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Jets, planes and helicopters are just a few of the sophisticated tools used in the high-stakes compe

GHANA SHIFTS ZONES FROM COCOA TO COFFEEACCRA, Ghana - The Ghana Cocoa Board has created zone

As post-war Kuwaiti trade turns out to be more like browsing in a jewelry shop than finding a treasu

The Conference Board's index of U.S. consumer confidence rose to 78 percent in June from 74.2 percen

French President Francois Mitterrand and British Prime Minister John Major have agreed that the Euro

Corporate America has been pushing some of the rising cost of medical care onto employees, but there

One of the best ways for the United States to avoid a contin- ued decline in the average citizen's s

Tue., June 25, 1991 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

While most carriers sailing between North America and Europe operate containerships well-suited for

Shippers and carriers continued their war of words late last week over the state of ocean transporta

Shippers are getting fed up with a Pacific ocean carrier rate-making group's consistent refusal to e

The U.S. dollar remained mostly higher Tuesday afternoon, although gains were pared by selling on co

Bringing his aircraft maintenance business to Thailand saved Venezuela's national airline about US$1

Britain will continue negotiations with China over plans to build a $10 billion airport in Hong Kong

Thomas Plaskett, chairman of Pan Am Corp., has a simple strategy for the ailing airline: Hang on unt

The Soviet Union is developing a system of royalty payments on oil production to appease Soviet repu

The Soviet Union is drafting legislation that would provide the legal framework for a Western-style

Canadian Ambassador Derek Burney called a recent decision settling a dispute over pork imports a "vi

As of June 25, 1991 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list price

NORTH AMERICAIV Expocat '91. San Jose, Costa Rica. June 20-Sept. 20. Latin America/ Caribbea

ONLY IN CHARLESTON: Not only must the South Carolina State Ports Authority acquire the land on which

Coffee prices were sharply higher Tuesday, jumping on short covering and commodity fund buying trigg

William P. Verdon, president of United Shipowners of America, will leave that liner carrier group an

World base metal prices are likely to register an aggregate decline of 20 percent after inflation th

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) June 25, 1991Bid AskedCopper-

Tuesday June 25, 1991 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

June 25, 1991 Copper Total, 24,839. Gold Total, .1,697,435.Silver Total, .266,200,945.

June 25, 1991 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

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

The new government has started work on an economic policy package including structural reforms and a

DURABLE GOODS ORDERS INCREASE 3.8 PERCENT IN MAYOrders for durable goods, those designed to

State-owned Credit Lyonnais will participate in a joint venture in Poland along with Polish banks, o

European ministers failed to resolve disagreements over fishing and trans- Alpine transport, which w

The closing of so many U.S. refineries in the last decade was a direct outgrowth of higheroil prices

BUSH COMPLETES PACTS FOR BULGARIA, MONGOLIAPresident Bush Tuesday sent Congress the document

Companies that operate large roll-on, roll-off ships are defying predictions that their time has com

The prospect of rather dull trading conditions for the nine ocean carriers that specialize in the tr

Computer makers and some corporate customers are grumbling about the high cost of software in Europ

The U.S Agriculture Department must come up with a better strategy to boost sales of high-value farm

A California Insurance Department critique of the state's auto and homeowner insurance companies, ti