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The Environmental Protection Agency proposed a $200,000 civil penalty against Coastal Corp. for alle

Standard & Poor's lack of interviews with the management of the companies they rate, under its new I

The European Community should consider a special category of affiliate membership for the new democr

American officials, industry analysts and air carriers say the government in this avowedly free mark

LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD (Jamaica, N.Y.) - Gerald M. Moran was appointed director, labor relations.

Foreign investors expecting dramatic relaxation of investment rules from the new government are like

Anti-apartheid activists here have sued the Port of San Francisco over its contract with Nedlloyd Li

Federal Prime Minister Ante Markovic Friday announced a devaluation of more than 30 percent in the d

Friday Apr. 19, 1991 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

Apr. 19, 1991 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 27.0

Major ship repair regions are likely to see an increase in business over the next five years, accord

Britain's largest shipping line, Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Co., rescheduled its debt th

The Journal of Commerce Industrial Price Index, considered a leading indicator of inflationary expec

The U.S. dollar will continue to rise sharply against the deutsche mark and other European currencie

OCEAN FREIGHT RATE FUTURES PRICES rose again last week, as rumors of Soviet chartering activity resu

Apr. 18, 1991 Copper Total, 30,007. Gold Total, .1,447,167.Silver Total, .263,576,578.

FEAR IS A MOTIVATOR for Congress, as demonstrated by the quick action last week in ending the railr

Australia's major producer of soft drinks and snack foods, Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd., has set up a joint

Air Canada could slash another 1,000 jobs within a month, industry sources said following last week'

European Community agriculture ministers today will attempt to break an impasse over farm prices whi

New York Mercantile Exchange Apr. 18, 1991CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cents

International Petroleum Exchange Apr. 19, 1991Brent Crude Oil (Dollars Per Barrel)

Apr. 19, 1991 RESELLER Rack-Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded Mid- Prem

PRICES CONTINUE TO RISE FOR OECD COUNTRIESConsumer prices in nation members of the Organizat

A private Indonesian mining company signed a contract Friday to invest $27 million to mine coal near

Because of incompetence or to exploit political aims, Pentagon officials grossly exaggerated the ex

The state rehabilitation of Executive Life Insurance Co. of New York will ''make the argument," to k

An association of state insurance regulators wants Congress to require non- U.S. insurers who are un

For the week ended April 13, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled

An Israeli court order persuaded striking officers to resume work aboard Zim Israel Navigation Co. v

FORD TO IDLE KENTUCKY TRUCK PLANTDEARBORN, Mich. - Ford Motor Co. said it will idle its Kent

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent) is as

Sea-Land Service Inc. benefited greatly from Operation Desert Storm/Desert Shield, leading to a near

AGENTS QUESTION CROP COVER PROPOSALSIndependent insurance agents have reservations about the

Recent meetings between U.S. grain industry and Bush administration officials on additional export c

Aluminum ingots- $1,375-$1,385 per ton lots & in wareho

With the gulf war over and business slowly returning to pre-war levels, the Suez Canal Authority is

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Iraq, its people starved of fuel by U.S. and allied air raids during the Persian Gulf war, has start