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As of Apr. 30, 1991 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list price

Shipyards in China reported a stronger first quarter, with higher profits and a slight reduction in

The Bush administration this week will propose a six-point plan for protecting the environment from

CONSOLIDATED FREIGHTWAYS INC. (Palo Alto, Calif.) - Peter D. Boulais was appointed executive vice pr

A federal judge's decision that a $100 million criminal penalty for the Exxon Valdez oil spill is t

Wide-ranging proposals for reform of the European Community's Common Agricultural Policy will be unv

AIG FINANCIAL MOVES HEADQUARTERS TO CONN.AIG Financial Products Corp., has signed a lease wi

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

Singapore International Monetary Exchange Apr. 29, 1991Dubai Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel

The following is the list of bunker prices obtained during the course of week ending Apr. 26, 1991.

Ocean freight consolidators who haven't filed rate tariffs at the Federal Maritime Commission will h

Predictable howls of outrage and accusations of bullying echoed across Asia after the U.S. trade rep

With one notable exception, the first quarter of 1991 in the secondhand ship market was characterize

AGENCY EASES CONTROLS ON EXPORTS TO 3 NATIONSWASHINGTON - The Commerce Department announced

Almost 90 percent of Spain's service stations were closed Monday as workers began a four-day strike

OPEC POSTS 1ST DROP IN OUTPUT SINCE AUGUSTOrganization of Petroleum Exporting Countries' oil

Low U.S. gasoline inventories, countered by uncertain consumer demand, have dragged the world oil ma

Boris Yeltsin, Russian Federation leader, flew to the Siberian mining city of Novokuznetsk Monday to

Precious metal prices were lower Monday in response to a stronger U.S.dollar. The do

SLOW LUMBER TRADING EXPECTED THIS WEEKKANSAS CITY - Lumber and plywood trading is expected t

Orders for western German plant and machinery fell a real 15 percent in Marchfrom a year ear

Like countless hapless travelers, Eugene Waye was stuck one too many times in an airport and forced

APRIL CPI INCREASED 0.5 PERCENT FOR W. GERMANYFRANKFURT, Germany - Western Germany's consume

A federal grand jury has indicted two Southern California doctors on charges they were involved in a

California regulators knew as early as 1985 that Executive Life Insurance Co. was insolvent but fail

Apr. 26, 1991 Copper Total, 31,063. Gold Total, .1,473,547.Silver Total, .264,617,411.

A potential shift in emphasis by the U.S. Export-Import Bank to more direct loans and fewer loan gua

''Casey" Jones has been dead close to a century, but the spirit of the fabled train engineer lives o

State-run China Shipbuilding Corp. last week unveiled details of its next containership, which will

A huge oil and natural gas project has started in the Soviet Union and could produce up to 255 milli

The Agriculture Department on Monday issued stricter rules to prevent a mysterious nerve disease tha

The executive board of the International Coffee Organization, which meets here Thursday and Friday,

Apr. 29, 1991 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

An internal investigation at the Association of American Railroads led to a demand that Traffic Worl

A U.S. move to place Thailand on its "hit list" of persistent unfair traders could hurt drug interdi

Global Ocean Carriers Ltd., a bulk shipping company, said its audited net income for 1990 was $1.5 m

DOLLAR REVALUATION CALLED UNNECESSARYFRANKFURT, Germany - The dollar is moving in the wrong

U.S. duty-free privileges for Mexican rum under a proposed U.S.-Mexico free trade agreement could je

With international economic sanctions easing, South Africa will reduce its strategic oil reserves to

WESTERN GERMANY PRODUCES MORE STEELFRANKFURT, Germany - Steel production in western Germany