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PLASTICS ADDITIVES Ciba-Geigy Corp.'s Additives division will increase prices of additives f

Singapore International Monetary Exchange Oct. 24, 1990Dubai Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel

Europe's postal monopolies and foreign express carriers are bracing for battle as the European Commu

Japan's vaunted Just-in-Time parts delivery system, which for years has greatly reduced the need for

Heavy losses on property and auto insurance lines cut third-quarter profits at Safeco Corp., a major

The European Community Commission faced a very simple question when it began to define a post-1992

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

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Santa Fe Pacific Corp. is on the verge of completing its long-planned breakup into three separate co

MEAT IMPORTERS COUNCIL OF AMERICA INC. (Arlington, Va.) - David J. Jackson was elected chairman of t

Results from 1990 field trials of cotton genetically engineered to resist caterpillar insects show t

Supplying U.S. troops in the Middle East is getting to be old hat for the USNS Capella. The

A series of waterfront labor-management grievances at South Atlantic ports dominated the agenda Tues

Cyprus will allow a Lebanese-owned tanker to leave the Port of Larnaca following the unloading of 1,

Oct. 23, 1990 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

International Petroleum Exchange Oct. 23, 1990Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Creative debt swaps are likely to become more creative, at least when it comes to Ecuadoreans and ed

NORTH AMERICAAuto Expo '91. Uniondale, N.Y. Oct. 25-28. Contact Nassau Veterans Memorial Col

Australian and U.S. sailors Monday boarded an Iraqi ship that had ignored warning shots and orders t

A family-run barge company responsible for a large number of pollution incidents in the New York-New

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

Tue., Oct. 23, 1990 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

STOLT PLANS TO RESELL 1 OF 2 PARCEL TANKERSGREENWICH, Conn. - Stolt Tankers and Terminals (H

United Parcel Service Inc. is launching another attack on general freight truckers by expanding the

Vietnam has rounded up hundreds of smugglers in a sometimes-violent drive to protect its fledgling f

American manufacturers are toughening up in the global arena, but as a result many businesses will m

Wes Bannister's underdog campaign for California insurance commissioner received yet another shot in

Economists predict U.S. durable goods orders will have risen 0.4 percent in September, bolstered by

Uncharacteristic items often travel by air. Emery Worldwide of Palo Alto, Calif., recently f

Farm exports under the U.S. Department of Agriculture's credit guarantee programs fell 17 percent in

Precious metals futures prices held firm despite the downward spiral in crude oil prices. Ne

Congressional leaders from major port areas in New York, Southern California and the Pacific Northwe

Eduardo Teixeira, deputy economy minister, was named president of Brazil's state-owned oil company P

Oct. 23, 1990 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Crude oil prices lost ground again Tuesday on the futures market, while product prices regained some

Oct. 23, 1990 JAPANFinancial FuturesJapanese Gov't BondsPer 10-year, 6% bond

Oct. 23, 1990 RESELLER Rack-Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded Mid- Prem

A new global trade agreement could worsen the U.S. trade deficit by $14 billion and cut $20 billion

Japan will offer to slash its tariffs on more than 100 tropical products by over 30 percent in the o

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