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Choosing overseas distributors can be a time-consuming, expensive process, but the investment pays o

Sears, Roebuck and Co. knows that demands alone don't guarantee results. That's why the company is i

Thursday Dec. 27, 1990 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

The use of tankers for oil storage is underpinning the tanker market where freight rates are ending

Researchers at Sweden's famed Karolinska Institute are testing a new generation of drugs that promis

Canada's main grain export agency is falling victim to dropping wheat prices and shrinking markets w

1450 (Dec. 27, 1990) Previous day - 1449 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

Weather and crop experts continued to disagree on whether last weekend's subzero cold killed some of

Carl Icahn, Trans World Airlines Inc. chairman, insisted Thursday that his $375 million offer for Pa

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A threatened lawsuit likely will not deter John DeVillars, Massachusetts' environmental affairs secr

Britain's Imperial Chemical Industries has signed a deal with Cuba that will make it the island's ma

Scarcely a week passes without the authorities in China ballyhooing another investment by Taiwan or

British companies struggling to survive the first chill winds of recession in 10 years are learning

Natsteel Trade International, the trading division of Natsteel Group of Singapore, has tied up with

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The demands of the U.S. military buildup in the Persian Gulf are taking a growing bite out of the wo

Dec. 26, 1990 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

New York Mercantile Exchange Dec. 21, 1990CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cents

Singapore International Monetary Exchange Dec. 26, 1990Dubai Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel

Cost cutting can be an expensive proposition. Especially when it forces a company off the fighting

Natural gas producers found themselves facing the unthinkable last week - prices dropped 11 percent

ABU DHABI FIRM SELLS NAPHTHA AT $6 PREMIUMAbu Dhabi's National Oil Co. has sold 25,000 metri

Council of Logistics Management, Chicago round table, Jan. 4. M&M Club, Merchandise Mart, Chicago. C

COASTAL GAS MARKETING COMPANY Coastal Gas Marketing Company (formerly ANR Gathering Company)

The Energy Department's environmental policy seems to be getting in the way of its energy developmen

Argentina will deregulate its oil industry on Jan. 1, ending 60 years of state control over producti

NEDLLOYD FINANCE CO. ISSUES PREFERRED STOCKROTTERDAM, Netherlands - The finance unit of Roya

The U.S. Navy said Wednesday it had diverted a sanctions-busting "peace ship" heading for Iraq after

Last week's potpourri of economic reports pointed to an economy in decline, but fighting to make it

A Chicago Mercantile Exchange panel fined clearing member firm Refco Inc. and company official Ray F

Remaining operations at Malaysia's main maritime gateway will be privatized by early next year, a go

Pakistan intends to abolish exchange controls and slash tariffs on imports as part of a radical econ

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A multibillion-dollar regional helicopter network for fast commuter travel is expected to be install

Bilateral trade between the United States and Thailand has more than doubled in the last five years,

Taiwan's businessmen are openly flouting the remaining laws against direct dealings with the mainlan

The nation's first marine spill response center funded by the oil industry will be established at th

These days, it seems, residents of Santo Domingo spend a quarter of their lives waiting in line for

The U.S. dollar remained broadly lower Wednesday afternoon in thin holiday trading. Dealers