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EXPEDITORS POSTS SLIGHT EARNINGS RISEExpeditors International of Washington Inc., an interna

Atlantic Richfield Co. will earmark $11.3 billion in the next five years for the company's three oil

Burning coal saved New England Electric System a net $340 million over nine years, but the firm will

Ashland Oil Inc. is selling its Great Lakes tanker operation to an investor group associated with an

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. made a substantial profit for the fiscal year ended March 31, but lost mone

The Chemical Industry Council of New Jersey said a survey of its member companies shows a 35 percent

The U.S.-Canada free trade agreement largely contributed to a net inflow of direct foreign investmen

The number of unemployed people in the former East Germany rose to 836,940 persons in April from 80

A Malaysian research institute has developed what it says is an environment- fri endly rubber from r

Germany's Karl-Heinz Sager is on the brink of fulfilling a dream that some thought was so certain t

Argentina does not intend to offer the U.S.S.R. credit to buy Argentine farm goods in an attempt to

Uncertainty about the prospects for U.S. export credits to the Soviet Union pushed grain and soybean

Standardized coverages for Medicare supplemental insurance would be a good idea, according to health

May 7, 1991 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 27.00

May 7, 1991 JAPANFinancial FuturesJapanese Gov't BondsPer 10-year, 6% bond,

Aluminum ingots- $1,310-$1,320 per ton lots & in wareho

The Interstate Commerce Commission gave its blessing to a transaction between Pittsburgh & Lake Erie

The price climb that pushed jet fuel above gasoil in Singapore markets had some fundamental basis b

The Port of Singapore Authority said it expects to be the first terminal operator in the world to us

ICI WORKERS TO VOTE ON PAY HIKE, HOURSLONDON - The 23,000 manual workers at the U.K.'s Imper

The first stage of Taiwan's blueprint for future reconciliation with China will maintain a ban on di

The Oregon Department of Insurance and Finance last week agreed to stay a one-year suspension that p

The Federal Maritime Commission's continuing investigation of rate activities in the trans-Pacific t

DOT TO CONDUCT ROADSIDE INSPECTIONSThe Department of Transportation next week will conduct s

CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORP. (Philadelphia) - J. Robert Clark was named assistant vice president, quality

LAST WEEK'S ARTICLE on screen trading attracted some attention from readers, who were generally very

The twin-prop Antonov-32 skimmed low over villages and paddy lands so thoroughly ravaged it seemed a

Evergreen International Aviation will begin regular scheduled daily flights to the Soviet Far East o

The Japanese subsidiaries of two U.S. soft drink giants are engaged in a bitter war over alleged at

Exporters of bulk liquids won't be over a barrel any more when packaging waterborne shipments, accor

NEWSLETTER SAYS OIL OUTPUT MUST RISELONDON - An above-average rise in world output of 17 maj

China is about to send a high-level trade delegation to several European Community countries just as

North Carolina's international traders must have noticed the headlines, but little else about the re

ITALY ALUMINUM FIRM MAY CLOSE IN JUNELONDON - Alumix, the Italian state-owned aluminum produ

Egypt is seeking a $500 million World Bank loan to help fund an ambitious project to boost its food

1612 (May 7, 1991) Previous day - 1613 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

COASTAL GAS MARKETING COMPANY Coastal Gas Marketing Company (formerly ANR Gathering Company)

Ports must push the use of electronic communications standards if they want automation to take off,

Oil spills are a routine daily occurrence, and the 50 worst U.S. spills combined during one year wou