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This year's drought-reduced corn production has prompted quiet calls for the U.S. Department of Agri

Business trade groups in Rhode Island are beginning to look to self-insurance pools to cut what they

(In Millions of Dollars) June 1991 May 1991 June 1990Exports* Imports** Expor

U.S. truck and bus exports to the Middle East are in high gear, as buyers in the region restart old

Exports of wheat through the Pacific Northwest during the first half of the year generally matched t

JULY FACTORY OUTPUT SHOWS MODEST STRENGTHU.S. factory output in July portrayed an economy th

With the late summer, early fall grain harvest about to begin in the Midwest, growers and grain mill

Aug. 16, 1991 JAPANFinancial FuturesJapanese Gov't BondsPer 10-year, 6% bond

Thailand's National Petrochemical Corp., the core unit of a petrochemical complex in Rayong, is plan

Navistar International Corp., the nation's largest truck maker, qualified Thursday as yet another of

Despite optimistic noises from government negotiators about prospects for a successful farm-trade pa

The ocean freight futures market continued climbing last week, in response to strengthening spot fre

Cuba will "negotiate with the devil" - and foreign capitalists - to survive economically, but will n

Annual 1 Mo. 3 Mo. Year Daily Smoothed Ago Ago Ago8/16 8/15 Change % Change: 7/24

IRON, STEEL PRODUCTION ON TARGET IN CHINAChina's iron and steel output managed to me

Aug. 16, 1991 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

VENEZUELA IS ACCUSED OF SUBSIDIZING CEMENTVenezuela is unfairly subsidizing exports

Farmers in the Midwest are bemoaning the continued softness of the grain market. They contend the Bu

The series of fast-breaking scandals in Japan's banking and securities sectors has stalled plans to

Broadening the North American market for Canada's powerful banks has emerged as a key goal of Canadi

1530 (Aug. 16, 1991) Previous day - 1518 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

Chief U.S. negotiator Julius Katz is a man of definite opinions, formed over more than 30 years of g

WORLD TRADE PANEL DENIES US REQUESTThe International Trade Commission last week in e

Aug. 16, 1991 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

New York Mercantile Exchange Aug. 16, 1991Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen Hi

REGIONAL BLOCS A New Era in Latin America: The Significance of the Ibero-American Su

KODAK SUING CETUS OVER TRANSFER PLANEMERYVILLE, Calif. - Biotechnology concern Cetus Corp. s

The hedging of wholesale heating oil prices using futures and options traded on the NewYork Mercanti

Big oil producers and refiners gave measured support Friday to an agreement signed with the Environm

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Canada's complaints about U.S. grain subsidies is expected to headline an annual meeting this week b

Ray B. Tilley, general manager of Blue Star Line in San Francisco, will become president of the merg

Joseph N. Barbera will retire Sept. 1 as chairman of the subsidiary of Furness Withy (Terminals) Ltd

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 207.18 up 0.38 which compares

The United States is on track toward cutting its trade deficit by about 40 percent for this year, bu

Environmentalists say a court ruling that halted the building of a road in the Amazon is a sign of g

The former head of Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co. had his estranged wife hired by a magazine part

Wed., Aug. 15, 1991 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

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