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The world oil market is suspended between the twin threats of price explosion and collapse, with mos

PANSOPHIC INKS PACT WITH SAMSUNG UNITLISLE, Ill. - In the first of several planned moves to

SINGAPORE BACKS PLAN FOR E. ASIA TRADE BLOCSingapore has backed Malaysia's proposed trade bl

Another softening of a once highly contested law barring imports of computer operating programs is e

Textile Quotas to Watch as of Jan. 4, 1991* Country Category Description

Some fundamental changes may be necessary at Lloyd's of London if the world's most famous insurance

A government agency launched a new program designed to boost ship repair facilities and conserve for

Olin Corp., Stamford, Ciba-Geigy Ltd., Basel, Switzerland and Ciba-Geigy Corp., Ardsley, N.Y., joint

ATOCHEM POSTS PRICE INCREASES Atochem North America Inc.'s Organic Chemicals division increa

OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORP. (Dallas) - J. Roger Hirl was promoted to the additional position of chief

AFTER DIVING TO A 15-YEAR LOW of $3.93 an ounce (basis the Handy & Harman price) on Dec. 17, silver

Iran's floating stock of crude oil in Europe has fallen in recent weeks, but evidence from shipping

Trade leads supplied by: US Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Clayton Yeutter Monday said he is likely to remain in his p

Weekend storms in the British Isles killed 11 crewmembers lost off two ships. Ten of the 12

Jan. 7, 1991 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

While much of the U.S. economy has been hurt by cost increases caused by the Persian Gulf crisis, pa

Brazil, the Third World's biggest debtor, said Friday it had resumed paying interest on its medium-

Annual 1 Mo. 3 Mo. Year Daily Smoothed Ago Ago Ago1/5 1/4 Change % Change:

Monday Jan. 7, 1991 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

Jan. 7, 1991 Copper Total, 18,846. Gold Total, .1,627,549.Silver Total, .263,908,704.

1435 (Jan. 7, 1991) Previous day - 1436 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

The U.S. economy should grow a sluggish 0.5 percent on average in real gross national product in 199

A late-December request from Sen. Donald Riegle, D-Mich., for a Treasury Department study on the ins

Liu Song-jin climbed the ranks of China Ocean Shipping Co. through its Cosco Guangzhou unit, one of

Utah Coal Ltd. Monday continued to restore its mining operations after severe storm damage in eight

Chevron Corp. will boost capital and exploratory spending by an estimated $800 million this year, ab

HELLMAN INTERNATIONAL FORWARDERS (New York) - Paul Law was named Far East sales executive, a new pos

Container volume through the Port of Singapore exceeded the equivalent of 5 million 20-foot units, o

Production of new jet freighters at Boeing Co. more than quadrupled during 1990, thanks partly to im

Telefonica Larga Distancia, a branch of government-owned Puerto Rico Telephone Co., has formed a joi

Since the U.S. economy is ill, nearly everyone in Latin America believes the region's economies are

Mon., Jan. 7, 1991 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

California growers and insurers both find themselves faced with losses approaching $200 million beca

The Supreme Court Monday let stand a ruling that American companies can be sued in a Texas court for

A unit of the Evergreen Group launched regular container service between Taiwan and Vietnam.

BASE METAL PRICES SEEN FALLING 18 PERCENT IN 1991Base metal prices are expected to fall 18 p

The hulking black locomotive looked like a penned-up bull - powerful, menacing and anxious to burst

With last fall's shipment of three fire trucks to Taiwan, a local exporter believes he's helped an A

EC WILL EXPAND USE OF ECU TO OTHER AREASBRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Community will expa