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California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi has taken the initial steps to create guaranty fund

The Argentine government is reducing import tariffs, relaxing foreign investment laws and embarking

A Japanese importer compiles a list of micro-breweries across America. A Louisiana beer maker signs

FRENCH DOCKER STRIKE TO AFFECT PORT TRAFFICPARIS - French port traffic is likely to be affec

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. purchased Gates Construction Corp. in a move designed to broaden Great

The European Community will begin to prepare immediately for the lifting of sanctions against South

BFGoodrich Co. reported fourth quarter 1990 net income of $14.1 million, compared with $27.0 million

IRAQ HALTS SALES OF FUEL TO PUBLICNICOSIA, Cyprus - Iraq halted fuel supplies to the public

The Federal Maritime Commission denied a bid by an agricultural shippers' group for new restrictions

Sea trials are scheduled in August for Japan's first experimental vessel propelled by superconductin

Feb. 5, 1991 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

Two weeks after imposing a stiff war surcharge on air cargo, Cathay Pacific Airways and Lufthansa Ge

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''Trade Fairs" are proving a potent tool in helping the U.S. Customs Service spread the gospel of au

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is urging Congress to extend export control legislation that expired la

At the height of tensions between Manuel A. Noriega, Panama's ex-dictator, and opponents seeking to

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

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

Feb. 5, 1991 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 32.55

Despite official accolades for the Maritime Administration for its role in the Persian Gulf military

Trinidad and Tobago recorded a January-October merchandise trade surplus of TT$2.87 billion, (US$677

The German Bundesbank made a mistake by increasing its discount and Lombard rates last week and inst

Austin lawyer Claire Korioth, a longtime political ally and adviser of Democratic Gov. Ann Richards,

Ship sharing in the liner industry might strengthen some beleaguered ocean carriers, but not all, an

During the height of Washington's 1988-89 trade embargo against Panama, the U.S. military had to fly

Recent legislation in California, the nation's bellwether state for environmental developments, indi

Strategic alliances such as that announced last week by Sea-Land Service Inc. and Maersk Line will r

European Community foreign ministers unblocked $204 million in grants and loans to Syria Monday, end

The United States, Mexico and Canada announced Tuesday that they would begin talks aimed at forming

Pressure on the Transportation Department to reach a deal on landing rights at London's Heathrow Air

Soviet officials are saying that 6 percent of the U.S.S.R.'s record grain crop was lost during harve

The path to a merger of the New York Mercantile Exchange and the Commodity Exchange Inc. could be mi

The Georgia Ports Authority offered this week to ante up at least $200,000 for the expedited removal

Port security officers are paying close attention to ships arriving from the Middle East and in part

A.P. Moller, the Danish shipping group that owns Maersk Line, has appointed Vagn Lehd Moller as the

The committee studying inland transport access to U.S. ports under the auspices of the Transportatio

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

Feb. 5, 1991 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 215.02 up 1.37 which compares wi

Aluminum ingots- $1,465-$1,475 per ton lots & in warehouse min. 99.