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MINE'S OUTPUT FALLS DUE TO STORM IN CHILESANTIAGO, Chile - Chile's La Escondida copper mine

S. KOREAN FIRM HIKES NAPHTHA CRACKINGTOKYO - Daelim Industrial Co., South Korea's largest et

Summer is the season when cruising follows the sun. Though a vast armada of cruise liners re

Insurers are beginning to respond to demands by bankers and real estate developers, for coverage to

Singapore International Monetary Exchange June 20, 1991Dubai Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel

International Petroleum Exchange June 20, 1991Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) June 20, 1991Bid AskedCopper-

June 20, 1991 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

Small companies on a tight budget can minimize time spent abroad while maximizing export sales throu

TCR Services Inc., an international trade and development consultancy, is hoping the recent peace se

PARIS CLUB RESCHEDULES SOME PHILIPPINE DEBTThe Philippines secured the go-ahead here Thursda

President Mikhail S. Gorbachev may move quickly to oust Prime Minister Valentin S. Pavlov and other

The South Carolina State Ports Authority this week approved fiscal 1992 operational and capital budg

Mobil Corp. plans to spend more than $150 million over the next two years to upgrade its Joliet, Ill

The National Resources Defense Council has voiced its support for the proposed Safety of Pesticides

June 20, 1991 JAPANFinancial FuturesJapanese Gov't BondsPer 10-year, 6% bond

The Bush administration is throwing its weight behind legislation that would enable foreigners to ac

The Japan Shipowners' Association said Thursday that the Transport Ministry has approved the mixed m

Recent efforts to revise the subsidy program for liner operators has been more like an Alphonse-Gast

The U.S. Customs Service spelled out Thursday the steps it plans to improve its trade-related operat

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European capital markets must attract foreign funds, especially U.S. resources, to support the Europ

The U.S. dollar tumbled against the yen Thursday but remained mixed versus Eurocurrencies on conflic

Kelang Port Authority, operator of the maritime gateway to Malaysia's capital, reported record earni

The chronically tight labor market is easing somewhat, and a cross-section of multinational companie

Global paperless trading standards are rapidly becoming a business reality in Europe and parts of As

Maine's highest court this week declared that state's annual $25-per-truck hazardous materials fee u

USDA INTRODUCES FEE FOR SUGAR MARKETINGWASHINGTON - The U.S. Agriculture Department announce

In a move that could perpetuate controversy that has surrounded an FBI investigation of futures trad

Neptune Orient Lines Ltd. will send its vessels to the same four North American ports it now serves

Belgium said Wednesday it was investigating an alleged gasoline and oil export scam that could depri

Sen. Howard Metzenbaum, D-Ohio, lambasted Bush administration officials Thursday for failing to prot

Nancy Lois Reece began her insurance career in 1958 keeping records at a New Hampshire insurance age

June 20, 1991 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

June 20, 1991 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 213.34 off 0.01 which compare

June 20, 1991 Copper Total, 24,188. Gold Total, .1,743,966.Silver Total, .267,791,032.

When Tokyo-based J.C. Foods Co. Ltd. introduced frozen pizza in Japan 27 years ago, Japanese homes d

Oil giant Texaco Inc. is evaluating nine bids to build the first new ships whose construction will b

Al Cullison has been a staff member of The Journal of Commerce since May 1978. He is the newspaper's