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Aluminum ingots- $1,640-$1,700 per ton lots & in wareh

As of Jan. 24, 1991 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list price

As refrigerated container technology nears perfection, the time is ripe for shippers of fruit and pr

Hong Kong shipowners, facing rocketing insurance and operating costs for freight to the Middle East

Even with action heating up in the Persian Gulf and Iraqi Scud missiles being blown out of the skies

RECEIPTS DECLINE AT US CUSTOMSWASHINGTON - U.S. Customs duties receipts, which some economis

Moody's Investors Service downgraded Ambase Corp.'s senior debt rating to Caa, reflecting bonds in p

At least eight tankers were loading at Saudi Arabia's oil terminals at Ras Tanura and Juaymah Thursd

New York Mercantile Exchange Jan. 23, 1991CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cents

The decline of the dollar has knocked the bottom out of haute couture and the Persian Gulf crisis is

When jotting down reminders for the next year, American housewares manufacturers might do well to sc

Puerto Rican independence would reduce some of the advantages of the Caribbean Basin Initiative to A

GERMANS REJECT CHARGES OF SELLING ARMS TO IRAQ BONN, Germany - Top German industries angri

Despite congressional condemnation of the Soviet crackdown in the Baltic republics, there is a growi

MIDEAST NATIONS SEEN SEEKING THAI RICEThe gulf war has given Thailand an opportunity to boos

Higher fuel prices drove fourth-quarter profits down at Burlington Northern Railroad Co. and Norfolk

European aircraft manufacturer Airbus Industrie expects to obtain a 34 percent share ofthe global ma

ACE GROUP TO CONTINUE ROUTE AROUND AFRICATOKYO - The Ace Group of three shipping lines decid

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 216.02 off 1.11 which compare

Jan. 24, 1991 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

Dutch shippers are spearheading a protest by European exporters against shipping lines that sharply

American business is about to benefit from a series of government decisions easing strategic export

The formation of a joint marketing venture, Evergreen Partners, Inc., was announced Tuesday by Charl

Q: The official word from Treasury is that they are still undecided about recommending expanded bank

The Mexican government says it will continue to honor all of its oil contracts with theUnited States

It could take Occidental Petroleum Corp. as long as two years to dissolve its joint-venture coal pro

Delta Air Lines Wednesday reported a record net loss for the fiscal second quarter, ended Dec. 31, o

Thursday Jan. 24, 1991 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

Silver futures prices Thursday plunged to their lowest level in 17 years on heavy liquidation.

The U.S. recession and federal budget cuts will hit home to grain traders this year as the influenti

VISTA CHEMICAL POSTS FISCAL 1ST-QUARTER LOSSVista Chemical Co. of Houston Thursday reported

HENKEL TO BUILD NEW TEXTILE LABHenkel Corp. Thursday said it will build a new research and d

Texaco Refining and Marketing Inc. is seeking Maritime Administration permission to sell its U.S.-fl

Trade leads are supplied by: US Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service Agri

The cargo ship Eagle Nova is registered in Germany, contrary to information initially available from

A number of shipping lines that suspended services to northern destinations in the Persian Gulf when

Even if the shooting in the Persian Gulf stopped today, aviation war- riskrates would remain high, s

Thirsty allied jets are sucking up vast amounts of fuel in raids on Iraq but oil industry officials

* Customs Update 5A * Howard Simon - Simon Says 7A* Premium Talk: Independent Insurance Agen

The Treasury Department has entered the debate over the regulation of the insurance industry by unde