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On the eve of possible battle for Kuwait, it was very much business as usual Wednesday for the exile

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 221.60 up 0.35 which compares w

L'Express Airlines, a small regional airline that sought Bankruptcy Court protection last week, has

A Philippine embassy official Wednesday said his country is requesting that its entire $20 million F

After several weeks of navigation problems caused by high water, shipping on the Ohio River is slowl

Jan. 16, 1991 RESELLER Rack-Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded Mid- Prem

Jan. 16, 1991 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 35.9

Two federal transportation agencies are reviewing their policies on providing war-risk insurance to

GULF CONTRIBUTIONS FROM ALLIES FALL SHORTThe Congressional Budget Office says contributions

As traders weigh the impact of war in the Persian Gulf on the cotton futures market, analysts seem r

AT&T TO CALL MEETING OF NCR SHAREHOLDERSAmerican Telephone & Telegraph Co. said Wednesday th

Like many a landlubber, I've occasionally thought how nice it would be to ship out for a couple of m

Egypt started sweeping the Suez Canal for mines Wednesday, after a U.N. deadline expired for Iraq to

Wed., Jan. 16, 1991 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

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U.S. Trade Representative Carla Hills has said the United States will not ''unilaterally disarm" by

U.S. automakers are pressing for new restrictions on the ever-encroaching Japanese manufacturers, bu

The U.S. dollar traded higher Wednesday afternoon in a nervous and jittery market af- ter skidding b

The new deep-sea port intended to ease congestion in Thailand received its first ship last weekend,

NYMEX CRISIS PLAN GETS CFTC APPROVALNEW YORK - The Commodity Futures Trading Commission appr

Insurance rates for tankers destined for the Saudi port of Ras Tanura in the Persian Gulf soared Wed

With the deadline for withdrawal of Iraqi troops from Kuwait passed and the sword of war nearly draw

A U.S.-Mexico free trade agreement will generate income for the United States as newly employed Mexi

A city fiscal crisis is threatening the existence of the New York maritime industry's only voice in

Chrysler Corp.'s joint venture in China marks its seventh anniversary this week, with officials sayi

Japanese domestic investment is a far greater threat to the U.S. economy than Japanese investment in

Asia's textile giants today open three days of discussion and exchange of information on research an

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A bad mix of winter weather threatens to strangle the 1991 Missouri River barge season before it beg

Scansped USA, the international freight forwarding arm of Swedish company Bilspedition AB, acquired

BURNS & LEVINSON (Boston) - Alan S. Perlin joined this law firm as counsel. He will assist thefirm w

As of Jan. 16, 1991 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list price

New York Mercantile Exchange Jan. 15, 1991CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cents

Rail wages should rise 3 percent in July and employees who have worked a year before a new labor-man

Trade and foreign policy experts say that denying U.S. grain credits to the Soviet Union would do li

China is suspending exports of tungsten ore shortly after proclaiming itself the world's largest sup

As California farmers add up the damage from the state's most catastrophic frost, an Oakland company

Ocean shipping between the Middle East and North America was marked by calm Wednesday despite the pa

An American construction company said it was suspending work on the new U.S. Embassy in Amman as of

Quebec business leaders have lost confidence in Canada's economy and political future, a poll of bus