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GERMANY OFFERS USSR EXPORT CREDIT DEALBONN, Germany - The German government will provide exp

The search for low-cost labor takes on new concerns, as industrialized countries develop more comple

Rumors that a large U.S. insurance company was in financial trouble and fresh reports of U.S. econom

John Major, whose stated ambition is to create a classless society in Britain, will take over from M

P&O Containers Ltd., Britain's largest container shipping company, is merging its various European a

Tue., Nov. 27, 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

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Tuesday Nov. 27, 1990 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

Nissan Motor Co. will build a second $1 billion automobile assembly plant in Mexico in 1992 to expa

CBT GETS CFTC NOD ON ECU RATE FUTURESThe Chicago Board of Trade Tuesday received permission

SWEDEN COULD SEEK EC MEMBERSHIP IN '91FRANKFURT, Germany - Sweden will almost certainly appl

Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade declined Tuesday on disappointment that the Soviet Union

REYNOLDS METALS CO. (New York) - Randolph N. Reynolds was electged executive vice president,internat

Lufthansa German Airlines wants to use its Frankfurt flight to promote Charlotte as a gateway to Eur

Singapore International Monetary Exchange Nov. 28, 1990Dubai Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel

1324 (Nov. 27, 1990) Previous day - 1317 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

Increasing numbers of American and other foreign corporations are dissolving sales links with Japane

Southern Pacific Transportation Co. and a San Francisco regional transportation authority appear cl

The financial troubles of the Bergvall + Hudner Group of shipping companies are providing a windfall

Nov. 27, 1990 RESELLER Rack-Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded Mid- Prem

Hyundai, one of South Korea's largest exporters, plans to invest aggressively in Siberia and build a

Agriculture Secretary Clayton Yeutter Tuesday said the USDA will continue to use the export bonus pr

CSL INTERMODAL (Hunt Valley, Md.) - William W. Leedy was appointed director, intermodal sales, Midwe

The American Bureau of Shipping, an organization that inspects and certifies ships, formed a strateg

International Petroleum Exchange Nov. 27, 1990*Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

The U.S. Justice Department may be willing to drop its demand that John Bowers and other Internation

Ray MacSharry, European Community agriculture commissioner, on Tuesday rejected a plan by Arthur Dun

The long, dragged-out negotiations over this year's labor contract with the International Longshorem

'K' LINE AGENCY OPENS CINCINNATI OFFICENEW YORK - "K" Line America Inc., the U.S. agent and

Nov. 28, 1990 JAPANFinancial FuturesJapanese Gov't BondsPer 10-year, 6% bond

ALEXANDER & ALEXANDER INC. (Omaha) - Marie A. Haddix has been appointed managing vice president of t

European Community farm and trade ministers are due to meet Sunday night in a last-ditch effort to c

Hard cash is the most crucial resource for any company in the Soviet Union that wants to start commu

As if running a U.S. ship line isn't tough enough . . . Jim Amoss, chairman of Lykes Bros. S

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 225.85 off 0.59 which compares w

Nov. 27, 1990 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Tokyo is the most expensive city in the world followed by Osaka, according to a report released Tues

A complete merger of the two leading futures exchanges here is not likely, despite announcements thi

Cocoa futures settled lower amid liquidation and profit-taking, traders said. March cocoa se