ITS ECONOMY

(Reuter) |
Zaire announced steps late last week to shore up its battered economy and repair relations with fore
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NORTHWEST, STATESWEST SIGN SERVICE PACT

JOC Staff |
Northwest Airlines and StatesWest Airlines Inc. have signed a service agreement whereby StatesWest w

NEW SHIP CLASSFICATION METHOD COULD TRIM LOSSES

Alan Abrams |
Insurance premiums and the number of oil spills could fall if a new method for evaluating ship desig

UK PUSHES SOVIET AID FROM IMF, WORLD BANK

Richard Lawrence |
British Prime Minister John Major will stress the urgency of help for the Soviet Union from the Inte

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WORLD TRADE CENTER NETWORK - TRADE LEADS

World Trade Center NETWORK |
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:These trade leads are supplied through the World Trade Center NETWOR
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KOHL WANTS WESTERN MARKETS OPENED TO EAST EUROPEAN GOODS MORE FINANCIAL AID TO REGION PROPOSED

Miriam Widman |
German Chancellor Helmut Kohl said Tuesday that if the nascent reform movements are to succeed in ce
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MEXICO, CHILE SCHEDULED TO SIGN FREE-TRADE PACT IN SEPTEMBER

Alva Senzek |
Mexico and Chile on Sept. 22 are scheduled to sign a free-trade agreement that is expected to triple
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REFINERY OIL FEEDSTOCK PRICES UP IN SINGAPORE ON US DEMAND

Knight-Ridder Financial |
The price of refinery oil feedstocks here has climbed on strong demand from U.S. refineries, refiner

OIL DEALERS' ANTITRUST SUIT COULD SET INDUSTRY PRECEDENT

Arthur Gottschalk |
A lawsuit brought earlier this month by a group of regional fuel oil dealers against an investor-own

LEVEL OF US CREDITS TO USSR DISAPPOINTS WHEAT TRADERS

Knight-Ridder Financial |
Wheat traders, who expressed disappointment with the level of U.S. credits for wheat and wheat flour

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SPOT NATURAL GAS PRICES

JOC Staff |
COASTAL GAS MARKETING COMPANY Coastal Gas Marketing Company (formerly ANR Gathering Company)

GASOLINE PRICES

JOC Staff |
Aug. 27, 1991 RESELLER Rack_Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded

NEW YORK SNOWPLOWS GO OUT FOR PRACTICE

Journal of Commerce Staff |
Truckers and motorists are advised not to see eye doctors if they see snowplows moving along New Yor

HONGKONG BANK EARNINGS UP, BUT US UNIT STILL STRUGGLES

P.T. Bangsberg |
The colony's largest bank, recently restructured under a British holding company, returned to its no

COST OF CREDIT

JOC Staff |
Tue., Aug. 27, 1991 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

ECONOMIC DATA ABROAD

From Wire and Staff Reports |
LEADING INDICATORS POST RISE IN JAPANThe index of leading indicators for Japan's eco

FOREIGN EXCHANGE

JOC Staff |
Quotations are offered rates of New York city banks relating to currency transfers of $1 million or

US DOLLAR DRIFTS LOWER MARKET IN SUMMER LULL

Knight-Ridder Financial |
The U.S. dollar drifted lower at midday Tuesday in very slow trading. ''The market seems to

BALTIC FREIGHT INDEX

JOC Staff |
1521 (Aug. 27, 1991) Previous day - 1513 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in
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DETROIT PITCHES AUTO LEASING IN DRIVE TO BOOST SAGGING SALES

From Wire Reports |
Auto leasing, once considered a financial tool for rich individuals and corporations, is finding mor

SOUTH KOREA'S DAELIM CUTS ETHYLENE PRODUCTION

Knight-Ridder Financial |
Daelim Industrial Co., a major South Korean ethylene producer, said it trimmed production at its eth

FOR SMALLER CUSTOMS BROKERS, IT'S MERGE OR PERISH

Bill Mongelluzzo |
The purchase this week of a prominent West Coast customhouse broker by McGraw-Hill Inc. highlights t

"K' LINE RAIL SERVICE FOR CHILLED MEAT ON THE RIGHT TRACK

Allen R. Wastler |
After a slow start, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha's special train service for chilled meats from the U.S. Mi

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