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The Bush administration proposal to limit federal deposit insurance for individual participants in s

As of May. 3, 1991 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list prices

WASHINGTON - For the week ended April 27, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railr

May 3, 1991 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

Australia's railroads would be more efficient if they were allowed to operate free from political in

The Rock Island Line was a mighty fine line, but the corporation that took over the legendary but ba

THE ENDLESS WASHINGTON GO-ROUND on subsidies for U.S. ship operators continues unabated. The

South Koreans are going bananas over bananas. So are the East Europeans. The Japanese are discoverin

The state of Maryland and the government of Kuwait reached an agreement that could translate into su

Carrie Walker stood under a big red "Welcome" sign for Canadian shoppers at the Picway Shoe Store he

One of Brazil's most powerful men, central bank President Ibrahim Eris, narrowly escaped spending Th

The U.S. Customs Service and American brokers next month will take part in a program designed to hel

Switzerland, where discretion has long been the watchword among bankers, is abolishing most of its a

For months, the Pacific Northwest's timber industry had been buffeted by announcement after announce

Chevron Shipping Co. is ordering two new double-hull tankers as part of its fleet replacement progra

Textile exports during fiscal 1990-91, which ended in March, rose 29 percent over a year earlier to

The name of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners was misrendered in "Bill Would Limit

The fatal fire and explosion at a chemical plant on IMC Fertilizer Inc.'s site in Sterlington, La.,

New Hampshire legislators, known for their independence, are offering their state as the first U.S.

USDA WANTS TO SET CANOLA STANDARDSWASHINGTON - The Agriculture Department proposed establish

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

May 3, 1991 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

An alternative to the double-hull tanker design requirement for tankers calling at U.S. ports is get

Daniel Pisano likes good Scotch whisky with flashy packaging. Mr. Pisano, president of Macbe

A pledge by Russian leader Boris N. Yeltsin that coal mines in his republic's Kuzbass region may kee

South Korea's current account deficit is likely to shrink in the second half of this year as exports

Ship operators who use the Panama Canal agree that Panamanians have the expertise to operate the wa

Lorraine Iannello is a reporter on the insurance staff of The Journal ofCommerce, writing on all asp

Joseph Lykes Jr., a former president of Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., died Tuesday in his New Orleans h

* Yugoslavia's Post-Nuptial Arrangement 4A * Greg Johnson - Managing Traffic 2B* Tim Sansbur

NORTH SLOPE OIL OUTPUT DECLINED IN APRILCrude oil production from the Alaska North Slope ave

Hartford-based Aetna Life and Casualty Co. is pulling its personal auto writing operations out of Lo

Thu., May 2, 1991 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K

Annual 1 Mo. 3 Mo. Year Daily Smoothed Ago Ago Ago5/2 5/1 Change % Change:

Thursday May 2, 1991 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

EC BUDGET ENVISAGES FARM SPENDING HIKEBRUSSELS, Belgium - The EC Commission's draft 1992 bud

The first-ever direct election for president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters is a wide

Organizations representing truckers, shippers, state highway officials and other highway users attac

Bombay's first wholly owned and managed container freight station became operational Wednesday.<

Executives of Japan's Navix Line Ltd. announced they expect a substantial decline in their recurrin