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NEW JOBLESS CLAIMS UP FROM PREVIOUS WEEKNew claims for state unemployment insurance

Annual 1 Mo. 3 Mo. Year Daily Smoothed Ago Ago Ago8/15 8/14 Change % Change: 7/23

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Aug. 15, 1991Bid AskedCopper_

The International Trade Commission cleared the way Thursday for punitive tariffs against Japanese ma

ALLTANK EQUIPMENT CORP. (Morristown, N.J.) - John F. Baxter was appointed manager of distribution an

Growth in world trade will not rise by more than 3 percent in 1991 due to depressed demand for impor

Date of award: "E" Award in 1991.Why the award was given:Syntellect Inc., a

U.S. Agriculture Department officials wrapped up talks this week with Australian counterparts on the

Burlington Northern Railroad Co. is quietly reorganizing its marketing and sales department.

The last two years have been tough for local automakers selling to overseas markets: Exports of vehi

Ahlstrom Development Corp. and Community Central Energy Corp. received a favorable ruling from the P

The United States is seen to have forfeited some of the moral high ground in efforts to force open m

PHILIPPINES REDUCES IMPORT LEVY TO 5 PERCENTMANILA, Philippines - In a bid to spark

Aug. 15, 1991 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Aug. 15, 1991 RESELLER Rack_Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded Mid-

Public and private shipping interests along the Delaware River are proceeding on several fronts to c

Trans World Airlines reported a second-quarter net profit Wednesday due to a huge asset sale, but sa

John J. Robinson is having trouble getting used to the top floor of the Harper Group headquarters bu

Looking for a high-tech plastic for the aerospace industry, a California company stumbled upon an im

Cellular Inc., of Englewood, Colo., announced Thursday it signed a preliminary cooperation agreement

ANALYSTS: LENDING RATES TO RISE IN MALAYSIAKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Base lending rat

The Canadian Coast Guard began pumping oil Wednesday from a leaking Japanese factory fish trawler th

INDONESIA CRUDE PRICES STILL WEAK DUE TO GLUTThe market for Indonesian heavy crude oils such

Before the 1989 revolution that put Czechoslovakia on its rocky road to capitalism, a deal with the

LEATHER GOODS Handbags. Contact Mr. Johnny SS Wong, export executive, Hin Fatt Marketing Sdn

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 206.80 off 1.83 which compare

U.S. farm groups are disappointed with the European Community's recent proposed changes in its oilse

A subsidiary of Valero Natural Gas Partners LP has applied for a permit from the Federal Energy Regu

International Petroleum Exchange Aug. 15, 1991Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

From the balcony of Lena and Sasha Kazak's apartment, Soviet PresidentMikhail S. Gorbachev's

HIGHWAY CARRIERS TOLD TO EXPAND DRUG TESTINGInterstate motor carriers will have to include r

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Alumni Association. Aug. 18. Houston. Cruise and barbecue luncheon aboa

In a report that could be a blessing to Arkansas aviation but a blow to airport rejuvenation plans i

ICC NAMES QUINLAN CHIEF OF LEGAL SECTIONThe Interstate Commerce Commission named Anne K. Qui

Wholesale gasoline prices in the United States, which could peak at around 70 cents a gallon by the

MANUFACTURING COSTS FOR LABOR RISE IN UKU.K. manufacturing unit labor costs in the A

Thailand expects to avoid U.S. trade sanctions by reaching an agreement with Washington on patent re

Aug. 15, 1991 Copper Total, 35,016. Gold Total, .1,699,728.Silver Tot

The number of companies trading in physical metals in recent years has shrunk alarmingly, but metal

New York Mercantile Exchange Aug. 14, 1991CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cents