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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

Several sentences were omitted from the Sea Law column on page 5B of The Journal of Commerce, Aug. 1

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

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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

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