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International Petroleum Exchange May 15, 1991Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)-

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As of May 15, 1991 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list price

The Coast Guard is working on proposed rules to enforce the financial responsibility section of the

U.S. architects are at odds over whether Japan is opening its door to foreign architects, despite a

Crowley Maritime Corp. ordered 4,000 cargo containers valued at more than $20 million from manufactu

Approval of a $9 million deal for a new container terminal site in West Seattle means a race is on b

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co. signed a 15-year agreement to transport about 2 million to

International shipping is a high-risk business founded on mutual trust and limitation of liability p

MOODY'S TO ESTABLISH OFFICE IN FRANKFURTMoody's Investors Service, a leading international c

The U.S. dollar traded mixed in a narrow range Wednesday. The deutsche mark remained strong on hopes

Arthur Dunkel, director general of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, scolded both the Euro

The Mexican Senate is expected to approve a comprehensive patent law today, but a separate copyright

The textile industry in China, its largest single export-earner, is coming under increased pressure

Jugolinija, the Yugoslavian shipping line, will return to the Middle East- U.S. trade in June with s

When Toyota Motor Manufacturing U.S.A. Inc. wanted to move to Georgetown, Ky., in the mid-1980s, sta

More than 1,000 containers that went missing in Kuwait after the Iraqi invasion have been located. M

BUSINESS INVENTORIES FELL 0.8 PERCENT IN MARCHA large decline in retail inventories contribu

May 15, 1991 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 214.32 up 0.10 which compares w

VESSEL CHARTERS GETS OK TO SCRAP LAST SHIPThe Maritime Administration gave permission to Ves

One of Japan's biggest lending institutions has expressed readiness to consider a possible interest

The Bush administration's request for special "fast-track" trade negotiating authority still faces i

The introduction today of unleaded gasoline into Guatemala may do more harm than good to the environ

LIFE CAN BE TOUGH for small ports sandwiched between two much larger hub ports, so any edge they po

USDA SAYS SOVIET FARM OUTPUT DECLININGWASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Agriculture predic

Reducing, differing or avoiding duty is the generic advantage of all foreign trade zones. But zone o

A secret military document, unsealed by a federal judge this week, could aid Occidental Chemical Cor

New York Mercantile Exchange May 14, 1991CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cents

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A recent international conference in Hong Kong on energy efficiency served to highlight the growing

The U.S. Commerce Department's Foreign Trade Zones Board recently announced that General Motors Corp

CZECHOSLOVAKIAN PRICES CLIMBED 2 PERCENT IN APRILPRAGUE, Czechoslovakia - The Czechoslovak c

Both sides in a strike by Air India pilots appear to be digging in, crippling flight schedules and t

Lufthansa German Airlines reported 1990 after-tax profit of 15 million deutsche marks ($8.8 million)

GASOLINE DEALERS SUE EXXON OVER DISCOUNTSA group of gasoline dealers filed a lawsuit accusin

The colonial government Wednesday suffered an unprecedented and avowedly agonizing defeat at the han

BUSH SAYS HE'LL RENEW MFN STATUS FOR CHINAPresident Bush confirmed Wednesday that he will co

The presidents of the five Andean Pact countries are planning to push forward their proposal for a r

The chairman of the Suez Canal Authority complained that the Sumed pipeline operation is not coopera