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PEMEX PLANS TO BOOK TANKERS NEXT QUARTERPetroleos Mexicanos, the Mexican state oil company,

The turmoil in the Soviet Union could affect platinum exports, though at this time there is no way t

The first Anglo-Vietnam shipping joint venture, Far East Shipping & Trading, will become operational

Singapore International Monetary Exchange Dec. 24, 1990Dubai Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel

French oil group Total CFP plans to increase its exploration investments by 30 percent a year over t

Seven neighboring South America countries plan to increase their international trade volume by upgra

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AFRICAN OIL PRODUCERS TO MEET IN NIGERIALAGOS, Nigeria - The eighth ordinary meeting of the

Less than a month before world trade talks are scheduled to resume in Geneva, the American Associati

This country's struggle to grow has thrown up a number of officially backed ''independent" entities

Three Weeks Ended Dec. 15, 1990, vs. Similar 1989 Period Cars CarsLoaded LoadedCha

LETTER OF INTENT FOR GLOBEX ANNOUNCEDThe Chicago Mercantile Exchange, the Chicago Board of T

The U.S. dollar pushed sharply higher Monday on further tension over the Persian Gulf crisis and con

A New Jersey port agency is up in arms over a pending stevedore agreement at the Port of Philadelphi

Slowing volume growth in Japan's gold markets has prompted Okato Shoji Co. to resort to turtles in a

* Gordon Platt - Financing Trade 3A * Commodity Research Bureau: Plantinum 5A* A.E. Cullison

The Departmet of Energy sent its options for a national energy strategy that would reduce U.S. relia

Monday Dec. 24, 1990 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

The new generation of Japanese executives increasingly refuse to accept postings abroad, posing a se

Sea-Land Service Inc. is temporarily cutting the Port of New Orleans out of its weekly service to Pu

Iraq's wealthy rivals in the Persian Gulf are discussing setting up a joint aid fund to finance deve

Computer software manufacturers remain cautious about entering the China market because of uncertain

Dec. 24, 1990 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 36.95

European Community environment ministers agreed Friday to ban chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) by mid-1997

It's still the same old story: a fight for men and money. A new merchant marine reserve, sim

Spills of hazardous materials carried by rail are declining as the industry - carriers, shippers and

Department stores were packed over the weekend with frantic last-minute Christmas shoppers, but anal

A federal judge last week approved a plea bargain in a case involving a 1988 marine terminal acciden

When Mayor Ned Mitchell was sitting in church the other Sunday, he heard two Burlington Northern tra

Warner-Lambert Co. has a sweet thing going in Thailand. It was the first multinational in- v

Dec. 24, 1990 JAPANFinancial FuturesJapanese Gov't BondsPer 10-year, 6% bond

CMS Energy Corp. said Friday it will sell up to 200 megawatts of electricityfrom the Midland

Bernard H. Mizel, president of American Business Insurance Inc. of San Francisco, and James R. Harpe

Dec. 24, 1990 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

$300 million from the World Bank, comprising $200 million to help provincial governments plan public

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Dec. 21, 1990Bid AskedCopper-

JAPAN IS FINALLY AUTOMATING its processing of customs documents for oceanborne shipments. Bu

An original copy of the Bill of Rights and a multimedia exhibit that explains these first ten amendm

Tandem Computers Inc. last week signed marketing agreements with two Sao Paulo, Brazil-based distrib

Southwest Airlines finalized a new $215 million revolving credit agreement. The agent and le