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The breakdown of the latest round of trade talks of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade last

A few changes are expected in Tuesday's U.S. Department of Agriculture supply/demand report for U.S.

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

The continuing crisis in the Persian Gulf has made coal a leading candidate as a source of energy he

Modernized manning rules, along with planning and training innovations by U.S. shipowners, should pe

Unionized workers at Colombia's four main ports on the Pacific and Atlantic coasts Monday began dail

Dec. 10, 1990 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

1450 (Dec. 10, 1990) Previous day - 1451 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

The challenge for the next generation of leaders at American President Cos. will be to move the comp

Secretary of State James Baker Monday promised a sympathetic response to Soviet Foreign Minister Edu

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd., one of Japan's largest shipping companies, took a big step toward increasi

PEUGEOT FORMS ALGERIAN SUBSIDIARYAutomobiles Peugeot will establish a sales and service subs

A three-man committee appointed by the government is reviewing the status of Pepsico Inc.'s food pro

FOREIGN COMPANIES CAUGHT MID-STRIDE in commercial dealings with Iraq and Kuwait, when Saddam Hussein

A 10 percent expansion in cargo traffic from Japan and the Far East in general is to be expected on

A troubled Indonesian olefins project seems to have suffered a further blow with the reported withdr

DHL INTERNATIONAL COMPLETES SHARE DEALREDWOOD City, Calif. - DHL International Ltd. conclude

While U.S. sealift capacity has so far met the demand for supplies to the Persian Gulf, future milit

International Petroleum Exchange Dec. 7, 1990Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)-

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

The process of shifting the world's tanker fleet to double hulls began last week with a Coast Guard-

BAYSTATE SHIPPERS INC. (Boston) - Michael J. O'Gara joined this intermodal marketing company as vice

Negotiations are open for the sale of seven U.S.-flag oil tankers to Overseas Shipholding Group Inc.

Dec. 10, 1990 Copper Total, 9,228. Gold Total, .1,355,630.Silver Total, .258,381,364.

Textile Quotas to Watch as of Dec. 17, 1990* COUNTRY CATEGORY DESCRIPTION

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 221.97 off 1.87 which compare

An agency that insures foreign investments has established a $50 million fund to provide equity capi

Minority foreign investment may be permitted in part of Taiwan's telecommunicat ions sector as part

Container Traffic Through U.S. Ports, 1990 vs. 1989 International Freight in 20-Foot Contain

The property/casualty insurance industry experienced a drop in capital, but analysts say the industr

Three Weeks Ended Dec. 1, 1990, vs. Similar 1989 Period Cars Cars Loaded LoadedChan

New York Mercantile Exchange Dec. 7, 1990CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cents

Dec. 10, 1990 RESELLER Rack-Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded Mid- Prem

* Rosalind Rachid - Trade Talk 5A * Import Quota Watch 5A* Commodity Research Bureau: Copper

European Community leaders are divided over their response to Moscow's plea for emergency food aid o

RISE SEEN IN US DUTY ON CANADIAN PORKThe current U.S. countervailing duty on Canadian fresh,

China is proposing a substantial increase in output of chemical fertilizer over the next several yea

The ocean freight futures market pulled back sharply late last week after making a big moveupward, i

Mon., Dec. 10, 1990 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

Quotations are offered rates of New York city banks relating to currency transfers of $1 million or