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GREENSPAN BACKS HIKE IN GASOLINE TAXAlan Greenspan, Federal Reserve chairman, favors raising

The final privatization of ports in New Zealand has not happened because potential buyers fear those

MERCK & CO. TO WORK WITH INSTITUT MERIEUXRAHWAY, N.J. - Merck & Co. and Institut Merieux hav

Union workers at Chile's state-owned El Teniente copper mine and at Lac Mineral's El Indio gold and

Modifying the McCarran-Ferguson Act could weaken the insurance industry'sfinancial condition

June 18, 1991 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

Win Thurber wants his new employees to know he is not out to get them. That's why on Saturda

Several minor innovations in technique for loading breakbulk green coffee at Brazilian ports are add

Trucking companies' hopes that the federal government would let states decide for themselves whether

European Community and European Free Trade Association officials said Tuesday that talks on creating

Brazilian state-owned liner operator Companhia de Navegacao Lloyd Brasileiro lost about $64 million

Hundreds of tons of Oregon air cargo is being trucked to San Francisco because Portland Internationa

South Africa's stubborn stranglehold on the movement of commodities in and out of Southern Africa is

A big, pipe-smoking Dutchman in a remote corner of Brazil's Amazon jungle is out to prove that ice c

A 12-day-old strike at the Port of Rio de Janeiro is disrupting steel production and exports at majo

New York Mercantile Exchange June 17, 1991CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cents

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

COASTAL GAS MARKETING COMPANY Coastal Gas Marketing Company (formerly ANR Gathering Company)

June 18, 1991 Copper Total, 24,013. Gold Total, .1,735,736.Silver Total, .267,606,163.

THE U.S. DOLLAR WILL DRIFT LOWER along with U.S. interest rates for the remainder of this year, keep

Robert Levy is a man in a hurry, but one who keeps his sense of humor. "If it takes me more

MOODY'S DOWNGRADES SUMITOMO SENIOR DEBTTOKYO - Moody's has lowered the long-term debt rating

Some U.S. companies say they've succeeded in winning new business in Kuwait, but others are still tr

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CITGO CRACKER OPERATING AT A REDUCED RATECitgo Petroleum Corp. will keep a fluid catalytic c

State-owned Indian Oil Corp. is calling for new pre-qualification bids for an 825-mile petroleum pro

The shipping industry is likely to see a wave of concentration, with fewer carriers moving more of t

A group of Brazilian manufacturers slapped recently with 91 percent countervailing duties for allege

The Federal Maritime Commission is set to impose sanctions on a carrier in the U.S.-Ecuador chemical

June 18, 1991 RESELLER Rack-Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded Mid- Prem

Major ports around Australia will be frozen Wednesday when waterside workers stage a 24-hour strike

Soft commodity prices, Africa's weak economy, and other factors are restraining growth in African sh

The future of several refinery projects slated for Asia is in doubt as oil companies rethink the wis

The Soviet Union "definitely" intends to buy wheat, corn and soybeans with recently announced U.S. c

The Port of Oakland is hoping to bounce back from its first year as a money loser with a record budg

Early benefit pay-outs to holders of life insurance policies suffering from terminal illnesses shoul

Tue., June 18, 1991 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

International Petroleum Exchange June 18, 1991Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Barbara L. Cavas, chief clerk of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee for the last ten

The Port of Houston has proposed an unusual acquisition of its historic rival port in Galveston, Tex