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The recovery of the international trade economy is taking longer than expected, but should be eviden

The island's biggest food conglomerate, President Enterprises Corp., will set up a livestock farm in

Lumber trading is beginning to show signs of slowing as the market digests wood already purchased, t

The U.S. Department of Energy said it awarded a $7.7 million contract to AirPol Inc., Teterboro, N.J

The prospect of a North American free trade agreement has some U.S. interest groups fearful of compe

Saudi Arabia's forecast of strong fourth-quarter world oil demand suggests the Organization of Petro

Dry weather in recent months has made a decline in Brazil's 1991 mid-year (May-September) cocoa crop

The state-owned ship repair company most likely will be sold to foreign rather than local investors

Many hospitals are getting away with illegally refusing to treat unstable or pregnant patients who c

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

1649 (May 16, 1991) Previous day - 1642 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

May 16, 1991 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

You can't just push you have to pull too. That's the basic philosophy Sunkist Growers I

DATE OF AWARD: 'E Star' award in 1990. 'E' Award in 1978. WHY THE AWARD WAS GIVEN:Since

UNITED TO EXPAND SERVICE AT HEATHROWCHICAGO United Airlines will begin a major expans

Thailand's state airline says it hopes to launch a dedicated cargo service in conjunction with t

Shipping lines serving Germany say the volume of goods arriving there has surged following unificati

Shippers wishing to move coffee from Brazil to the Port of New York now have the option of using a r

Keppel Shipyard, which repaired a tanker just months before it sank off Genoa in April, said the rep

Navistar International Transportation Corp. held its lead among heavy truck makers despite a 34.2 pe

RAIL RATES FALLING, ICC REPORT SHOWSRail rates declined substantially during the 1980s and r

A competing range of interests from labor to environmental to cultural will be at work as trade offi

Imports of coking coal in the current fiscal year are likely to hit 5.5 million metric tons, the gov

Ferro Corp., of Cleveland, and Indonesia-based Sinar Mas Group have formed a joint venture to produc

Brazil's Caravel Servico de Conteineres, a container service company, announced plans to invest $3 m

Peter Dietrich was named chairman of Hamburger Hafen-und Lagerhaus AG, the largest terminal and ware

A well-known investment firm this week took the unusual step of issuing a detailed report focused en

May 16, 1991 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

International Petroleum Exchange May 16, 1991Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)-

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) May 16, 1991Bid AskedCopper-G

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May 16, 1991 JAPANFinancial FuturesJapanese Gov't BondsPer 10-year, 6% bond,

The U.S. dollar remained higher Thursday afternoon but in a narrow range despite news of Karl Ott

A new foreign investments act that will allow 100 percent foreign capital in Philippine industrie

Lawrence Eagleburger, deputy secretary of state, Thursday assailed the European Community for '

As debate rumbles on over China's status as a most-favored-nation in U.S. trade terms, o

Trade leads supplied by: US Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

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May 15, 1991 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 27.00

May 15, 1991 JAPANFinancial FuturesJapanese Gov't BondsPer 10-year, 6% bond,