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SATELLITE COMPONENTS SALE TO CHINA BLOCKEDPresident Bush rejected a request from China for U

Domestic Brazilian cocoa prices have been falling all month, but the cheaper cocoa will bring no ben

Hong Kong's major business sectors are temporarily on hold as political clouds thicken over China's

European shippers are lining up sales of 600,000 metric tons of French old crop wheat and barley to

In a move that could mark an end to the Soviet Union's 2-month-old coal strike, Boris N. Yeltsin sig

GERMAN FORWARDER, FMC REACH ACCORDThe Federal Maritime Commission settled an investigation i

Ceylon Shipping Corp., the national-flag carrier of Sri Lanka, will initiate a weekly service from t

3M WINS PATENT CASE AND $107 MILLIONST. PAUL, Minn. - A federal arbiter ruled that Johnson &

Although they had to scrape frost off their car windows before driving to work Wednesday morning, ag

Signs that the United States could be in for a lengthier recession than earlier expected are just on

Growth in private corporate capital investments in Japan this fiscal year will slow, the cabinet-lev

Apr. 30, 1991 Copper Total, 30,897. Gold Total, .1,458,295.Silver Total, .263,562,975.

New York Mercantile Exchange Apr. 30, 1991CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cents

Thousands of Barrels Week Week WeekEnded Ended Ended4-26 4-19

Wednesday May 1, 1991 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) May 1, 1991Bid AskedCopper-Gr

May 1, 1991 JAPANFinancial FuturesJapanese Gov't BondsPer 10-year, 6% bond,

As of May 1, 1991 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list prices

A vessel-sharing group of shipping lines that accounts for most of Boston's scheduled liner service

In the midst of downsizing its work force, Consolidated Rail Corp. has launched a major effort to in

Eighteen consecutive months of falling truck cargo volumes reduced sales at Paccar Inc. enough to pr

ACCOUNT DEFICIT DOWN FOR S. KOREA IN MARCHSEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's current-account

Industry will ride out the adverse effects of current import curbs provided they are short-term and

Americans are not investing heavily enough in eastern Germany, experts say. But don't worry:

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

Australian coal exporters won't stand by while their U.S. rivals mop up all the newly emerging marke

The failure of two of New England's nuclear power plants, and an outage by a third due to scheduled

CFTC BACKS OPTIONS FOR FRANCE, LONDONWASHINGTON - Another step toward the launch of two new

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

International Petroleum Exchange May 1, 1991Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)--

When it comes to sizing up cultural differences in the design of the Euro Disney Resort near Paris,

Signs of financial stress in some insurance companies that sell annuities have prompted federal effo

Business ClimateImprovesBurkina Faso has never been a booming bastion of trade for U

Imported shellfish from Ecuador and Colombia have become the latest target in the U.S. Food and Dru

Jon Madonna has been chairman of KPMG Peat Marwick only since October, but as a partner since 1976,

Representatives of 39 nations tentatively agreed to a proposal, first put forward by France and Aust

The Chicago Board of Trade agricultural executive committee approved a proposal that would continue

Switzerland's third largest insurance conglomerate, the Baloise Insurance Group, reported a drop in

Aluminum ingots- $1,350-$1,360 per ton lots & in wareho

Insurers' fast getaway from private passenger auto risks and other personal lines coverage is seen a