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Faced with federal efforts to monitor insurance company insolvencies, the State-Federal Relations Co

The application of biotechnology in agriculture could depress international prices for sugar, coffee

When Mike Thorne looks ahead 100 years, he sees a Port of Portland that has become a major gateway

Celebrations are well under way for the 100th birthday of the Port of Portland, the first Northwest

The physical jet fuel market in Singapore looks like it has peaked and could be about to head lower

FMC JUDGE SUSPENDS CAPE FEAR COMPLAINTA Federal Maritime Commission judge suspended a compla

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The Commerce Department's top trade official expressed optimism Thursday that the United States coul

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

Turkey will supply 2 billion kilowatts of electricity to Iran annually starting in 1994 under an agr

EQUITABLE LIFE SEEKS JAPANESE INJECTIONEquitable Life Assurance Society of the United States

The London International Financial Futures Exchange must continue to introduce new products if it wa

A discussion of ways to increase the consumption of aluminum and the earnings of bauxite and alumina

The Oregon Health Services Commission presented a list of illnesses and treatments last week, assign

The sparks flying across the South Pacific between Malaysia and Australia in recent weeks have nothi

A SHORT LINE'S good track record may mean more rail volume for a New England chemical shipper.

The window is closed, after nearly a decade. Central Gulf Lines Inc. is planning to buy thre

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With a wary eye toward United Airlines' headquarters, members of the Colorado General Assembly adjou

HONG KONG GOVERNOR: NO AIRPORT TALKS SETThe U.K. and Chinese governments have yet to agree o

HUGE ALUMINUM PLANT CONSTRUCTION BEGINSHONG KONG - Construction of the largest aluminum proj

SCHERING CORP. FILES TRADEMARK LAWSUITMIAMI - Schering Corp. of Kenilworth, N.J., said it ha

Chemical companies in the East Bloc are seeking Western partners or investors for all or part of the

Many insurance executives are not upset that Massachusetts Gov. William Weld is taking months to cho

Japan's rice import ban is illegal under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and should be te

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) May 9, 1991Bid AskedCopper-Gr

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

Guilford Transportation Industries Inc. lost a round this week in a Delaware bankruptcy court and wa

Bighorn Lumber Co., one of this town's major freight shippers, was surviving the recession just fine

Heating oil marketers and wholesalers, battle-scarred and weary from the wild price swings of the Pe

Buyers and sellers have mixed views about how the upturn in demand for Western coal by Eastern util

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

Phil Bangsberg is East Asia correspondent for The Journal of Commerce. A staff member since

Time Warner Inc. and Nichii Co. announced an agreement here Thursday to launch a $220 million joint

In a move aimed at helping heating oil distributors and retailers to better manage their product cos

The Bayer Group, a major German chemical company, reported a 14 percent decline in first-quarter pre

Holders of annuities issued by near-insolvent Executive Life Insurance Co. can lay part of the blame

1633 (May 9, 1991) Previous day - 1626 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in London off

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