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DATE OF AWARD: "E Star" Award May 23, 1990. "E" Award in 1986.WHY THE AWARD WAS GIVEN:

Sveriges Riksbank, Sweden's central bank, raised its discount rate Thursday by 3 percentage points t

IRAQ REOPENS AIRPORT IN KUWAIT TO CIVILIANSBAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq reopened Kuwait City's airpo

Holt Cargo Systems Inc. has temporarily dropped its $1 million complaint against the Port of Philade

Thu., Oct. 18, 1990 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Quotations are offered rates of New York city banks relating to currency transfers of $1 million or

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

As of Oct. 18, 1990 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list price

The Soviet minister of merchant marine is currently touring Pacific ports and meeting with shipping

MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO. OF NEW YORK (New York) - F. Ann Iseley was promoted to vice president, fin

A Japanese fee on U.S. and other carriers serving ports in Japan is prompting an investigation by th

Crude oil prices are likely to range from $30 to $40 by yearend, depending on the evolving Persian G

The U.S. subsidiary of Japan's Taiyo Oil Co. will open its first gasoline station on Nov. 1, a compa

COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS MISCELLANY (NEW YORK). The following new procedures have been implemented in r

As Congress struggled with its worst budget crisis in recent history, Senate Majority Leader George

US TO REQUEST BOOST IN LOANS TO E. EUROPEPresident Bush said Thursday the United States woul

The thought is enough to send chills down the spine of any red-blooded ocean- carrier executive.

Philipp Brothers, the commodities trading subsidiary of Salomon Inc., is likely to complete the wind

U.S. sugar growers welcome the 1990 farm bill because of its continued guarantee on price levels, a

New projections by the Agriculture Department show that rising energy costsfrom the Mideast

AUGUST TRADE SURPLUS SHRANK IN CANADACanada's merchandise trade surplus in August declined t

United Airlines Inc. asked U.S. transporta- tion officials to impose planned sanctions against China

Eastern Airlines told its unsecured creditors that new fares have been a success with business trave

Over 1,000 insurance industry professionals will be attending the American Society of Chartered Life

MARITIME ASSOCIATION OF THE PORT OF NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY. Oct. 19. New York. Autumn gala in the great

The Soviet minister of merchant marine's report calling for the rapid modernization of the Soviet sh

AMERICAN RELIANCE NET ROSE IN THIRD QUARTERLAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. - Third quarter operating inc

International Petroleum Exchange Oct. 18, 1990Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Singapore International Monetary Exchange Oct. 18, 1990Dubai Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel

Public testimony began this week in the case of three dockworkers who allege that Local 18 of the In

The European Community has turned its sights away from quick financial aid to the Soviet Union and t

Argentina warned Thursday that it will not sign any agreement emanating from current talks to rewrit

Controversy surrounding the disappearance of the bulk carrier Derbyshire 10 years ago flared up agai

Shippers of larger, heavier air cargo may face fuel surcharges comparable to an inevitable 10 percen

Nine British insurance companies will pool their aviation underwriting resources to form a new joint

Long-term preparation minimized losses in the devastating earthquake that struck Northern California

In the story " "Rent-a-Boat' Strategy of Navy Has Big Price Tag," on Page 8B of The Journal of Comme

Oct. 18, 1990 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

Oct. 18, 1990 Copper Total, 5,790. Gold Total, .1,560,101.Silver Total, .261,116,952.

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 231.78 up 0.86 which compares