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A sharp three-month slowdown in oil and natural gas drilling activity in Texas may be ending despite

Johnson Matthey PLC, the London-based platinum refiner and fabricator, is more bullish than ever on

The market will become more competitive for producers and suppliers of natural rubber because of the

US FARM EXPERTS PLAN VISIT TO SOVIET UNIONLONDON - A U.S. team of agricultural experts is du

In a legal case that may set an expensive precedent for U.S. shipping companies, a jury in Clevelan

Growing concerns for the environment continue to affect the way companies do business, according to

Mon., May 13, 1991 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

Paperwork gobbles up about 20 cents of every dollar Americans spend on health care, and attempts to

May 13, 1991 Copper Total, 25,940. Gold Total, .1,432,327.Silver Total, .261,327,977.

Monday May 13, 1991 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

The Bush administration is poised to recommend the end of two tax-deferred construction fund program

The water that flows in Leningrad's rivers and canals, through a glittering city of golden Italianat

At least one and perhaps two major shippers in southeast Arkansas plan to activate an unused segment

The government once again will try to privatize its state-run shipping company at the end of this mo

Australia has begun a long-term scientific study of Pacific Ocean sea levels partly in response to f

The prospect of tough anti-pollution laws in Europe is forcing the international shipping community

FRENCH BOND YIELDS SEEN DROPPING FURTHERFrench and German long-term bond yields will converg

Every year, Mexico produces about 900 million pounds of "green gold" - fat, pear-shaped avocados use

1639 (May 13, 1991) Previous day - 1636 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

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

International Petroleum Exchange May 13, 1991Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)-

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 214.06 off 1.16 which compares w

Mexico is relying on private investors to build highways, border crossings and new port facilities,

The RoadRailer, long touted as a technology of the future, has a new present. A hybrid vehic

A fiery debate may erupt today when Federal Reserve policymakers meet to vote on their interest-rate

Liberalized trade and maritime policies throughout Latin America are bringing stiffened competition

TURKEY'S AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED STATES dropped by our offices in New York Friday for a little chat

A four-airline joint venture aimed at providing shippers and cargo agents with automated worldwide c

British aircraft engine maker Rolls-Royce PLC dismissed and then offered to re-employ its entire 34,

In this Shangri-La of China's booming tobacco industry, peasant women drag ancient ox carts with a m

The following business missions are scheduled. The Journal of Commerce assumes no responsibility for

CALDWELL APPOINTED HOEGH-UGLAND AGENTJERICHO, N.Y. - Hoegh-Ugland Auto Liners A/S named Cald

SUPREME COURT LIMITS SUITS BY EMPLOYEESThe U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that workers may

May 13, 1991 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 27.00

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Aluminum ingots- $1,310-$1,320 per ton lots & in warehouse min. 99.

The growing economic prowess of Asia and its thirst for energy will spur a series of global changes

The U.S. economy should begin to emerge from the recession by the third quarter, but the initial rec

Trade leads are supplied by: US Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service Agri

The political violence that South African stock exchange official Mike Thompson usually knows only a