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PLATINUM PRICES DROP TO 5-YEAR LOWSNEW YORK - Platinum prices, already hounded by poor indus

UNITED PARCEL SERVICE received a surprise gift from the Postal RateCommission. The c

RED SEA OIL TERMINALS OPERATING AT CAPACITYExports from Saudi Arabia's crude oil loading ter

Waterfront employers in the New York-New Jersey port area will be paying less for security guards' f

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New York Mercantile Exchange Feb. 4, 1991CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cents

President Bush's proposals to curb Medicare spending further came under sharp attack Monday from con

Continued fears of inflation linked to the war in the Persian Gulf are keeping the Bank of Japan fro

By all accounts, the bloodbath taking place in the North Atlantic trade lanes is worsening.

The story "RIMS Poll Gives Edge to Direct Writers," which appeared on Page 9A of The Journal of Comm

For the second time in a year, barge traffic along the Missouri River and a crucial segment of the M

The United States will be the object of a two-pronged attack at the regular monthly meeting of the G

MCDONNELL DOUGLAS POSTS LOSS FOR QUARTERNEW YORK - McDonnell Douglas Corp. posted a fourth-q

BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB (New York) - Richard F. Gaccione has been appointed president, Bristol-Myers Pr

The board of the London Metal Exchange is to discuss the possible introduction of a tin options cont

Delegates from 130 nations began negotiations Monday on a new international agreement they hope will

Two Argentine nationals have won appeals of their 1989 convictions for trying to extort $10 million

The Maritime Administration is sponsoring a $275,000, 16-month study whose ultimate goal is to impro

1489 (Feb. 5, 1991) Previous day - 1486 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

Feb. 5, 1991 Copper Total, 17,109. Gold Total, .1,739,229.Silver Total, .266,672,908.

International Petroleum Exchange Feb. 5, 1991Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)-

NEW ENGLAND: EASTERN UTILITIES ASSOCIATES, BOSTON Service Area: Southeastern Massachusetts

ATTEMPTING TO REVIVE VOLUME in lumber futures, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange instituted new rules

NORTH AMERICAN REINSURANCE CORP. (New York) - Five were advanced to the position of assistant vice p

SHORTLY AFTER THE INVASION of Kuwait last Aug. 2, when foreigners became some sort of temporary insu

Soviet officials Monday said the KGB and police would inspect foreign-backed joint ventures as part

The recent unrest in the Baltic states will have serious effects on the present and future transport

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New York will have the highest state gasoline tax in the nation if the 10- cent-a-gallon increase on

Textile Quotas to Watch as of Feb. 1, 1991* Country Category Description

As of Feb. 4, 1991 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list prices

Nearly three weeks into the Persian Gulf war, political and economic leaders believe the conflict wi

In recent years New Jersey has begun to take its own conservative approach to pesticides in farming,

LIFE INSURER PLACED INTO LIQUIDATION IN PA.Life Assurance Co. of Pennsylvania was placed int

CHUBB REPORTS RISE IN NET FOR QUARTERWARREN, N.J. - Chubb Corp.'s 1990 fourth quarter net in

CHINA SECURES FUNDING FOR SHENZHEN AIRPORTHONG KONG - Total funding for the HK$1.5 billion (

Nedlloyd Lijnen BV will redeploy to other trades four ships in its monthly U.S. West Coast-Australia

The opening up of the east German market and subsequent heavy demand for a wide variety of imported

Japan's oil companies are eager to import crude oil, liquefied petroleum gas and petroleum products

The re-election Sunday of a pro-nuclear governor in Japan's Aomori Prefecture guarantees the prefect