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British transport conglomerate LEP Group PLC is merging its two North American transport divisions,

Monsanto Co. of St. Louis said it will consolidate some of its chemical operations, involving the cl

Quantum Chemical Corp.'s decision to shut down three plants and cut 300 of its staff will result in

The Egyptian government will deregulate its state-run cotton sector by 1997 and allow farmers to sel

Efforts to clean up the shipping industry and improve safety will have to come first from the commer

Bullets that life insurers and agents had dodged in the House Banking Committee's financial institut

Friday June 28, 1991 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

June 28, 1991 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 21.9

Mediterranean Express Container Service, a service between the South American east coast and the Med

Commodore Cruise Line is taking over marketing of Crown Cruise Line and has acquired a 50 percent st

Two high-speed container cranes are busy jamming containers into the hold of this huge ship. Capt. P

Ministers from the Comecon trade group dissolved the former East bloc's economic arm Friday, amid a

DRILLING IS FINISHED ON CHANNEL TUNNELSANGATTE, France - A giant machine broke through the l

TAIWANESE CRUSHERS PLAN OIL PLANT IN CHINATAIPEI, Taiwan - A joint venture company formed by

OCEAN FREIGHT FUTURES PRICES remained firm last week but failed to remain above the 1630 level in th

SOVIET OIL DISTRIBUTOR TO HALVE CRUDE SALESThe Soviet state-run oil distributor Rosnefteprod

New York Mercantile Exchange June 27, 1991CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cents

June 28, 1991 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

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

As of June 28, 1991 Prices in the spot chemicals table in clude spot quotations or list pric

U.S. officials predict the nation's merchandise trade deficit with China will grow again this year b

The Port of Vancouver, British Columbia, today will begin rebating up to 50 percent of its container

The tension between the central Soviet government and the Baltic Republics has prompted the east Ger

Exports of computer software shot up more than 40 percent in the fiscal year through last March 31 t

Experts are having second thoughts about an ambitious plan for a new Hong Kong airport that has badl

President Roh Tae Woo meets President Bush Tuesday at a time of transition in economic and military

Thai soybean production will increase 25 percent in 1992 through government programs to expand plant

THOSE WHO GIVE A HOOT about the price of lumber believe its rapid rise will slow the recovery in the

Although stung by criticisms that emerged in the wake of his abrupt resignation last week, James D.

Vietnam's investment chief recently called for an end to U.S. economic sanctions against its old ene

Shingo Yasuda will succeed Taketaro Kotani as president of Nippon Yusen Kaisha's North American oper

New York-based Transatlantic Reinsurance Co. and Putnam Reinsurance Co., affiliated with New York-ba

FRENCH INSURER TO FORM COMPANIES IN PORTUGALGroupe des Assurance Nationales (GAN), France's

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) June 28, 1991Bid AskedCopper-

Aluminum ingots- $1,295-$1,305 per ton lots & in warehouse min. 99.7

For the week ended June 22, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 1

While talks between Soviet officials and bankers continue, the U.S.S.R. apparently is using a dwindl

Armed with a strike mandate, unions at Chile's Chuquicamata copper mine were preparing for a new rou

Three key Australian sugar industry organizations will push for higher tariffs to protect the domest

GALVESTON OFFICIALS MEET ON HOUSTON PLANGALVESTON, Texas - A delegation of port officials wa