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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

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said recently it proposed a $33,300 penalty against Burling

Plastic resin production rose 5.7 percent in 1990, as strong export demand and a rebuilding of inven

IMF EXPECTED TO SIGN PHILIPPINES LOAN PACTMANILA, Philippines - The International Monetary F

U.S. oil companies were informed last month that Washington was easing a 1987 ban on trade with Ira

With the downturn in the economy, traffic managers are turning to shipper agents to cut freight cost

AMERICAN BUSINESS INSURANCE INC., (San Francisco) - Joseph J. Annotti was appointed vice president o

Bodily auto injury claims are rising sharply in California, according to a report by the Insurance R

The Tennessee Valley Authority awarded only one contract in light buying under its weekly spot purch

24 PERCENT RATE HIKE CLEARED FOR CENTRAL NY BLUESThe New York State Insurance Department gra

Taxes and governmental fees will probably ensure that even airlines with good records of profitabili

The number of seamen is declining steadily in Asia, and corrective measures are needed if the sector

U.S. EXPORTERS ARE "LOSING" hundreds of millions of dollars a year by paying excessive Customs dutie

Aluminum ingots- $1,640-$1,700 per ton lots & in wareh

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 220.68 off 1.21 which compares w

NORTH AMERICA International Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigerating Exposition. Jan. 21-