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Poland's largest carmaker, seeking to secure its future in a billion-dollar deal with Italy's Fiat,

The Cairns Group of agricultural exporting countries and Canada joined the United states Monday in p

INDIAN EXPORT NEWS WEIGHS ON SUGARSugar futures plunged to life-of-contract lows for the sec

The telephone number for information about Coast Guard Industry Day, scheduled for Oct. 31in Long Be

The Coffee, Sugar and Cocoa Exchange Inc. has approved a new futures contract based on the price dif

Precious metal futures markets plunged amid falling crude oil prices. Analysts said the pric

Every morning, 90 Iraqi sailors hoist the flag on their two Esmeraldas-class corvettes, rev their en

The Supreme Court on Monday left intact a $1 million punitive-damages award won against Celotex Corp

Five of the nation's top 20 property/casualty insurance companies could go broke in the event of a s

International Petroleum Exchange Oct. 15, 1990Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Thousands of jobs in U.S., Far Eastern and Caribbean footwear factories may be at stake this week as

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The head of Japan's central bank Monday dismissed the likelihood of a crash in the value of the U.S.

The 68th Chinese Export Commodities Fair opened Monday in the southern city of Guangzhou (Canton), j

Piracy and armed assaults on commercial shipping are on the increase, according to two leading marit

OATS PRICES, having slumped to a four-year low in mid-September, advanced following the Sept. 28 rel

Declaring that the cost of workers compensation has created a crisis for many employers, an insuranc

The United States most likely will wait until later this month or early November before filing a tra

Saudi Arabia expects to produce 8 million barrels a day of crude oil by the end of December, up 300,

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Singapore International Monetary Exchange Oct. 15, 1990Dubai Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel

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The U.S. dollar was mostly lower Monday afternoon in slow trading. The dollar was up initial

Exports to the United States marked time in August after 8 percent growth in July, and were lower ag

CARGO DOESN'T SEEM to carry much weight with many U.S. airlines, especially incomparison wit

Monday Oct. 15, 1990 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

PRUDENTIAL ASIA WIDENS ACTIVITIES IN MALAYSIASINGAPORE - Prudential Asia, the investment div

Major non-life insurers on the Tokyo Stock Exchange were deluged with buying orders Monday morning,

Oct. 15, 1990 Copper Total, 6,403. Gold Total, .1,560,502.Silver Total, .259,550,928.

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 236.20 off 0.82 which compares w

Oct. 15, 1990 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Three Weeks Ended Oct. 6, 1990, vs. Similar 1989 Period Cars CarsLoaded LoadedChange

Oct. 15, 1990 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

CHIQUITA BRANDS BUYS FRUPAC'S OPERATIONSChiquita Brands International Inc. acquired the oper

European Community farm ministers meet in emergency session Tuesday in Luxembourg to discuss the EC

WHOLESALE PRICES, RETAIL SALES UPThe oil price shock since Iraq's invasion of Kuwait sent in

Japanese imports of U.S. corn could suffer in the coming months due to a bumper corn crop in China

Cotton output in China should show a 10 percent increase this year over last, officials said Friday,