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Strikes at the Chilean Copper Corp. (Codelco) are possible if union demands are not met during the u

U.S. housing starts are expected to rise 6.2 percent in April to an annual rate of 957,000 units, fo

American corporations are becoming more responsive to the consumer and to the community on issues fr

Having witnessed the introduction of freedom of speech, democracy and economic reform in Poland, Paw

Canada has been holding wheat sale talks with Iraq since April 3, but no sale has been secured yet,

One in three Americans seriously thought about quitting work in 1990 because of job stress, and one

The White House proposed legislation Wednesday encouraging state governments to limit medical malpra

The House Ways and Means Committee's subcommittee on select revenue measures has become the latest c

Wed., May 15, 1991 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

May 15, 1991 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Singapore International Monetary Exchange May 15, 1991Dubai Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

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

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

Wednesday May 15, 1991 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

California may be working hard to expand its overseas sales of computer chips, dried fruit and cotto

Freight Users Association of New York, 20th annual meeting, May 16. Villa Victor, Syosset, N.Y. Cont

Imitating the spills it will combat, last year's Oil Pollution Act is already starting to engulf the

The Delaware River Port Authority awarded a $2.3 million contract Wednesday for construction of a co

Foreign trade zones - a $76 billion enterprise - have evolved from the Hanseatic League to corporate

United Technologies Corp., of Hartford, Conn., has pleaded guilty to six felony violations of federa

American International Group Inc. named Thomas R. Tizzio president of the giant insurer Wednesday as

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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

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