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WITCO COMPLETES DESOTO ACQUISITIONWitco Corp. announced the completion of its acquisition of

Companhia de Navegacao Lloyd Brasileiro is not essential to Brazil's maritime trade and could be liq

Mexico is establishing four new rail terminals that the country calls ''ferroports." The sit

Nov. 15, 1990 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Nov. 15, 1990 RESELLER Rack-Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded Mid- Prem

Nov. 15, 1990 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 37.0

Ten companies recently applied to the Federal Maritime Commission for licenses to operate as ocean f

Aluminum ingots- $1,645-$1,660 per ton lots & in warehouse min. 99.

Nov. 15, 1990 Copper Total, 8,502. Gold Total, .1,545,563.Silver Total, .258,112,108.

The recent rash of explosions at U.S. petrochemical plants is leading insurance companies to change

DATE OF AWARD: "E" Award in November 1989.WHY THE AWARD WAS GIVEN:Rickenbacker has m

Two American companies unveiled Thursday a package they say could provide Hong Kong exporters with a

The U.S. dollar eked out small gains against the deutsche mark in quiet trading Thursday. De

In land-scarce Japan, the rice farmers of Hokkaido Island stand out like wealthy ranchers, their ext

Andre Maisonpierre, past president of the Reinsurance Association of America has an original take on

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

The New York Oil Heating Association issued a broadside against the New York Mercantile Exchange, ac

PRESIDENT BUSH SIGNS NEW CLEAN AIR ACTPresident Bush Thursday signed the new Clean Air Act,

Japan's trade surplus fell sharply in October due to higher crude oil prices, Finance Ministry offic

The Brazilian cocoa market appears to be undergoing a forced restructuringbecause of the cou

BASF Corp. of Parsippany, N.J. agreed to pay a $1.06 million fine to settle alleged worker safety ru

A worldwide glut of grain and cloudy prospects surrounding Soviet demand for U.S. corn are dimming h

Chinese grain and oilseed trading corporations have been unexpectedly slow to make commitments for

CONRAIL TO DEVELOP BUSINESS PARK IN NYPHILADELPHIA - Consolidated Rail Corp. said it plans t

Shippers are being urged to support the use of the Highway Trust Fund to repair America's crumbling

PRUDENTIAL UNIT PLANS MANAGEMENT LAYOFFThe Prudential Insurance Co. of America, based in New

Philip J. Shapiro, the president and chief executive officer of Liberty Maritime Corp., recently cal

Ford Motor Co. is giving a nudge to the already shaky wall around Brazil's reserved computer market.

U.S. exports of goods and services will rise about 5 percent in 1991 and account for a major part of

Nov. 14, 1990 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Wed., Nov. 14, 1990 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

As of Nov. 14, 1990 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list price

New York Mercantile Exchange Nov. 13, 1990CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cents

The new president of the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents believes his primary

Jacques Cousteau's research ship Calypso ran aground Wednesday during the strongest typhoon to hit t

The Mediterranean-Pacific Coast Conference said it will charge shippers based on the tariffs in effe

Norwegian scientists are exploring the possibility of a year-round route through the frozen ocean no

METRO AIRLINES INC. said it flew 56.6 million revenue passenger-miles in October, a 15.8 percent inc

NEW ZIM ISRAEL SHIP CALLS US EAST COASTNEW YORK - The second of seven new large containershi

Bechtel Group Inc. won a major contract to design a $5 billion airport in Seoul, South Korea. When c