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Barely a year ago, the only disaster that could possibly befall Japan's mind- boggling land market,

George P. Turner is assistant vice president, petrochemical minerals marketing, for Consolidated Rai

Ports and the petroleum transport industry have taken an old adage to heart in their efforts to cope

Gold futures plummeted Wednesday afternoon near session lows under pressurefrom sliding crud

In a move reflecting Japan's growing pre-eminence in the world semiconductor industry, Teradyne Inc.

For much of the last decade, Americans have been grumbling about the increasing Japanese presence in

The start of a new year and a new congressional session will bring a fresh look at old maritime poli

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

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that cotton farmers must set aside 5 percent of their a

The U.S. Department of Agriculture last week officially announced that U.S. farmers would have to id

Wednesday Jan. 2, 1991 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

Jan. 2, 1991 RESELLER Rack-Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded Mid- Premi

Jan. 2, 1991 JAPANFinancial Futures*Japanese Gov't BondsPer 10-year, 6% bond

JAPAN TO EASE TERMS IN DISPUTE WITH USSRJapan will soften its conditions for normalizing tie

PURCHASERS' INDEX POINTS TO SLOWDOWNNEW YORK - The National Association of Purchasing Manage

Enter the white marble Palace of Congresses in the Kremlin and follow the scent of pungent Bulgarian

Hefty rate increases for the subscribers of Blue Cross organizations based in Philadelphia and Pitts

Jan. 2, 1991 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 36.95

As of Jan. 2, 1990 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list prices

The Western world appears to be stunned and disappointed that the great reformer himself - Mikhail G

DIXIE MACHINE WELDING & METAL WORKS INC. (New Orleans) - Carl M. "Dick" Roussel was named president

Australia has been urged to set up a public inquiry into freight rates charged by international ship

For people in the shortage-plagued cities of Siberia, it's almost as if the Grinch had stolen New Ye

The Miami River has a reputation as an unruly waterway - a conveyance for contraband and pollutants.

Ohio's Zimmer generating station - the only electrical plant designed for nuclear power but converte

When Duncan Broatch first suggested damming up Yantic Falls for a small hydroelectric project, he fi

Overseas investors, particularly the Japanese, continue to pour money into the U.S. real estate mark

Recently, 4,000 university students took to the streets with firebombs and rocks, demanding an end t

Jan. 2, 1991 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Energy analysts, who already are looking beyond the Middle East conflict, say a resolution by almost

New York Mercantile Exchange Dec. 31, 1990CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cents

Small exporters are often priced out of larger Caribbean countries by big companies and volume disco

Thirteen years ago, Pepsi-Cola Co.'s 2-liter plastic bottle began edging aside Pepsi's heavier, brea

A second Iraqi "peace boat" organized by North African trade unionists will leave Algiers for the Ir

A Florida electric utility will continue to buy coal from eastern Kentucky thanks to an amendment th

Rhode Island oil dealers are concerned that they get "fair play" from the media and state officials

CSX Corp. earned $129 million, or $1.31 a share, on revenue of $2.2 billion in the fourth quarter, a

Harvey Flitter retired Tuesday as general manager of the Trans-Atlantic Association Freight Conferen

Continued speculative buying and short-covering rallied March copper past key resistance levels in a