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Fireman's Fund Insurance Group, based in Novato, Calif., expects to absorb nearly $40 million in los

Apr. 29, 1991 RESELLER Rack-Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded Mid- Prem

The Massachusetts Port Authority has named a former Massachusetts state public works commissioner to

Net new orders of United States machine tools in March fell 16.2 percent from February's level, and

Ship Sale Report appears on alternate Fridays. The information, compiled by Shipping Intelligence In

Iraq may be forced to pay as much as half of its future oil profits as compensation to victims of it

ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY UNDER EC SPOTLIGHTEuropean Community industry ministers Monday ordered

With a $100 billion backlog of jetliner orders and a $30 billion contract for a new fighter jet, Boe

French Foreign Minister Roland Dumas, the highest-ranking French official to visit China since the 1

A senior Iranian official said Monday that his country has decided to use foreign credits and techni

Like all happy families, the first-quarter 1991 earnings reports from the international oil companie

Olin Corp., of Stamford, Conn., said it has reached agreement to transfer its industrial and deterge

At the annual board meeting of Wm. H. McGee & Co. Robert E. Howe was elected president and chief ex

Three Weeks Ended April 20, 1991, vs. Similar 1990 Period Cars CarsLoaded LoadedChan

Apr. 29, 1991 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

New York Mercantile Exchange Apr. 26, 1991CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cents

Textile Quotas to Watch as of April 26, 1991* Country Category Description

International Petroleum Exchange Apr. 29, 1991Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Annual 1 Mo. 3 Mo. Year Daily Smoothed Ago Ago Ago4/29 4/26 Change % Change:

It will be several months before Kuwait's ports of Shuwaikh, Shuaiba and the oil port of Mina al Ahm

East Germany's car and airline industries, pillars of a Communist economy that has crumbled since Ge

The European Community's textiles and clothing industry is ready to meet the challenge of internatio

The United States may face some tough sledding in the next round of bilateral aviation talks with B

Some of the world's most famous brand-name products are made in Germany, but the pot of gold at the

April 29, 1991 This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the

FAI Insurance Group, Australia's largest private general insurance operator in terms of total assets

Protectionism threatens not only the world economy but also the movements toward capitalism and demo

Angry-looking clouds that hovered here again Monday morning were a grim reminder about a basic rule

QUAKER CHEMICALS PROFIT, SALES DECLINECONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. - Quaker Chemical Corp., a producer

OKAY, SO MAYBE we helped. That seems to be the attitude at American President Cos. when it c

GENERAL STEAMSHIP CORP. (San Francisco) - Peter J. Van Der Tuuk was named district manager of the Ne

Sea-Land Service Inc., the Edison, N.J.-based shipping line, announced Monday a major expansion of i

If State Assemblyman Maurice Hinchey has his way, acupuncture treatment will be state-mandated cover

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

Monday Apr. 29, 1991 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

TO THE UNITED STATES/CANADA ARGENTINA. May 13-17. New York. The Trade Office of Argentina wi

Italia di Navigazione SpA, the Italian shipping line, replaced its top official because the executiv

A number of shipping lines, including P&O Containers Ltd., are chartering slots on a new container f

WHERE'S THE REAL ACTION? A fundamental shift has occurred in the world of paperless trading.

The Office of Technology Assessment last week issued a report that should give a boost to the admin