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Some owners of U.S.-flag oil tankers are reaping unexpected benefits from the Persian Gulf crisis as

International Petroleum Exchange Jan. 7, 1991Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)-

BULK CARRIER SINKS IN GULF OF OMANLONDON - The 11,972-deadweight-metric-ton bulk carrier Dem

As some of the nation's largest airlines tumble toward bankruptcy, frequent fliers have cause to fre

Taiwan's gold imports dipped to 103.7 metric tons in 1990, down 35.12 percentfrom the previo

The Port of Rotterdam said it is suing a French state-owned mining company to recover costs of clean

The tougher oil pollution law Congress enacted last year is forcing increases in the crew sizes of t

The telephone installer, the rural postmaster and the boiler operator skidded across the turquoise w

A 33 percent corporate tax rate became effective Jan. 1 in Luxembourg, following a 1 percent reducti

A failure of the stalled global trade talks would hurt President Bush's Latin American trade proposa

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Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (America) Inc. announced Monday a reorganization plan that includes the naming o

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

Jan. 7, 1991 JAPANFinancial Futures*Japanese Gov't BondsPer 10-year, 6% bond

Over the past 16 months, China Ocean Shipping Co. doubled its ship capacity across the Pacific, depl

New York Mercantile Exchange Jan. 4, 1990CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cents

Jan. 7, 1991 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 35.95

EAGLE-PICHER SEEKS BANKRUPTCY PROTECTIONEagle-Picher Industries Inc. filed for Chapter 11 ba

GOODRICH TAKES OVER HERCULES AIRCRAFT UNITSBFGoodrich Co. said it completed its acquisition

Imports of crude oil fell to their lowest level in nearly two years last week as U.S. refiners grew

CRUDE PRICES JUMP BY $2.75 ON NYMEXNEW YORK - Oil prices on the New York Mercantile Exchange

PAPERLESS TRADING can mean less people in the workplace - just ask Sears, Roebuck and Co. Fe

Israeli politicians Monday criticized a plan to hire 10,000 foreigners to build homes for a flood of

The U.S. Agriculture Department tentatively agreed to include freight costs in its export credit pac

Checkpoint Systems Inc., which manufactures advanced microprocessor and radio frequency-based securi

The Romanian government plans to fire about 200,000 metal workers and miners as part of a drive to s

California's major insurers have been flooded with claims from a sudden freeze that has been called

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Jan. 7, 1991Bid AskedCopper-G

Jan. 7, 1991 RESELLER Rack-Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded Mid- Premi

Jan. 7, 1991 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

South Korean President Roh Tae Woo Monday received a letter from Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev

The story headlined "Property/Casualty Pros Reveal New Year's Goals," which appeared on Page 9A in

Ghana is seeking to persuade China to join a joint venture for the processing of cocoa beans, a sour

The price of the basket of seven crude oils monitored by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Cou

REPORT SAYS IRAQ SET TO DISCUSS WITHDRAWALLONDON - Iraq's ruling Revolutionary Command Counc

Jan. 7, 1991 This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the e

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange board of governors announced Monday it has adopted a new clearing fe

Suez Canal revenues for 1990 exceeded expectations by $0.2 billion. Two versions of the figure, one

The replacement of the East bloc's trade coordinating group with a new organization is a transitiona