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The escalation of postal rates, which took effect throughout the nation last Sunday, has delivered a

Investment in new technology could cut the rising costs of non-Mideast oil production, Jean Meo, Fre

The Persian Gulf war is rapidly transforming world oil markets and the way consumers and producers f

Warm weather helped bring down heating oil prices in the first week of February while gasoline conti

Feb. 8, 1991 Copper Total, 16,287. Gold Total, .1,619,735.Silver Total, .265,410,996.

Feb. 8, 1991 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

The European Commission's bid to curb state aids to industry in the run-up to the 1992 single market

Companies that make the advanced technologies that are scoring successes at the front may benefit fr

REGIONAL BLOCS Environmental Markets in Southeast Asia. Feb. 5: Washington. Feb. 7: New York

This year's American International Toy Fair rolls into town today, but all may not be the fun and ga

Jordan remains eligible for both the U.S. export bonus and export credit programs, despite a State D

Southerly winds are pushing a massive oil spill in miles-long ribbons toward the Saudi Arabian indus

Canadian Pacific Ltd. announced a drop in profit for the fourth quarter of 1990 to C$103.2 million (

The Australian government will decide the future of its wool price support program today, a spokesm

President Bush personally asked for and got help from Teamsters President William J. McCarthy to lob

Four U.S. airports will test safeguards designed to prevent a repeat of this month's accident at Los

Alberta Northeast Gas Ltd. signed 15-year contracts with Canadian suppliers for delivery to the U.S.

Public Service Co. of Colorado filed a complaint in U.S. District Court in Boise, Idaho, against Ida

Nicaragua is asking the United States for speedboats to patrol its Caribbean coast amid signs that c

SHIPYARD COMPANY SEEKS LA PORT LEASELOS ANGELES - A newly formed company known as Los Angele

Insurance agents and brokers are pushing for greater uniformity in state licensing requirements, say

Fri., Feb. 8, 1991 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

* JofC Industrial Price Index 6A * Howard Simon - Simon Says 7A* Janet Aschkenasy - Inside T

Vice Adm. Paul D. Butcher said chartering foreign vessels to help supply troops in the Persian Gulf

The first of nine arrested ships owned by Companhia de Navegacao Lloyd Brasileiro was expected to be

The dollar will sink to new lows this week, despite sustained efforts by central banks of Europe and

South African economic leaders said Friday unemployment would make the country ungovernable by the m

Egyptian businesses are beating the bushes for American backers to support reconstruction projects i

Trade policy issues rather than export promotion will be the main focus of the National Association

BELL ATLANTIC TO PROVIDE SOVIET CELLULAR SERVICEBRUSSELS, Belgium - Bell Atlantic announced

The Interstate Commerce Commission gave two regional railroads a year's exemption from the accountin

After a one-month respite, the heavy truck industry resumed its double-digit downward track as Janua

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

OIL TRADERS FEAR SPRING PRICE COLLAPSELONDON - The world oil market seems calm in the face o

Feb. 8, 1991 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

For the week ended Feb. 2, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 12

Feb. 8, 1991 JAPANFinancial FuturesJapanese Gov't BondsPer 10-year, 6% bond,

US TO HELP PRAGUE REVAMP STEEL INDUSTRYPRAGUE, Czechoslovakia - The United States will use $

Small and medium-sized Japanese trading houses and livestock producers are preparing for a major sha