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As of Mar. 21, 1991 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list price

Thursday Mar. 21, 1991 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

CHINA WANTS SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAQ TO ENDChina would like to see economic sanctions imposed

If bank holding companies are given expanded powers to sell insurance and securities, a federal agen

Western Germany's gross national product in the fourth quarter of 1990 surged 4.9 percent from the f

The Bush administration plans to open this summer an American Business Center in Warsaw, the first o

The Interstate Commerce Commission lowered the maximum rates railroads may charge shippers for the s

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A visiting American business team is urging India to sign the so-called Paris Convention on patents

Canada Customs plans a virtual nationwide roll-out shortly of a program designed to expedite clearan

An aging oil rig that has pumped petroleum from the depths of the Persian Gulf for years soon will f

THE SILENCE IS about to be broken. At least, that's the word from Sea-Land Service Inc. and

Energy futures trading is too important to the U.S. economy to be minimized bygovernment regulators

Eiler C. Ravnholt was recognized Wednesday as "Sugar Man of the Year - 1990" when he received the sw

Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Julius Katz Thursday said an amendment passed by the Senate to help

Brazilian coffee export registrations for March 1991 through March 1992 totaled 5,034,380 60-kilogra

Western pharmaceutical companies in Thailand say they are optimistic that last week's move by the Un

It all boils down to land and money. Ports will need bigger terminals to service major ship

After experiencing a huge decline in employment in the 1980s, Houston rebounded to lead the nation i

Brazilian trade hit new highs in traditionally sluggish February, moving a record total $3.5 billion

France's merchandise trade deficit narrowed in February to a preliminary 3.65 billion francs ($657 m

A bill introduced this week by Rep. Robert Davis, R-Mich., ensures that merchant seamen involved in

Pac Bridge Shipping Ltd. said it will change its name to Expeditors International Ocean, effective A

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 218.64 off 0.08 which compare

Continental Airlines Holdings Thursday reported a stunning loss of $2.25 billion, or $52.37 a share

Within the next few months, the tiny emirate of Qatar will beginproducing natural gas from the North

Gold and platinum futures prices were mostly lower Thursday although silver, the most recent trend-s

A top Soviet trade official here Thursday said the Soviet Union wants the remaining $33 million in U

TECNIMONT SETS UP KOREAN CHEMICAL UNITFerruzzi Group said it successfully completed test run

The U.S. dollar traded lower Thursday afternoon in the aftermath of major European central banks sel

Germany's export-dominated machinery industry is hindered by the country's export control laws, whic

Tucked away on Pier 33 in the Port of San Francisco is a very special importing operation. I

AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND DIRECT LINE (Long Beach, Calif) - Anne E. Landstrom was named account executiv

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Mar. 21, 1991 RESELLER Rack-Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded Mid-

Construction of a $100 million distribution center to ship about 5,000 tons of Boeing Co. aircraft p

GATT TALKS YIELD NO PROGRESS ON AIRBUSTwo weeks of consultations have failed to produce any

Dwarfed by a huge portrait of the late Ayatollah Khomeini above him, Iranian businessman Seyed Moham

The Montreal Exchange Thursday launched an option on 10-year Government of Canada bond futures contr