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International Petroleum Exchange Jan. 14, 1991Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Sea-Land Service Inc., known for more than three decades as a major containerline, is about to begin

Federal Express Corp.'s plan to begin next-day delivery of domestic heavyweight freight this spring

U.S. steelmakers may look overseas in 1991 to offset what could be a steep drop in domestic sales.

Saddam Hussein's march into Kuwait and the shift toward freer trade in Latin America will give South

Mexico will offer free trade and oil benefits to five Central American nations to help them recover

Singapore wants to become the Hollywood of the East. Better known for efficiency than for cr

The United States and Mexico should be able to complete negotiations on a free trade agreement this

The insurance industry should accept the inevitability of unprecedented scrutiny in the new Congress

Far East Levingston Shipbuilding Ltd. is contesting as groundless a damage claim by Houston-based Ca

ST. PAUL SOFTWARE UNVEILS NEW PROGRAMST PAUL, Minn. - St. Paul Software Inc. established a n

LAST WEEK'S COLUMN outlined a method by which bunker surcharges, levied by liner shipping companies

Thai oil traders were instructed by the Petroleum Authority of Thailand to maintain 45 days worth of

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

Jan. 11, 1991 RESELLER Rack-Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded Mid- Prem

Vietnamese and resident foreign nationals will have to pay between 10 percent and 50 percent of thei

Seeking to reassure Western business interests, officials of the Soviet Union's second-largest city

Metals analysts, dealers and traders in Europe are divided on the likely effect of a Persian Gulf wa

Soviet trade sources in London said Friday they believe a five-year sales contract for Ivorian cocoa

Egypt will probably keep the Suez Canal open if a Persian Gulf war erupts, shipping sources said Thu

The nation's airlines lost money throughout 1990, but the soaring cost of jet fuel after the Aug. 2

U.S. Trade Representative Carla Hills said Friday that chances for saving the Uruguay Round of world

The International Energy Agency Friday adopted an emergency contingency plan to provide 2.5 million

This table lists spot coal contracts signed between the Tennessee Valley Authority and coalproducers

The Department of Justice wants the Federal Maritime Commission to scrap a proposal requiring the in

As of Jan. 11, 1991 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list price

The government of Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar has mapped out a contingency plan in case war break

The U.S. dollar will soar if there is a war in the Persian Gulf, but the currency will drop with a t

The conventional auto industry wisdom of the 1950s and 1960s was that safety didn't sell because it

Detroit, Tokyo, Turin and Stuttgart long have been considered the world's great automotive centers.<

Florida Employers Insurance Co. and American Employers Group Inc. said Friday their tentative agreem

DUTCH INSURER LICENSED TO SELL IN HUNGARYTHE HAGUE, Netherlands - Nationale-Nederlanden Hung

The federal government is preparing to fund feasibility and design studies that could help put a new

Conoco Refinery Set To Restart This MonthHOUSTON - Conoco Inc. said its 138,000-barrel-a-day

The London International Petroleum Exchange will introduce breaks in oil futures trading should a wa

India this month approved construction of a steel plant with government and private participation, t

Average retail gasoline prices in Massachusetts fell 4 cents a gallon in the last two weeks and 17 c

VOICE-ACTIVATED PHONE DIALS AT YOUR COMMANDINNOVATIVE COMMUNICATIONS, of Lodi, N.J., introdu

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 220.60 up 0.14 which compares