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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

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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

THATCHER SEES CHANCE FOR SINGLE EC CURRENCYU.K. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher said Wednes

Evidence of a decline in demand for premium unleaded gasoline is showing up in the spot market for m

Arthur C. Bass, chairman of Emery Worldwide, is taking a more direct role in managing the fortunes o

A seafarers' aid agency announced plans to establish services at two Saudi Arabian ports for America

Some fish mongers still seem to be following an old Benjamin Franklin adage to determine whether the

The United States, Canada and Australia Wednesday blocked an immediate approval by the General Agree

The London International Financial Futures Exchange Wednesday said it will launch a new European Cu

SUCDEN CONFIRMS RUMORS OF LAYOFFSFrench commodity trade house Sucres et Denrees SA Wednesday

The House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee could lose six current members, including two vete

Meehan Seaway Service Ltd., a stevedoring company, will leave the Port of Duluth at the end of the y

The Japanese push into the Australian domestic transport scene is gathering pace. While Aust

JOURNAL OF COMMERCE TRANSPORTATION TABLE, NOV. 9. Featuring speaker from the Railway Progress Instit

Public officials and oil companies worry about losing tanker access to Boston's problematic Chelsea

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Ocean freight terminals in the New York-New Jersey port are being choked by traffic congestion on th

Zinc smelters are expected to have the upper hand over mines in this year's round of zinc concentrat

Dutch green coffee imports in July totaled 12,349 metric tons, the Dutch Central Bureau of Statistic

FPL, the holding company for Florida Power & Light Co., said it was lowering the value of its invest

U.S. exports of loose, cut diamonds are up 28 percent through August, but a drop in imports could re

NON-FARM PRODUCTIVITY UP 1.6 PERCENT IN 3RD QUARTERWASHINGTON - U.S. non-farm productivity r