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During inaugural festivities for the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development here this week

President Mikhail Gorbachev asked Japanese businessmen Wednesday to invest in all sectors of his eco

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Apr. 17, 1991Bid AskedCopper-

As of Apr. 17, 1991 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list price

A pact to curb subsidized export credits might not be reached before ministers of the Organization f

The Port of Oakland's new pricing system is drastically hiking costs for loading and unloading some

A lengthy rail strike would affect all U.S. seaports, but activity at such heavily rail-dependent po

The shipping industry must overhaul its financing structure and find new methods of funding to compe

aFaced with a serious water shortage, the Israeli government has taken steps to curb use that will l

The U.S. dollar was mixed at midday Tuesday in a meandering, mostly technical market. Dealer

The chairman of the Soviet central bank, the Gosbank, Tuesday pushed a plan for a Soviet "Developmen

Japan and South Korea are selling polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet and ship, which are plastic

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners is preparing to tighten its standards for accred

In a move which may help contain the epidemic of litigation now raging at Lloyd's of London, the mar

International Petroleum Exchange Apr. 16, 1991Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

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

Apr. 16, 1991 JAPANFinancial Futures*Japanese Gov't BondsPer 10-year, 6% bon

Partners in Australia's Cossack oil field, led by operator Woodside Petroleum Ltd., gave formal appr

Large coal-fired utility companies were calm Tuesday on the eve of a possible rail strike, but there

Shippers, steamship lines and ports on the West Coast braced Tuesday for what they said would likely

GREENSPAN REPEATS SUPPORT FOR FEDWASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan reiter

Yet another reserved market began to collapse with the Brazilian government's latest economic reform

FINLAND'S GNP FALLS AS DOWNTURN CONTINUESHELSINKI, Finland - Finland's inflation-adjusted gr

New York Mercantile Exchange Apr. 15, 1991CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cents

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Planned talks between Ray MacSharry, EC agriculture commissioner, and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ed

China has bought 8,000 metric tons of Pakistan low-grade cotton for April-May shipment through U.K.

HERCULES PLANS LAYOFFS AT UTAH FACILITIESWILMINGTON, Del. - Hercules Inc. said that, as a re

Apr. 16, 1991 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

A top aide to the investor pursuing Trans World Airlines Inc. said Monday the struggling carrier wil

The gap may be narrowing between Hong Kong and Britain on the one side and China on the other over t

Legal and economic difficulties are clouding the Russian Republic's efforts to obtain U.S. Agricultu

The oil spill now threatening to pollute Mediterranean beaches could have been much more serious if

Ivan Stojanov hopes to return to his job as executive manager of a Bulgarian resort complex with new

The London Metal Exchange's executive committee has decided to take no action with regard to a squee

The Department of Energy may start buying sweet crude oil on the spot market within the next 30 days

Two Canadians and one American have been named to a panel to resolve a contentious trade dispute ove

East European countries could get up to $123 billion in financial aid from Western agencies and priv

Mikhail Gorbachev is cheering on efforts to speed economic integration in post-Cold War Europe, but

EGYPT CONSIDERING TAX ON IMPORTED GOODSCAIRO, Egypt - Egypt is considering levying a 10 perc