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U.S. importers of products from tomatoes to textiles could collect millions ofdollars in in

The local electronic sector, second only to textiles and clothing as an export earner, appears to be

* Trading With St. Kitts 4A * Tom Connors - Washington 8A* Harvey Flitter Retires From Rate

The U.S. dollar remained broadly lower Wednesday on growing official talk of U.S. recession.

The continuing pressures of the Persian Gulf crisis on the resources of the U.S. merchant marine hav

ALL NIPPON APPLIES FOR TOKYO-NY ROUTETOKYO - Japan's All Nippon Airways said it submitted an

Los Angeles residents are fighting the planned expansion of Southern Pacific Line's Intermodal Conta

One of Central America's most perplexing mysteries is returning to the public light after six years

Jan. 2, 1991 Copper Total, 20,242. Gold Total, .1,636,038.Silver Total, .265,339,267.

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Jan. 2, 1991Bid AskedCopper-G

Wed., Jan. 2, 1991 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

Whirlpool Corp., breaking with normal shipper practice, is sending containers by barge up the Missis

International Petroleum Exchange Jan. 2, 1991*Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

1447 (Jan. 2, 1991) Previous day - 1446 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

Jan. 2, 1991 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

Steel production in China last year came to 66 million metric tons, 8 percent more than the 1989 fi

The 1990s may be the decade when electric utilities start pricing energy the way airlines sell ticke

About 80 percent of Italy's mercantile fleet is controlled by 27 shipping groups, according to a new

John DeVillars, Massachusetts environmental affairs secretary, was expected to approve an environmen

The Federal Trade Commission is requesting additional information on German oil and chemical company

Crude oil prices declined sharply Wednesday to below $27 a barrel on speculation that Washington and

HANLIN CHLOROMETHANES UNIT TO REMAIN OPENHanlin Group Inc.'s Hanlin Chemicals-West Virginia

Seville's World Fair, "Expo '92" - marking the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's voyage to

STEPHEN BERGER NAMED CHAIRMAN OF FGICNEW YORK - Stephen Berger was named chairman of Financi

CONTINENTAL CORP. (New York) - Wayne H. Fisher was promoted to executive vice president and Kenneth

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