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The scene was frightening. Billowing clouds of acrid black smoke rose from the jumble of bla

Users of the Bank of Boston's Freight Management Service can now get instant access to information a

Singapore International Monetary Exchange Dec. 21, 1990Dubai Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel

Brazil's government, furious at recent triple-digit rises in the prices of autos and medicines, Frid

CIGNA CORP. (Philadelphia) - Robert P. Bauman, chief executive of SmithKline Beecham, elected to the

Jurong Shipyard Ltd. secured a S$20 million (US$10 million) contract to stretch and repair two refri

A trade association for U.S. Gulf ports named new officers after its president-elect left the port i

The resignation of Eduard A. Shevardnadze, the Soviet foreign minister, may mark a mid-life crisis f

Broiler futures were last traded at the CME in November 1982, but the contract was abandoned after o

MOSCOW NEEDS TALLIED AT NEAR $11 BILLIONBRUSSELS, Belgium - The Soviet Union faces a financi

BACKGROUND: Historically, Portugal's geographic position has contributed to an Atlantic-oriented for

Commodity Exchange Inc. silver and New York Mercantile Exchange platinum crumbled Friday, largely ba

High jet fuel prices and recessionary pressures may be putting the squeeze on air transport in much

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

For the week ended Dec. 15, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's railroads equaled 130,097

New York Mercantile Exchange Dec. 20, 1990CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cents

Hong Kong's exports to the United States, the largest single market, recovered a little in October b

Saudi Arabia and some other oil-producing countries may reap financial windfalls as high as $150 bil

Authorities at the Suez Canal fear that Iraq might try to scuttle a ship in the waterway to prevent

Trying to douse fires fanned by its main competitor, a Port of Long Beach delegation flew to the Far

Pittston Co. signed 10-year supply agreements for low-sulfur coal with two operating units of Americ

Atlantic Container Line chartered a German containership and leased space on other vessels to fill i

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent) is as

Fulfilling widespread expectations, the Massachusetts Port Authority named Alden S. Raine, the state

A major reshuffling in the shipping market between the United States and the Far East was announced

International Business Machines Corp. and a Brazilian computer manufacturer are seeking Brazilian go

Higher chemical feedstock prices brought on by the crisis in the Persian Gulf could cost Dow Chemica

Some things in life are free, but airline landing rights in foreign countries are not among them.

EXXON SET TO OPEN EAST EUROPE STATIONSIRVING, Texas - Exxon Corp. said Friday that it is ina

A developing downward trend in Massachusetts home heating oil and gasoline prices is due to a refocu

The Soviet Union should promptly initiate more basic and comprehensive economic reforms with the tec

The Chinese have drawn up plans to invade India in a big way - not with the People's Liberation Army

A reform law aimed at curing Texas' ailing workers compensation insurance system has taken several t

Owners of U.S.-flag ships that process fish off Alaska are urging the Coast Guard not to allow more

Make energy efficiency, including a reduction in consumption, the cornerstone of U.S. energy policy,

NEDLLOYD CONSIDERING PRIVATE SHARE ISSUEROTTERDAM, Netherlands - Royal Nedlloyd Group NV, th

Dec. 21, 1990 Copper Total, 15,653. Gold Total, .1,526,652.Silver Total, .263,590,149.

Petroleos Mexicanos, the Mexican state oil company, is holding talks with several U.S. refiners abou

TEXTILE CHEMICALS Henkel Corp. announced price increases for its textile chemicals division.

Dec. 21, 1990 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent