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German statistician F.O. Licht Thursday raised its forecast of world 1990-91 (September-August) suga

A bill to boost funding for the export bonus program is in the early development stage and could be

A southwest Louisiana shipyard survived the mid-1980s oil bust by targeting the leisure market. And

The European Commission Thursday approved proposals for a radical reform of the Common Agriculture P

Parallel reform in all sectors of international trade could be imperative for the long-term economic

The Maritime Administration says there is no need at the moment to waive a domestic shipping law and

The Massachusetts state agency charged with cleaning up Boston's notoriously dirty harbor gave a com

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 214.16 off 1.05 which compares

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The story goes that when gruff Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf threw his size 11 1/ 2 boot back at the mi

Visit Indonesia Year, a festival of tourism that began with much fanfare and high hopes on New Year'

At 1 a.m. in suburban Blue Bell, the lights are on and a full work force at Armour Pharmaceutical is

Three major Japanese life insurance companies said they would be willing to resume loans to China de

The Chicago Board of Trade is likely to de-list its futures and options contracts on the Topix index

Freight forwarders, shippers and any other trade-oriented groups now have electronic access to key i

ABOUT HALF THE SHIPPERS along Conrail's Southern Tier appear mollified with promises they'll receive

WHAT IT IS: Federal Maritime Commission interim regulations that enforce the Non-Vessel-Operating Co

GEORGIA PORTS AUTHORITY (Savannah, Ga.) - John Deaver was named director of public affairs, with res

International sales from mines in Central Appalachia, the nation's top coal exporting region, will g

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The United States should coordinate operations with the Soviet Union to halt the spread of non-conve

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF NVOCCS. Feb. 4-5. Miami. Christopher L. Koch, chairman of the Federal M

While war rages in the Persian Gulf, U.S. oil service construction and engineering companies are gea

Housing starts in Japan dropped 1.4 percent to 141,861 units during Decemberfrom the same mo

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

Royal Nedlloyd NV, the shipping, trucking and energy group, is studying a restructuring plan put for

Dow Chemical Co. Thursday reported higher sales but lower earnings for both the fourth quarter and

Du Pont Co.'s Medical Products division sold three diagnostic businesses to focus resources on its c

U.S. pressure on Panama to cooperate on investigations into money laundering and tax evasion is thre

UAL CORP. POSTS LOSS OF $123.5 MILLIONCHICAGO - UAL Corp., the holding company whose primary

Wartime warnings about leaving luggage unattended have become routine at the nation's airports, but

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Thursday Jan. 31, 1991 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

Japan will offer a plan to partially lift its ban on rice imports and allow up to 5 percent of its d

US FIRMS CONSERVATIVE ON SPENDING IN 1991Fewer U.S. businesses are planning to boost capital

The U.S. economic recession may continue through late this year or longer, Richard Lesher, president

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Egypt, under the stress of the Persian Gulf war, has boldly pledged to bite the bullet of economic r