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THE CRB FUTURES PRICE INDEX, reflecting activity in 21 commodity markets, retreated by 3.2 percent i

Wording in the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 is so broad that liability will have to be defined as spill

Designers from an Oakland consulting firm today are scheduled to unveil a $100 million plan that cou

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Textile Quotas to Watch as of Jan. 11, 1991* Country Category Description

As President Bush weighs possible U.S. responses to the Soviet crackdown in Lithuania, officials an

AUSTRALIA OKS PLANS FOR ALUMINUM SMELTERCANBERRA, Australia - A plan to greatly expand an Au

Traders on the London International Financial Futures Exchange will have to pay higher margins from

The environment will be the major challenge confronting the Australian chemical industry during 1991

ACRYLIC EMULSIONS Air Products and Chemicals Inc. will increase prices of its Flexcryl, Valt

Harry Rausch and Charles Purcell say the Maritime Administration has put their ship management compa

Alabama State Docks added nearly 21 acres of land with 1,500 feet on the waterfront to its new Blake

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

Aluminum ingots- $1,640-$1,700 per ton lots & in warehouse min. 99.

A top European Community official expressed pleasure Monday that the United States appears to be mov

Oil prices soared on the futures and so-called wet barrel markets Monday as the United Nations dead

With underwriters prepared to quote insurance rates for only 48 hours ahead of a vessel's arrival in

MANCHESTER TERMINAL CORP. (Houston) - Harry Reay was named president of this company, which operates

An oil industry expert Monday called for the issuance of waivers of U.S. shipping law to expand the

SKINNER SAYS SECURITY TIGHTENED IN US, ABROADWASHINGTON - Transportation Secretary Samuel K.

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New York Mercantile Exchange Jan. 11, 1991CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cents

California, one of the largest states, was the top spender on international trade programs for fisca

Price reductions negotiated in Tokyo recently by Australian suppliers marked the beginning of the de

The head of the Geneva-based organization that regulates most of the world's trade is expect

As the Jan. 15 deadline for Iraq's withdrawal from Kuwait comes and goes, making the ugly specter of

Jan. 14, 1991 JAPANFinancial Futures*Japanese Gov't BondsPer 10-year, 6% bon

The following is the list of bunker prices obtained during the course of week endingJan. 11, 1990. U

MERELY COUNTING BODIES ON the front line won't tell us how many men, women and children will be take

The full implications of war in the Middle East hit Brazilians only last week, with the failure of

The Soviet Union and Egypt have signed a barter trade agreement worth US$750 million that includes t

The Japanese aluminum industry expects little impact on aluminum ingot imports if Japan drops its cu

Futures exchanges here have been working overtime lately to make sure they are braced for the price

The Supreme Court Monday agreed to determine whether some ship suppliers can make claims under marit

IRAN SEEKS SOY PRODUCTS DESPITE GULF SHIP RISKBUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Iran Monday asked pr

JOHN V. CARR & SON INC. (Detroit) - Carole Douras was promoted to vice president of human resources.

BARGES BREAK LOOSE; RIVER TRAFFIC UNAFFECTEDNEW ORLEANS - A portion of the Mississippi River

EPA LAUNCHES DRIVE TO CUT POWER USEWASHINGTON - The Environmental Protection Agency is under

As 1991 begins, the travel business is fraught with uncertainty and potential trouble. Not only i

Mon., Jan 14, 1991 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U