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ICI REPORTS DECLINE IN PRETAX PROFITThe U.K.'s Imperial Chemical Industries Thursday reporte

A little compassion and communication can help employers and insurers prevent costly litigation by i

World events are certain to offer big opportunities in international trade, but ports can't sit back

The company that brought the all-purpose Swiss Army pocketknife to the United States is now offering

Import prices in former West Germany in September jumped 2.4 percent from August but were 0.7 percen

EAST COAST OVERSEAS CORP. (New York) - Samorad "Sam" Martinovic joined the steamship agency as chief

A group of machinist, sheet metal, plumber and boilermaker unions have voted to go on strike Monday

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 231.44 up 1.74 which compares

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Union Carbide Corp.'s Linde division said it signed a letter of intent to sell its Linde Gases of th

In its annual review of the sector, Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corp. notes that despite robust gro

Yves Saint Laurent is going to war. The French fashion designer struck a blow against the mu

Gold prices were higher during the day on rising crude oil prices and renewed tensions in the Middle

In its largest mailing ever, the Postal Service is sending to every address in the United States new

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

Thu., Oct. 25, 1990 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Annual 1 Mo. 3 Mo. Year Daily Smoothed Ago Ago Ago10/25 10/24 Change % Change

Aluminum ingots- $1,970-$1,980 per ton lots & in warehouse min. 99.

Japan is gearing up to become a major player in the global sporting goods and recreational manufactu

Valley Recreation Products Inc.'s competition missed the boat overseas while the company launched an

Australia's third largest life insurer has made a substantial move to expand its operations througho

Nearly 200 companies have agreed to pay more than $8 million to clean up the Chemical Control Corp.,

Lufthansa German Airlines will boost cargo flights to and from India next year, helping to ease chro

Further indications are emerging of the slack state of Taiwan's economy, with freight forwarders the

New York Mercantile Exchange Oct. 24, 1990CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cents

Most U.S. ports this year can expect minimal growth, at best, in container traffic, and next year co

The U.S. and Mexican governments have agreed to exclude from their prospective free trade negotiatio

The timetable for an international agreement to ease curbs on high-technology exports to the Soviet

PRAGUE ALTERS POLICY ON FOREIGN CURRENCYPRAGUE, Czechoslovakia - In a sharp departure from p

IVORY COAST TO RELEASE 600,000 TONS OF COCOAACCRA, Ghana - The research department of Ghana'

In recent months Soviet trading companies have ordered huge loads of Western goods to alleviate the

Thursday Oct. 25, 1990 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

International Petroleum Exchange Oct. 25, 1990Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Singapore International Monetary Exchange Oct. 25, 1990Dubai Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel

Oct. 25, 1990 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

Oct. 25, 1990 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

NEW YORK REGION - Modification of Tariffs and Quotas on Certain Sugars, Syrups and Molasses. Preside

DATE OF AWARD: "E" Award on June 26, 1990. The company has also won an industry award for it

State-owned Pakistan Steel Mills is using American expertise to modernize and expand output, in hope

General Mining, the mining arm of South Africa's second-largest mining finance house, Gencor, announ