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A shift to electronic communications systems can sometimes mean more work for a company, not less.

While Illinois and Iowa race to have the first floating casinos on the Mississippi River next spring

The U.K.'s highest judicial body, the House of Lords, ruled Wednesday that sellers of sugar must hav

U.S. Department of Agriculture and industry sources said that a Chinese buying group touring the Uni

Seven independent European brokers have set up a network to provide their clients with access to the

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

The Cassandras warned this would happen, and it has. They warned that, at a time when the U.

Smaller containerships and older medium-capacity vessels are likely to be the biggest casualties of

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

Oct. 17, 1990 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

MITSUI & CO. TO BUILD MTBE PLANT IN TEXASMitsui & Co. said that it would build a plant near

Chief financial officers of insurance companies, on average, consider an after-tax return of 14.2 pe

NEW RECORDING PROCESS WILL FEATURE MADONNACALGARY, Alberta - A greatest hits album by pop st

An illicit multimillion-dollar trade in wildlife is flourishing in Mexico, and environmentalists say

Advisers to New Jersey Gov. Florio are recommending that he back a plan to finance port improvements

Waterfront management leaders in New York went outside the shipping industry Wednesday and named an

Senators from farm and textile-producing states will introduce this week a resolution to amend Senat

Sweden posted a 5.9 billion kronor ($1.05 billion) current account deficit in August, compared with

BANK OF JAPAN FEARS EXCESSIVE DOLLAR FALLA Bank of Japan source cautioned against an excessi

Fokker NV is caught in the cross-fire of the trans-Atlantic row over subsidies to the European Airbu

The chemical division of Shell Brasil SA (Petroleo) said it will build a new manufacturing plant to

U.S. House-Senate negotiators' decision Tuesday to drop a provision barring exports of dangerous pes

More than 1,500 U.S. companies are calling the Netherlands their safe European home these days.<

UK BARS KIN'S USE OF GUCCI TRADE NAMEA grandson of the founder of the chic Gucci fashion hou

The transfer of transshipment activities from Marseilles to Egypt's Port of Alexandria reduced trans

The Port of Le Havre expects its newly opened containerport to capture cargo away from its chief riv

Chilean Line said it will establish a new all-water service along the west coast of North and South

Germany's Cologne Reinsurance Co. announced its intention to set up a multinational reinsurance vent

IT MAY BE HARD TO BELIEVE, but the long-term view of a number of industry analysts is that oil price

Spain will continue to rely on nuclear power to meet its future energy needs, the country's minister

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 230.92 off 1.18 which compares

Oct. 17, 1990 JAPANFinancial FuturesJapanese Gov't BondsPer 10-year, 6% bond

1247 (Oct. 17, 1990) Previous day - 1236 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

Oct. 17, 1990 RESELLER Rack-Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded Mid- Prem

Thousands of Barrels Week Week WeekEnded Ended Ended10-12 10-5

Wednesday Oct. 17, 1990 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represen

Singapore International Monetary Exchange Oct. 17, 1990Dubai Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel

The Indian government, in an apparent bid to improve its credit rating, has revalued its gold reserv

The U.S. dollar was mostly higher early Wednesday afternoon, except against the yen. The dol

ROADWAY PACKAGE SYSTEM (Akron, Ohio) - Eric W. Damon was named vice president, finance and administr