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Lufthansa German Airlines will report a multimillion-dollar loss for 1990 when the German carrier ma

Guatemalans have discovered a major financial boom in a mini-sized product. Baby vegetables,

As the Senate faces a vote on a resolution supporting more U.S. export credit guarantees to the Sovi

In California, where cars are not just a way of life but a religion, drivers are offering thanks for

John D. Combs Jr. was named director of hazardous materials activities. He held the same position w

EC PREPARES DUTIES ON JAPANESE CASSETTESBRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Community is expect

USSR GRAIN IMPORTS UP WITH CREDIT:USDAWASHINGTON - U.S.S.R. grain imports are forecast at 30

Arco Chemical Co. plans to take advantage of opportunities created by the revised Clean Air Act and

Portland was booming. Tall ships filled the harbor of a bustling waterfront where men unloaded lumbe

The global insurance marketplace, preparing for natural catastrophes and new technologies underwritt

As part of a continuing internal reorganization, a leading maritime labor union announced Friday the

Talks scheduled for next month in The Hague may offer the best hope for foreign companies engaged in

May 10, 1991 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

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

May 10, 1991 RESELLER Rack-Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded Mid- Premi

MEXICO ENJOYS LOWEST INFLATION RATE SINCE '79Inflation totaled 1.0 percent in April, the low

Arctic Alaska Fisheries Corp., the only fishing company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, is tr

WHOLESALE INFLATION ROSE 0.2 PERCENT IN APRILInflation at the wholesale level rose a modest

In an apparent move to quell growing Sino-U.S. trade tensions, an official Chinese delegation will v

CAROLINA FREIGHT CARRIERS CORP. (Cherryville, N.C.) - Kenneth G. Younger Jr. is the new chairman of

Ecuador's President Rodrigo Borja is expected to negotiate Friday at a Caracas meeting with Venezue

For two decades, when Florida citrus growers spoke of threats to their livelihood, Brazil was always

The Canadian government has officially opened its border to allow U.S. wheat and wheat products lice

A drought in Brazilian soybean growing areas likely will force Japan to turn to the United States fo

Australia Friday released 21 permits for offshore oil exploration in several areas, including the Au

Mississippi Power Co. conducted a test burn of Western coal from Wyoming's Powder River Basin in Apr

The U.S. Agriculture Department is considering letting some cotton farmers in flood-stricken Delta s

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 215.22 up 0.10 which compares

Slovak authorities have fired the top executives of three meat packing plants for their involvement

In the wake of its partial recognition of China, Taipei awaits a "friendly response" before it opens

ALEXANDER & BALDWIN INC. (Honolulu) - John C. Couch was named president and chief operating officer

Foreign ministers from 18 European countries will attempt today to salvage stalled negotiations to c

SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRANSPORTATION CO. executives believe they can convince local unions to agree to a

Crude oil swaps arranged by Merrill Lynch Capital Services Inc. covered an estimated 15 million barr

The Columbia River runs deep. But apparently not deep enough for many of the ports along its

Take the Port of Portland's Ship Repair Yard on Swan Island off the endangered species list. At leas

Continuing its withdrawal from areas where the insurer says it cannot earn an adequate rate of retu

Movement of light crude oil from Asia to the U.S. West Coast again appears possible because of the s

Oil price levels would be under threat of falling if Kuwait and Iraq manage to resume exports later

This table lists spot coal contracts signed between the Tennessee Valley Authority and coal producer