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Wade H. Stephens III, a public affairs consultant, was appointed to the Tampa Port Authority Board o

Mobil Sales & Supply Corp., the Singapore subsidiary of Mobil Corp., signed a five-year contract wit

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 222.26 up 1.67 which compares wi

Tuesday Dec. 11, 1990 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

Economic troubles in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, combined with shifts in drinking habits ar

Trade leads supplied by: US Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

SURVEY: LINES OPTIMISTIC ON CARGO REVENUE GAINSTUSTIN, Calif.- Cargo executives at major air

Laws that allow police to immediately confiscate the license of motorists suspected of driving under

In the wake of damaging strikes last week at the ports of Philadelphia and Baltimore, labor and mana

International Petroleum Exchange Dec. 11, 1990Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Dec. 11, 1990 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

The National Association of Purchasing Management Tuesday forecast that the U.S. economy will slip i

MANY U.S. GROWTH COMPANIES are being "locked out of foreign markets because of a lack of financing t

An estimated 650 guests turned out Monday night as Crowley Maritime Corp. dedicated thefirst operati

Gold prices extended losses with crude oil Tuesday afternoon, amid a lack of fresh news from the Per

Sugar futures firmed as trade buying triggered commission-house stops, traders said. March s

Britain's first rail freight terminal handling cargo for the Channel tunnel will be located at Wakef

Tue., Dec. 11, 1990 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

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1456 (Dec. 11, 1990) Previous day - 1450 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

MORSE DIESEL INTERNATIONAL (New York) - Paul A. Karas was named senior vice president and director

Puerto Rico's five-year-old program to disburse funds throughout the Caribbean for business and deve

Babylonians traded with them, ancient Sumerians bought their ships, Persians vied with them for terr

AMINES Procter & Gamble Co.'s Chemicals division raised prices of its tertiary amines by 6 c

China turned up the heat Tuesday under the simmering row about Hong Kong's mammoth port and airport

A body of garment exporters is seeking government permission to charter aircraft to overcome cargo c

PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS (New York) - Peter T. McHugh, a veteran of 25 years in the airline busine

Foreign orders placed at South Korean shipyards totaled 4.89 million gross tons from January to Nove

PHILIPPINES REPORTS WIDER TRADE DEFICITMANILA, Philippines - The Philippine trade deficit in

A New Jersey consulting group and a Swedish concern said Tuesday they have agreed with the city of L

The German shipping industry is taking a bigger hit than other sectors in the country following the

Dec. 11, 1990 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

Senior Agriculture Department officials returning from last week's failed world trade talks in Bruss

A former television producer who defected from Bulgaria in 1985 is trying to bring some order to th

Agriculture Commissioner Ray MacSharry on Tuesday downplayed the possibility of new 200 percent U.S.

GAMBIA - $9.9 million from the International Monetary Fund to help the government carry out economi

BRAZIL ELIMINATES, CUTS IMPORT DUTIESSAO PAULO, Brazil - Brazil lowered or eliminated import

SOVIET SOYMEAL IMPORTS EXPECTED TO DOUBLESoviet soymeal purchases are set to double in Decem

Gholamreza Aghazadeh, Iran's oil minister, said Tuesday there was too much heavy oil available in th

Malaysia's state energy monopoly Petronas plans to seek more exploration offers for its deep-sea hyd