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Argentina's ruling Peronist Party scored a surprise victory in the first stage of mid-term elections

Upjohn Co., based here, recently purchased the biological portion of Fermenta Animal Health, of Kans

I.M. Skaugen AS, one of Norway's largest shipping groups, is planning to spin off its U.S. oil trans

$100 million from the World Bank to improve the exploration, drilling and other operations of Sonatr

A Japanese company suspected of illegally exporting missile parts to Iran may be dropped from a jet

ASIDE FROM RULES OF ORIGIN to determine the North American-ness of products, the establishment of mu

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New York Mercantile Exchange Aug. 12, 1991Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Low

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APL CONTAINERSHIP INVOLVED IN COLLISIONA small American President Lines Ltd. containership c

A comprehensive set of Coast Guard safety, design and operational rules for commercial fishing vesse

The local banking community returned to normal Monday after three frenetic days of runs on two unlik

German interest rates, defying a downward trend elsewhere in the world, seem set to rise when the ce

China plans to spend the equivalent of US$18.8 billion upgrading its railway system, the official Ch

Ocean freight forwarders have collected thousands of dollars in overdue payments from shipping lines

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Aug. 12, 1991 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

The U.S. Customs Service has decided that "Miss America" is encroaching on ''Barbie" territory.<

As all women know, the road to equality is hardly smooth. The latest bump: auto insurance rates.

The president of a maritime labor union that represents 7,500 officers on U.S.-flag steamship lines

Karin Niinas runs a private company taking the pulse of public opinion in Estonia. Valentin

1473 (Aug. 12, 1991) Previous day - 1456 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

International Petroleum Exchange Aug. 12, 1991Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Singapore International Monetary Exchange Aug. 12, 1991Dubai Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel

Aug. 9, 1991 Copper Total, 35,255. Gold Total, .1,816,859.Silver Total, .27

In a major shift in energy policy, the government looks likely to allow foreign companies to hold 10

The U.S. Postal Service projects an operating loss totaling $1.6 billion during the fiscal year that

Kuwait is expected to agree on a short-term loan of $2 billion to $3 billion by mid-September, and a

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

Gov. William Weld has chosen the Massachusetts Turnpike as his first target in efforts to privatize

CRUM AND FORSTER PUTS PUBLIC OFFERING ON HOLDBASKING RIDGE, N.J. - Crum and Forster Inc. has

ASAHI PLANS TO BUILD NEW POLYSTYRENE UNITJapan's largest polystyrene producer, Asahi Chemica

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The South Korean won will likely continue its weakness against the U.S.dollar this week on s

Fifty-thousand families have lost their life savings since a drug bust triggered the collapse of six

People have become expert at inflicting pain on each other over the centuries, but the medical profe

Three Weeks Ended Aug. 3, 1991, vs. Similar 1990 Period Cars CarsLoaded LoadedCh

WHOLESALE PRICES FELL 0.2 PERCENT IN JULYThe weak economy helped keep wholesale inflation in

SOVIETS SET LOWER PRIVATIZATION LIMITSThe Soviet Union's Council of Ministers has set lower

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. has opened an office in Czechoslovakia, set up a new company in Germany and