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The story "AIG Earnings Rose for Fourth Quarter," on Page 9A of The Journal of Commerce, March 1, sh

OPEC COMMITTEE PUTS OFF OUTPUT TALKSOil ministers attending the meeting here Monday of the M

J&H TO ACQUIRE DUTCH PARTNERInternational insurance broker Johnson & Higgins is in negotiati

HOUSING COMPLETIONS FELL 4.8 PERCENT IN JANUARYWASHINGTON - U.S. housing completions fell 4.

NORDDEUTSCHE LANDESBANK GIROZENTRALE (New York) - Jens A. Westrick, 49, was named executive vice pre

Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co. wants its carriers to arrive on schedule 98 percent of the time

Quotations are offered rates of New York city banks relating to currency transfers of $1 million or

March 11, 1991 This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the

Indonesian state-owned oil company Pertamina plans a significant expansion of its refining capacity

A $75,000 fine was levied Friday against three subsidiaries of WoodlandHills, Calif.-based T

Mar. 11, 1991 Copper Total, 16,409. Gold Total, .1,511,848.Silver Total, .261,316,009.

Kuwaiti bankers and businessmen are trickling back to assess the damage done to their livelihood by

Sea-Land Service Inc.'s ship Sea-Land Consumer returned to commercial service in the company's Amer

A U.S. Department of Agriculture official Monday said "for all intents and purposes" the export bonu

Trade leads are supplied by: US Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service Agri

Reinsurance industry combined ratios are the best they've been since 1987, according to a survey of

The Bank of France could cut its official lending rates in the next two weeks, provided that Spanish

The U.S. dollar pushed higher Monday afternoon despite several bouts ofdollar-selling interv

Frankfurt is emerging as a world financial center and will join the Big Three of London, New York an

It will probably take three to four months for traffic through the Suez Canal to stabilize from the

Teamsters union leaders and representatives of 26 major LTL carriers are close to a new three-year N

An explosion and fire that tore through a petrochemical complex in southeastern Mexico Monday left

Mar. 11, 1991 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

Aluminum ingots- $1,530-$1,540 per ton lots & in warehouse min. 99.

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Germany's electronics industry suffered a sharp decline in export growth last year, and the trend is

Brazil sat out the recent war against Saddam Hussein, but Brazilian businessmen are fighting now for

Legislation that would link most U.S. foreign aid to purchases of American goods and services is unl

The U.S.-flag shipping industry again can become "a dominant force on the world's oceans," but not w

ICO COFFEE EXPORTS FELL 11.5 PERCENT IN JANUARYJanuary Coffee exports to all destinations by

Mar. 11, 1991 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 27.0

In the wake of the Persian Gulf war, numerous shipping lines are considering entering the U.S.-Middl

The Pentagon may be buying used cargo ships in as little as four months, according to the terms of a

A rapidly deteriorating Soviet economy is wiping out most Western hopes for the country's rejuvenati

"You want me to sign a binding contract with a railroad?!" That's how Tim Towler, traffic ma

Two rivals for military cargoes to the Far East say they will make only minor adjustments after they

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 221.84 up 0.93 which compares wi

GATT PLAYERS PREPARE FOR FULL FARM TALKSKey players in the Uruguay Round of trade talks bega

Australian Primary Industry Minister John Kerin Monday announced a package of measures to assist whe

Gotland Group said it established South Pacific Interline Ltd. for trade between North America and