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(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Feb. 15, 1991Bid AskedCopper-

The president of the Texas Association of Steel Importers charged Thursday that the International Lo

When Jackie Mason's insurance limit was upped by $500,000 to cover the increased risk of his wartime

CONTINENTAL NET INCOME FELL IN FOURTH QUARTERFourth quarter net income of Continental Corp.

FIVE OPTIONS WEIGHED FOR SOLVENCY RULESWASHINGTON - Congress is considering five options to

1590 (Feb. 14, 1991) Previous day - 1576 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

International Petroleum Exchange Feb. 14, 1991Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Asian airlines are suffering from plunging passenger numbers and soaring fuel prices, but their pros

Some sectors of the U.K. electricity supply industry, which is being sold toprivate investors, will

Navistar International Transportation Corp. notched the lone sales gain in the heavy truck industry

Experts monitoring the gulf oil spill that could endanger Saudi drinking water supplies and industri

Transportation Secretary Samuel Skinner said Thursday that he was "still optimistic" of successfully

SOVIETS SUBMIT BID FOR US BONUS WHEATKANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Soviet Union Thursday bid for 50

Airlines face higher costs and more difficulty in financing aircraft on account of a federal bankrup

As the U.S.-Japan semiconductor agreement nears its expiration, negotiators Thursday formally began

The Port of Singapore Authority, which just recently reached the 5 million mark, said it hopes to ha

World sugar production will exceed consumption by some 3.3 million metric tons in 1990-91 (September

Japanese semiconductor companies, blazing ahead of their American rivals, Thursday unveiled prototyp

The European Community Commission Thursday threatened to retaliate against the U.S. decision to take

Consolidated Rail Corp. presented its third annual Chairman's Transportation Quality awards to 14 sh

Physical soft commodity traders in London said they expected most trade houses here to suffer some f

ITEL CORP. EARNINGS SOARED IN 4TH QUARTERCHICAGO - Itel Corp. reported fourth-quarter earnin

International airlines and freight forwarders are introducing additional charges they maintain are n

SAUDIS TO VISIT JAPAN FOR OIL CONTRACT TALKSTOKYO - A delegation from Saudi Arabia's nationa

The exiled government of Kuwait is expected to use as a model the recently concluded $3.5 billion lo

While many large ocean freight consolidators lobbied hard for new federal legislation regulating the

The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade will hold informal meetings next week in yet another effo

U.S. and Mexican negotiators who will play key roles in shaping a North American free trade agreemen

Malaysian International Shipping Corp. signed an order for 1,035 20-foot cargo containers, or TEUs,

Western businesses and banks say Soviet companies still aren't paying their bills on time and the pr

A proposed free trade agreement between the United States and Mexico may hold some nasty surprises f

Royal Nedlloyd NV, the troubled Dutch shipping and transport group, announced Thursday it will hold

New York Mercantile Exchange Feb. 13, 1991CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cents

American President Domestic Co., the intermodal arm of Oakland-based American PresidentCos., is beef

Another year of drought and weak prices threatens the survival of California's wheat industry, as al

The withdrawal of American Airlines from the Los Angeles-to-San Francisco corridor has given slightl

Talk about getting lost in the mail. Workers at the main post office in Miami have been work

Japan's 12 city banks will not be boosting reserves as expected against loans to developing countrie

Canada's Bank of Montreal will lower its prime lending rate 0.25 percentage point to 11.25 percent,

The signing of a $150 million PL-480 commodities agreement between Egypt and the United States appea