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U.S. airlines are breathing a sigh of relief after the Thai government deferred for seven months its

Poor export demand will continue to weigh on corn futures prices this year unless weather problems h

Japanese buyers of naphtha from Saudi Arabian national oil company Samarec are going to ask for a ch

Feb. 21, 1991 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

Feb. 21, 1991 Copper Total, 12,879. Gold Total, .1,556,232.Silver Total, .264,464,763.

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 212.92 off 0.16 which compare

U.S.-style head-hunting is prospering in Japan as increasing worker mobility takes a toll on the nat

Four West Coast states and Hawaii hope to form a bloc that would have wide authority to regulate tan

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

Canada will stop taxing the international earnings of foreign shipowners who establish a base in tha

Communist-ruled Cuba is speeding moves to open its economy to foreign capitalists for joint ventures

For 10 days Salim Haddad drove his tanker truck through northwest Iraq, uncomfortably aware that the

A Soviet plan that would raise retail prices on a host of goods is not part of a comprehensive econo

As part of its ongoing bid to make its port more efficient and attractive to shipowners, Singapore t

Even in today's dog-eat-dog global market, exports from one company can beget exports from another.<

StatesWest Airlines Inc. announced several appointments as part of a management reorganization plan.

The Senate has approved with only minor changes a controversial bill that would extend existing rest

ICO: AVERAGE '90 PRICE OF COFFEE 67 CENTS A POUNDThe average price of coffee for calendar 19

Singapore International Monetary Exchange Feb. 21, 1991Dubai Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel

Aluminum ingots- $1,475-$1,495 per ton lots & in warehouse min. 99.

Feb. 21, 1991 JAPANFinancial FuturesJapanese Gov't BondsPer 10-year, 6% bond

Cargo volume at the Port of Gothenburg, Sweden, increased 8 percent last year over 1989 levels.<

The Persian Gulf war may be about oil, but experts say the future stability of the Middle East will

NAVISTAR LOSS WIDENED IN FISCAL 1ST QUARTERCHICAGO - Navistar International Corp. lost $38 m

Thu., Feb. 21, 1991 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

DATE OF AWARD: "E" Award on May 14, 1990.WHY THE AWARD WAS GIVEN:In 1983 Dresser Ind

The International Monetary Fund gave its official seal of approval to the Philippine government's em

"Operation Desert Shield was a proving ground, a test of our system. As good as it's been, we need t

In "'Circle of Poison' Debate Set To Heat Up Again in Congress," on Page 7A in The Journal of Commer

NYC DEPARTMENT WINS 'E' AWARDThe New York City Department of Ports and Trade was presented w

MONGOLIA OPENS DOOR TO FOREIGN OIL FIRMSBEIJING - The Mongolian legislature will allow forei

John McConnell, the actor who will portray American political leader Huey Pierce Long in the one-man

Three large insurers are trying to build a coalition of insurers, manufacturers, professional firms,

International Petroleum Exchange Feb. 21, 1991Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

The United States is expected to announce today that it will not take trade action this year against

* Hong Kong Toymakers Clobbered at N.Y. Show 4A * Alan Abrams - Inside Talk on Shipping 3B*

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NIGERIA ALLOCATES LNG TO US, EUROPELAGOS, Nigeria - Nigeria allocated liquefied natural gas

Long-promised tighter regulations on Malaysia's insurance sector have been approved in parliament, g

Martin Lundberg, chief executive and chairman of the Swedish transport group Bilspedition AB, impati