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Sharply higher soybean prices on the Chicago Board of Trade have forced Japanese crushing firms to d

International Petroleum Exchange Aug. 2, 1991Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)-

Fri., Aug. 2, 1991 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

An accident that is blackening the beaches of the pristine Olympic Peninsula is forcing the U.S. and

The recent revelations of deposit fraud at three major Japanese banks show the extent to which "fron

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Transportation News Ticker The dry cargo and tanker fixtures listed herewith and compiled in

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent)is as f

A shaky spring is turning into a long, hot summer for the U.S. life insurance industry. Stat

A new agency would set insurer solvency standards and for the first time establish federal regulatio

August 2, 1991 RESELLER Rack-Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded Mid-

Aug. 2, 1991 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley

Aug. 7, 1991 RESELLER Rack-Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded Mid- Premi

Alitalia, long Charlotte's best bet for a second foreign passenger airline, has received approval fo

One year after Iraqi tanks rolled into Kuwait, repercussions from the Persian Gulf crisis continue t

The Journal of Commerce Industrial Price Index sank to within a percentage point of the year's low a

Rapidly rising domestic soybean prices could put Brazilian soybean export goals in check, with disap

As of Aug. 2, 1991 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list prices

Friday Aug. 2, 1991 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

A group of members of Lloyd's - the so-called Names who back underwriting with their entire personal

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FELL IN JULY; NUMBER OF JOBS ALSO DECLINEDThe unemployment rate fell to 6.

BUNDESBANK MAY HIKE DISCOUNT RATEFRANKFURT, Germany - German national television says the Bu

The two companies that face a total of $9.5 million in fines under lead contamination charges brough

Aug. 2, 1991 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Aug. 2, 1991Bid AskedCopper-G

For the week ended July 27, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 1

The Environmental Protection Agency is getting tougher on green crimes. The agency, which re

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has informally advised Japan it will inves

CZECHOSLOVAKIA, POLAND SET LATVIA PACTSMOSCOW - A Czechoslovak delegation was in Riga Friday

Developing countries from Uganda to Uruguay are tapping into a United Nations program in hopes of br

The Transportation Research Forum is an independent organization of transportation professionals fou

TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY SAMUEL K. SKINNER has not endeared himself to labor in his two-plusyears in

Scientists say they have developed an experimental drug that offers promise in blocking the spread o

Aug. 2, 1991 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

A ship repair joint venture should know by today if its hopes to start work on a Marine Corps aviati

Alterman Transport Lines Inc. of Opalocka, Fla., and King Export of Jacksonville, Fla., have joined

Tourists to Australia are sleeping soundly and cheaply in luxury hotel beds, but managers and owners

The Brazilian government is returning to the export finance market after an eight-month hiatus that

The Federal Maritime Commission is making organizational changes, involving some personnel shifts an

REGIONAL BLOCSRecent Developments in Eastern Europe with Particular Attention to Poland. Aug