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Even economists who shudder at the thought of the world dividing itself into three regional, competi

Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., chairman of the Agriculture Committee, said he would oppose extending tra

The Federal Maritime Commission denied a vessel operator's request to change tariff rates in the U.S

Soviet coal miners, demanding better pay and conditions and the resignation of President Mikhail Gor

The Bonn government has decided to bail out the east German shipbuilding industry through millions o

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1726 (Mar. 5, 1991) Previous day - 1714 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

Orient Overseas Container Line has established a new dedicated intermodal service between the West C

Negotiations to amend a bilateral aviation treaty between the United States and the United Kingdom l

United Transport International PLC, of London, began a new trans-Atlantic service this week speciali

The Joint Underwriting Association of Massachusetts will lower its medical malpractice insurance rat

Tuesday Mar. 5, 1991 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

Mar. 5, 1991 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 27.50

The U.S. merchant marine is deficient by some 20 to 25 roll-on, roll-off cargo vessels, the Pentagon

Robert Oxnam, president of the Asia Society, recently conducted an unscientific study to find out ho

U.S. Agriculture Secretary-designate Edward Madigan vowed Thursday to ''fight like a junkyard dog" t

A new law in effect in Malta allows the Maltese flag to fly over foreign ships on bareboat charter t

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

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THE EXPORT-IMPORT BANK of the United States has a new policy permitting the financing of 100 percent

US NET GULF WAR COST PUT AT $15 BILLIONThe Persian Gulf military campaign will cost the Unit

Pilots at Northwest Airlines said Monday they have rejected management requests for a pay cut but ar

Five Western companies joined with the Soviet Union's aviation research institute to plan and assist

The United States and other industrial nations are close to agreeing to a major debt relief plan for

Orders received by U.S. factories fell 1.7 percent in January, the Commerce Department said Tuesday,

Farm acreage in drought-stricken California will likely drop by up to 10 percent this year, causing

Iowa Interstate Railroad is getting its second management team in less than six months. Offi

Japanese petrochemical companies are trying to enlist the help of Australian condensate producers in

Australia's Broken Hill Proprietary Co. may consider a huge expansion of its Escondida copper mine i

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 219.69 up 1.75 which compares wi

HONDA TO START EXPORTS TO EUROPE NEXT WEEKTORRANCE, Calif. - The first U.S.-made Hondas boun

ARE BIGGER SPECIALTY BROKERS BETTER, or are they bitter? The potential sale of Willis Faber

Political concerns and Iraq's empty coffers will keep U.S. companies away from any immediate effort

Participation of U.S. companies in the rebuilding of Kuwait may present a golden opportunity to end

A meeting Tuesday between striking oil workers and representatives of Petrobras SA, the national oil

Ghana has suspended Cocoa Marketing Co. Managing Director Mamah Gado Mohammed, pending conclusion of

Tue., March 5, 1991 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

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

Norway should stick to a long-term strategy of limiting its economic dependence on oil production a

Francis D'Souza, an Indian trader, soon may be selling carpets in Kuwait again. And Jun Roble, a Fil