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''HIGHER HIRES, the market's on fire. . ." was the watchword last week for Baltic FreightIndex rates

Fri., Feb. 15, 1991 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

Officials in three states are taking aim at life insurance policy clauses that deny war-related cove

Moving a step ahead of the White House energy plan, Congress already has introduced scores of propos

For the week ended Feb. 9, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 11

Feb. 15, 1991 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 32.5

Taiwan is beginning to confront the huge environmental costs of its economic miracle. Four d

The sometimes controversial selection process for centralized examination sites at seaports and airp

A new express landbridge across the Soviet Union won't make much of a dent in all-water shipping fro

Brazilian liner operator Companhia Marinha Maritima Nacional SA will expand its U.S. Gulf Coast cont

International Petroleum Exchange Feb. 15, 1991Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

The Soviet Union has acquired state-of-the-art technology for the transfer of vital commercial data

Days after Soviet Prime Minister Valentin Pavlov charged Western banks with a ''ruble plot" against

PROPOSED 1992 BUDGET BOLSTERS PENSION FUNDWASHINGTON - The president's fiscal 1992 budget pr

The runway collision of two airliners in Los Angeles this month again has spotlighted a disturbing p

BULGARIAN AIRLINE SEEKS LONG-RANGE JETSSOFIA, Bulgaria - Bulgaria's national airline, alread

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Feb. 15, 1991 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Singapore International Monetary Exchange Feb. 15, 1991Dubai Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel

Eyeing the lucrative Pacific Rim trade, Mallory Group has opened a Seattle export terminal.

ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS (Washington) - John J. Robinson was named senior assistant vice pr

The first weeks of 1991 indicate that European airlines face a difficult period, the Association of

This table lists spot coal contracts signed between the Tennessee Valley Authority and coal producer

The European Commission is expected to approve a temporary support plan for airlines Wednesday to he

The worst may be over for the dollar and the U.S. economy, but much depends on the unpredictable cou

Crude oil futures on the New York Mercantile Exchange gyrated wildly Friday. Futures initial

NORSK HYDRO'S OUTPUT OF OIL FELL IN 1990Oil production by Norwegian oil group Norsk Hydro A/

Feb. 15, 1991 JAPANFinancial FuturesJapanese Gov't BondsPer 10-year, 6% bond

Non-traditional Egyptian exports such as clothing and pipes are now surpassing such traditional expo

The following business missions are scheduled. The Journal of Commerce assumes no responsibility for

Japan did not rule out a continuation of a market-sharing arrangement during talks Thursday on renew

PANEL SETS HEARING ON FMC BUDGETWASHINGTON - The House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committ

More skilled employment of cargo containers is needed by the military to improve its transport opera

The rise in oil prices since Iraq's invasion of Kuwait is affecting Japan's trucking companies only

Industrialized countries are continuing to dump huge quantities of toxic waste in the Third World an

The former Todd Shipyards Corp. facility at the Port of Los Angeles has beenclosed now for m

* Gordon Platt - Currency Forecast 3A * JofC Industrial Price Index 6A* Commodity Research B

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

As of Feb. 15, 1991 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list price

Friday Feb. 15, 1991 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin