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Japan and the Soviet Union are expected this summer to sign a billion dollar Siberian forestry devel

JAPAN REAL ESTATE FIRM SAID TO BE BANKRUPTHigh interest rates and restrictions on bank loans

The U.S. dollar slid broadly lower Tuesday as the market tilted toward a bearish view of the U.S. ec

The ports of Wilmington and Morehead City may never have been sitting prettier, despite a cargo volu

US OFFICIAL WARNS CHINA ON HUMAN RIGHTSRobert Kimmitt, U.S. undersecretary of state for poli

When it comes to international business, North Carolina's banks prefer to stay close to home.

The Argentine Agriculture Secretariat on Tuesday estimated the country's 1990-91 (October-September)

Eastern Airlines retirees, threatened with a May 15 cut-off of their medical coverage, want to chang

CALIF. WANTS SHEARSON TO AID FIRST CAPITALJohn Garamendi, California insurance commissioner,

Franklin W. Nutter has resigned as president of The Alliance of American Insurers, the association s

International Petroleum Exchange May 7, 1991Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)--

May 7, 1991 RESELLER Rack-Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded Mid- Premiu

Journal of Commerce Special LONDON - The following is the list of bunker prices obtained dur

Tuesday May 7, 1991 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

Annual 1 Mo. 3 Mo. Year Daily Smoothed Ago Ago Ago5/7 5/6 Change % Change:

May 7, 1991 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

The leader of a Senate panel overseeing highway spending has warned that the ''tempo is building" in

THAILAND STUDIES HYDROPOWER PROJECTSBANGKOK, Thailand - The Electricity Generating Authority

Westmoreland Coal Co. is expanding its eastern Kentucky coal holdings through the purchase of Golden

Shippers are turning to small-package carriers in the face of a weakened economy and higher minimum

The Port of San Francisco is embarking on a major overhaul of its business operations. The m

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. has been steadily expanding its presence in the world's bulk shipping marke

Residents were allowed to return to their homes in Henderson, Nev., after a chlorine gas pipeline br

The European Commission's cartel office started investigations into link-ups between leading compani

A Bush administration plan calling for the possible enforcement of antitrust laws against foreign co

Despite a new exchange in hard currency, the value of the Soviet ruble has remained unchanged over t

EASTERN EUROPEAN ECONOMIES are tremendously inefficient because of a lack of free market pricing and

Salvatore R. Curiale, New York Insurance Superintendent, will hold a public hearing on May 30, 1991,

New York Mercantile Exchange May 6, 1991CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cents p

Tue., May 7, 1991 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K

Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. is adding direct calls in Kuwait and plans to boost the frequency of its M

Congress has begun struggling with a question millions of commuters ponder every day: whether it mak

The Interstate Commerce Commission rejected one of two ConsolidatedFreightways Inc. tariffs

The European Community Commission Tuesday launched an investigation into the Belgian government's pl

Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. should be able to resume payment of dividends on common stock in 1991, sa

Caribbean officials are fighting attempts to curtail a U.S. farm work program, claiming that employm

The Bush administration asked Congress for new restrictions on a limited portion of U.S. waste expor

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. plans to honor 10 scientists whose contributions span almost 150 years

Mexico intends to act 10 years ahead of schedule in stopping the use of chemicals that harm the ozon

Citibank said it was granted a license by the People's Bank of China in Beijing to operate a branch