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As holiday cookie, cake and bread consumption nears its peak this Christmas and Hanukkah season, U.S

Stockpiles of unwanted goods continue to mount as China's retail sales remain stagnant, according to

An in-depth study of the Soviet economy concludes that massive Western aid at this time would be was

Many economists revised their forecasts for the consumer price index after the producer price index

South Korea's power generation in November increased 13.4 percent from a year earlier, and was up 7.

A new organization was established in Australia to help shippers negotiate deals with shipping confe

MARINE SPILL RESPONSE CORP. (Washington) - John D. Costello was named president of the not-for-profi

Trade leads are supplied by: US Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service Agri

Trans World Airlines Inc. shook the U.S. airline industry this week by selling all of its facilities

It didn't take long for Andrzej Drawicz to make a mark as Poland's new television president. He boug

Declining U.S. interest rates and reports that Mexican bonds may get investment-grade ratings helped

Japan's growing economic might, combined with ongoing trade tensions, weakness in the American econo

Dec. 17, 1990 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

A leading U.S. tanker company and an Italian marine services company launched a joint venture that w

The U.S. Postal Service is pressuring airlines to continue carrying airmail at current contract rat

A U.S. Department of Agriculture official Monday said the agency should finalize by early 1991 a set

Dec. 17, 1990 This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the

Northeastern ports hope a deal announced Monday by two railroads represents the firststep in their b

An earthquake measuring 3.3 on the Richter scale rattled parts of northwest Indiana Monday but no da

Dec. 17, 1990 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

Dec. 17, 1990 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 38.5

Journal of Commerce Special LONDON - The following is the list of bunker prices obtained dur

Smugglers use Paraguay as a base to "launder" thousands of furs, hides and skins of endangered anima

BASF TO MARKET WAXES IN THE USBASF Corp. said it will begin to market in the United States a

The public's hue and cry over high gasoline prices notwithstanding, theaverage American hous

UNITED AIRLINES NAMES MARKETING AGENCIESCHICAGO - United Airlines has appointed Brierley & P

Total coal output in China this year is expected to be 1.07 billion metric tons, about 10 million to

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(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Dec. 17, 1990Bid AskedCopper-

Annual 1 Mo. 3 Mo. Year Daily Smoothed Ago Ago Ago12/17 12/14 Change % Change

Dec. 17, 1990 JAPANFinancial FuturesJapanese Gov't BondsPer 10-year, 6% bond

FLUOROPOLYMER RESINS Ausimont USA Inc. announced price increases for Halar E-CTFE fluoropoly

Freight forwarders that are having trouble collecting brokerage fees from steamship lines have a new

The first brokerage delinquency bulletin issued in November by the Ocean Forwarders Credit Agency li

Insurance rates for small-sized, long-haul trucking companies may rise sharply in 1991, some insurer

Dec. 17, 1990 RESELLER Rack-Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded Mid- Prem

Monday Dec. 17, 1990 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

SANTA FE ENERGY UNIT GETS CHINESE CONTRACTHOUSTON - A subsidiary of Santa Fe Energy Resource

China said Monday its nuclear power station near Hong Kong won safety approval from an international

China, Morocco and Uruguay will receive $39.5 million in foreign aid from the United States in retur