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BAT Industries PLC, the U.K. tobacco and financial services conglomerate that owns Farmers Group Inc

Council of American Master Mariners. Nov. 27. New York. Monthly luncheon meeting. Guest speaker: Eri

A ship unloading cargo at a north Lebanese port earlier this month was stormed by troops after the I

The Journal of Commerce said the 1991 editions of its directories of U.S. importers and exporters co

The Federal Cartel Office in Germany approved the merger of Thyssen Trans GmbH and Haniel Spedition

KOCH TO TAKE REINS OF FMC ON NOV. 29Christopher L. Koch, confirmed by the Senate last month

Nov. 21, 1990 Copper Total, 8,184. Gold Total, .1,524,839.Silver Total, .257,402,841.

Nov. 21, 1990 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Nov. 21, 1990 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

The U.S. Navy is paying millions of dollars to a Long Island company to run oil tankers at the same

Uncle Sam has won substantial savings in a new $25.6 million annual dollar contract with Federal Exp

The Japan External Trade Organization, Jetro, has launched a nationwide program to boost U.S. export

THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY (New York) - Alvin H. Fenichel was elected senior vice presiden

A decision is expected by early December on whether Chile will proceed with a new copper smelting an

TAIWAN REPORTS RISE IN INDUSTRIAL OUTPUTTAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's industrial production inde

The Maritime Administration announced this week that it will allow Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. to cont

LIKE MOST FOLKS, traffic managers are pausing to give their thanks this week. "I'm thankful

Transportation News Ticker The dry cargo and tanker fixtures listed herewith and compiled in

NORWAY'S 'CLIMATE' TAX TO HIT OIL COMPANIESNorwegian Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland an

Wed., Nov. 21, 1990 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

Shippers, always in a state of agitation over ocean shipping surcharges, are upset about the new sho

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Nov. 21, 1990Bid AskedCopper-

Nov. 21, 1990 RESELLER Rack-Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded Mid- Prem

Wednesday Nov. 21, 1990 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represen

Nov. 21, 1990 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

GUINNESS TO PURCHASE LARGE SPANISH BREWERGuinness PLC said Wednesday it agreed to buy Spain'

Washington may retaliate if Japan keeps its huge construction market closed toU.S. and other foreign

SLOWER GROWTH RATE PREDICTED FOR JAPANJapan's economy will grow at a rate of between 3.5 per

A coalition of Texas consumer groups said that health care costs rapidly are reaching "cataclysmic p

Ship Sale Report appears on alternate Fridays. The information, compiled by Shipping Intelligence In

To ensure that Crowley Maritime Corp. doesn't opt for more spacious environs elsewhere, the Jacksonv

SANTA FE TO SELL TRACK IN OKLAHOMA, TEXASAtchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway is selling th

Get ready for open skies in Europe. After years of living in a protective shell, Europe's ai

The Turkish steel mill TDCI invited international coal suppliers this week to prepare price offers o

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Nov. 21, 1990 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 38.8

China opened two new coal mines recently and says work is under way on several more, one of them und

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Dzintra Janovs Tuesday upheld California Insurance Commissioner Rox

When all's said and done, it's the product, not its price, that makes a difference in world markets,

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