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BILL WOULD HIKE ABILITY TO BLOCK ACQUISITIONSTwo House members introduced legislation Monday

Air Canada has designs on the altar, but isn't in any rush to get there. Claude I. Taylor, A

U.S. and Japanese officials broke off talks on a new semiconductor trade agreement this past weekend

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

The downfall of Brazil's economy minister last week was as inevitable for many Latin Americans as th

While the Persian Gulf war demonstrated that Japan's ability to withstand oil-supply shocks has vast

Japan's demand for liquefied natural gas will reach 57 million tons in 2010, up from 33 million in

A series of refinery accidents, and the sensitive reaction of the market to the explosions and fires

Any unexpected disruption in energy supply over the near-term could seriously affect the global ener

BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO. (New York) - Michael E. Autera, executive vice president and chief financia

The story headlined "S&P Study Focuses On Insurer Solvency," which appeared on Page 9A in The Journa

The Virginia Insurance Department seized control of Fidelity Bankers Life Insurance Co. of Richmond,

Textile Quotas to Watch as of May 10, 1991* Country Category Description

Saudi Arabia is expected to draw on its reserves or resort to foreign borrowing to finance an estima

Economists who use railroad traffic data as a coincidental indicator of the industrial production c

North Carolina government officials believe the state has taken the lead toward the development of a

Do markets develop differently if there is one regulator for futures and securities? Where should th

REGIONAL BLOCS Opportunities in the Pacific Rim. May 15. Orange, Calif. Contact Orange Count

The Journal of Commerce Industrial Price Index edged higher last week amid signs of economic recover

Chancellor Helmut Kohl, meeting with eastern German workers for the first time since unification, vo

Business at the local export insurance agency soared as sellers scurried for cover against a backdro

Clerical and maintenance unions are in an uproar over the Port of San Francisco's plans to reorganiz

May 10, 1991 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

As of May. 10, 1991 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list price

S. KOREAN RICE TRADE WITH N. KOREA DELAYEDSEOUL, South Korea - A South Korean company's 5,00

IRAN HOPES TO SELL OFF FLOATING STOCKS SOONNational Iranian Oil Co. expects to have sold its

Organized labor dealt a setback to Texas' new workers compensation reform law week, when a state dis

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent) is as

An Annapolis, Md., research firm is seeking ideas about cargo-handling systems for use in a fast sea

Fri., May 10, 1991 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

1636 (May 10, 1991) Previous day - 1633 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

Singapore International Monetary Exchange May 10, 1991Dubai Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) May 10, 1991Bid AskedCopper-G

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

Futures exchanges in Europe and Asia pose a growing challenge to U.S. dominance of the futures and o

Defying expectations, big Japanese investors appeared Friday to be holding on to the 30-year U.S. go

Expectations of interest rate cuts in Japan, Britain, France, Italy, Spain and Australia in the week

The International Energy Agency warned tanker owners here Thursday that dangerously low levels of sp

ILLINOIS CENTRAL DROPS BID FOR MIDSOUTHThe Interstate Commerce Commission accepted the Illin

In a continuing effort to show its responsiveness to foreign businesses, the interim Thai government