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METHANOL Hoechst Celanese Chemical Group will increase all methanol prices by 10 cents a gal

The outlook for world shipping is "far less certain" now than a year ago when optimism was generally

Continental Airlines Holdings Inc. announced a third-quarter loss of $88.3 million, or $2.31 a share

FIAT SEEKS SPECIAL DEAL FOR POLISH INVESTMENTWARSAW, Poland - Italian carmaker Fiat SpA offe

The combined paper losses of Japan's five major life insurance companies rose by nearly 80 percent t

When Coast Guardsman James Terry was based in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., his job was "to lay back and po

NKK TO BUILD VESSEL FOR ASIAN SHIP LINESTOKYO - Japan's NKK Corp. will build a 18,800-cubic-

Nov. 7, 1990 JAPANFinancial FuturesJapanese Gov't BondsPer 10-year, 6% bond,

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

The U.S. dollar remained lower Wednesday after- noon in active trading while the yen also took a tum

California's Commission for Economic Development is urging companies to explore export opportunities

ANDEAN DEVELOPMENT CORP. - $80 million from the Inter-American Development Bank for capital goods pr

The number of air freighters using Fairbanks International Airport is running more than triple that

Japanese shipping lines have been forced to set up a complicated electronic data communications syst

1309 (Nov. 7, 1990) Previous day - 1306 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

The European Community Commission Wednesday proposed the creation of a Community reinsurance pool to

A SLOW START, but don't bet on them staying behind. That was what registrants at last week's EDI '90

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

Nov. 7, 1990 RESELLER Rack-Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded Mid- Premi

New York Mercantile Exchange Nov. 6, 1990CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cents

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

CHINESE OUTPUT SURGED 12.7 PERCENT DURING OCTOBERChina's industrial output surged in October

Kaiser Aluminum of Oakland, Calif., has agreed to a $250 million expansion of a bauxite refinery in

The government is easing its rules to enable Shipping Corp. of India to buy ships faster than was pr

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

Wed., Nov. 7, 1990 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

Nov. 7, 1990 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

GM INKS PACT TO MAKE CARS IN CZECHOSLOVAKIABRATISLAVA, Czechoslovakia - General Motors Europ

IN THE AFTERMATH of a bitter strike by union coal miners against Pittston Co., Labor Secretary Eliza

Protection and indemnity clubs that provide liability cover for shipowners will have to abandon thei

Ann Richards, Democrat, won the Texas governor's seat Tuesday night, buoyed largely by a late-race s

Whether cotton futures prices will fall again is likely to be tested over the next few weeks, after

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 228.80 up 1.30 which compares w

As of Nov. 7, 1990 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list prices

Nov. 6, 1990 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

Sending teams of Chinese buyers to the United States may strengthen ties between American and Chines

Cuba will introduce new customs tariff regulations on Dec. 15 to standardize product descriptions an

After years of attracting new members but posting deep losses, health maintenance organizations are

Imperial Chemical Industries PLC reopened its office in Shanghai Nov. 5 after a break of 40 years, t

Sen. Lloyd Bentsen, D-Texas, warned the European Community Wednesday that its proposal on cutting fa