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Italian industrial production rose a seasonally adjusted 1.9 percent in January after falling 0.1 pe

Sedgwick Ltd., the largest Lloyd's of London broker, is integrating its power generation and nuclear

Fri., April 5, 1991 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

Apr. 5, 1991 JAPANFinancial FuturesJapanese Gov't BondsPer 10-year, 6% bond,

Prices for carrying cargo from North America to Europe will increase following discussions between i

The U.S. dollar will decline slightly because there have been no reliable signs of a rebound in the

First Pacific Co., a locally based conglomerate with roots in Indonesia, is extending its presence i

The Czech government and General Electric Co. are discussing a multibillion- dol lar investment deal

The Interstate Commerce Commission turned down two major shipper groups' request for an explanation

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When the federal government ordered all U.S. airlines to install wind-shear safety equipment in 1988

Friday's decision by Petroleos Mexicanos, Mexico's state-owned oil company, to tie national industri

Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari has begun a big pitch for a North American free trade ar

Apr. 5, 1991 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

For the week ended March 30, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled

Apr. 5, 1991 RESELLER Rack-Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded Mid-

FOREIGN BANKERS FEAR SOVIET DEBT PROBLEMSFRANKFURT, Germany - Foreign bankers, alarmed that

Despite its high-tech weapons, the United States is sinking to second-rate status in a wide field of

American consumers paid off $2.295 billion in consumer installment credit in February, after seasona

GERMANS REPORT RISE IN FACTORY ORDERSFRANKFURT, Germany - Sharp falls in both domestic and f

GORBACHEV, ILIESCU INK FRIENDSHIP TREATYRomanian President Ion Iliescu and Soviet President

Judy Olson, president of the Washington Association of Wheat Growers, said producers are concerned

REFORM OF RAIL SYSTEM IN AUSTRALIA SEEN COSTLYSYDNEY, Australia - Six thousand of the 10,000

For at least the third time in as many years, Massachusetts state officials are making a bid to shif

Greek shipowners, tempted by bargain prices and a strong freight market, are returning to the second

These are not cheery times for British Airways. Displeased by the economy and angered by the

U.S. wheat and wheat flour is expected to gain unrestricted access to Canada as early as the end of

Duke Power Co. inched closer to ensuring enough electricity for customers in the Carolinas this deca

There are concerns in the United States that Baltic Shipping Co. will undercut rates for cargoes as

SAFETY ZONE SET UP ON SAVANNAH RIVERThe Coast Guard is establishing a safety zone for two da

Malaysia's call for a regional East Asian trading bloc similar to the giant economic zones in North

Apr. 5, 1991 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

American maritime interests reacted with surprise and some degree of uncertainty to shipbuilding and

A majority of truckload motor carriers do not want size or weight increases, according to a survey o

Baltic Shipping Co. is preparing to launch next month a liner service between the U.S. Gulf of Mexic

The Department of Justice formed a special unit to step up its enforcement of anti-fraud statutes in

Japanese investors are eagerly eying the industrial potential in the area around the Sea of Japan af

Taiwan's index of leading economic indicators fell 1.26 percent in February after rising 0.81 percen

Georgy Mikerin just spent a "working vacation" away from Moscow, crisscrossing the United States to

Branding Western fear of Soviet economic instability as "highly exaggerated," the Czech government h