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The last few barges are leaving the Upper Mississippi River, capping yet another disappointing year

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

Fri., Nov. 30, 1990 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

U.S. political backing in international debt talks and access to advanced U.S. technology head a sho

After four years of strong growth, the U.S. chemical industry's trade surplus is beginning what may

U.S. businesses are pressing for a decision by President Bush to ask Congress promptly to approve th

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

New York Mercantile Exchange Nov. 29, 1990CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cents

Depressed domestic demand and a firming U.S. dollar could raise Brazilian electrolytic copper export

Because cash isn't of much use in the Saudi Arabian desert, U.S. and British troops have established

Massachusetts Gov.-elect William Weld placed international trade near the top of his list of priorit

Railroads have a head start when it comes to establishing ties to the U.S. Customs Service because t

For the week ended Nov. 24, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 9

The dollar will resume its decline early next year after a small year-end rally, currency traders an

The controversial topic of "fronting" will be among the more than 100 topics scheduled for state ins

It can happen here. On March 30, 1989 - six days after an Alaskan reef tore 11 million gallo

Obstructions initially thrown up against the opening Brazilian market momentarily threatened to trig

The Journal of Commerce Industrial Price Index continued to slide last week, led by a drop in the pr

ARCO CHEMICAL CO. (Newtown Square, Pa.,) - Harold Sorgenti, president and chief executive officer, a

Nov. 30, 1990 JAPANFinancial FuturesJapanese Gov't BondsPer 10-year, 6% bond

Nov. 30, 1990 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Ironically, Brazil's Embraer aircraft manufacturer is in no condition to take advantage of hard-won

E. GERMAN SUGAR PLANTS TO BE MODERNIZEDBONN, Germany - Western German sugar producers will i

QUAKE FORECAST CLOSES SCHOOLS IN MIDWESTA prediction that the central United States will be

Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Doug Green is to be arraigned this week on 24 additional indictment

Signs of a temporary truce between the state and federal government on the solvency issue are beginn

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

Nov. 30, 1990 Copper Total, 9,272. Gold Total, .1,348,288.Silver Total, .257,688,587.

U.S. companies are accelerating efforts to supply the armed forces in the Persian Gulf now that the

The government's main forecasting gauge for the economy dropped for a fourth straight month in Octob

* Gordon Platt - Currency Forecast 3A * Janet Aschkenasy - Inside Talk on Insurance 11A* Lar

In a first-ever civil jury trial under the Clean Air Act, a verdict was rendered in favor of the U.S

The recent insolvency of the St. Louis, Mo.-domiciled Bel Air Insurance Co., a purchasing group insu

Denver oilman Bill Brooks doesn't particularly like Continental Airlines Inc., but he relies on the

Exxon Corp.'s subsidiary in Thailand has agreed to sell a 30 percent stake - 10 percent to the gover

Major oil companies and smaller traders are engaged in a fierce fight to gain a maximum of Kuwait Pe

FOUR-HOUR FIRE HITS SAUDI ARABIAN REFINERYDUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A fire that raged fo

UNDERGROUND RAILWAY APPROVED IN CHINAHONG KONG - China's State Planning Commission approved

AUSTRALIA'S COMPASS MAKES INAUGURAL FLIGHTSYDNEY, Australia - Compass Airlines became Austra