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Defense spending is in a free fall. Commercial aircraft sales are booming. But few of the McDonnell

Trinity Industries Inc. reported income of $5.9 million, or 28 cents a share, on revenue of $300 mil

Shipping industry representatives are hailing a three-month-old U.S. Customs Service document as the

A sustained oil and gas exploration drive with the help of foreign investment and expertise is payin

The U.S. Postal Service has dropped a $3 billion plan for its own air freighter fleet to move its Pr

An agreement should be finalized in October on shipbuilding subsidies to be phased out by industrial

Barton Sammons was named senior sales representative in Lykes' Long Beach, Calif., office. Mr. Sammo

The Bush administration's argument that simpler federal rules would lead to expanded pension coverag

Federal Express Corp., continuing to sustain losses in its international operations, earned $31 mill

Soviet airline Aeroflot plans to double the frequency of the weekly freighter service it introduced

China will experiment with domestic auctions of wool later this year as large stockpiles and falling

The Bush administration told a House subcommittee Monday that it has all the legal tools it needs to

CONSUMER PRICES UP IN EARLY FRENCH DATAPARIS - French consumer prices rose 0.2 percent in Ju

Full membership for the Soviet Union in the International Monetary Fund is at least two years away,

In an apparent move to capture the lucrative global futures business, Bear, Stearns & Co. said Tuesd

A new challenge by maritime labor to rules requiring random drug testing of merchant seamen is unlik

JULY 15, 1991 OPEN INTEREST AND SALES - JULY 12, 1991Prev. Life of Contr. OpenHigh

The Bush administration is considering additional export bonuses of vegetable oils to undisclosed co

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

The Colombian drug smuggling cartel that has taken over the reins of powerfrom the Medellin

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SOUTH KOREA'S TRADE WITH NORTH SOARINGSEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's trade with North Ko

Singapore International Monetary Exchange July 16, 1991Dubai Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel

Victory Van Lines Inc. is winner of United Van Lines Inc.'s highest honors. The Staten Islan

Switzerland's seasonally adjusted trade deficit fell to US$488 million (758.1 million Swiss francs)

U.S. utility fuel buyers say they're open to South African coal offers now that Washington has lifte

SINGAPORE BUNKER FIRMS LOOK AT FUEL OIL SWAPSSINGAPORE - The shortage of bunker fuel oil in

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 208.03 off 0.23 which compares w

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

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co. and Himont Inc., which is part of the Ferruzzi- Montedison Group, have s

The Chicago Board of Trade has called on the federal government to investigate alleged leaks of mark

USDA CONFIRMS CORN REGISTRATIONS TO USSRWASHINGTON - Private exporters registered an unspeci

July 16, 1991 *Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

Tue., July 16, 1991 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

ANTI-DUMPING DUTIES SET FOR BRAZILIAN STEELWASHINGTON - The International Trade Commission h

Paul D. Steinberg was named director of marketing for this customs house brokerage and international

MARUBENI, THAI UNION JOIN IN RUBBER VENTURETOKYO - The Japanese trading firm Marubeni and Th

UPJOHN EARNINGS GREW 14 PERCENT IN SECOND QUARTERKALAMAZOO, Mich. - The Upjohn Co., of Kalam

Washington red tape causes most U.S. entrepreneurs to fend for themselves in overseas ventures, acco

American Reliance Group Inc.'s second quarter net income fell to $1.3 million or $.48 a share, from