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Members of a House government operations subcommittee Tuesday questioned whether the Department of J

M.A. Hanna Co. announced a tentative agreement to acquire Fiberchem Inc., a leading regional distrib

Oct. 16, 1990 JAPANFinancial FuturesJapanese Gov't BondsPer 10-year, 6% bond

A consumer report predicting problems for major insurers drew considerable attention. Here are excer

Aluminum ingots- $1,970-$1,980 per ton lots & in wareh

As of Oct. 16, 1990 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list price

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION IN UK TAKES 0.5 PERCENT FALLU.K. seasonally adjusted industrial produc

* Gordon Platt - Financing Trade 3A * EC 1992 Regulatory Roundup 5A* Don C. Becker - Publish

A further two percentage point cut in U.K. base interest rates will be needed to maintain the compet

NORTH AMERICA Maryland International Trade Association's 8th Annual Trade Show. Oct. 18. Bal

Blaming its failure to settle monetary disputes with the U.S. Navy, Todd Shipyards Corp. said Tuesda

The Great Lakes region will have access to Food for Peace aid shipments under a compromise crafted b

A mixed outlook is projected for the global forest products markets during 1990 and 1991, according

The agricultural chemical industry won a temporary victory Tuesday after proposed legislation to ban

Price squeezing, claims inflation and a sagging real estate market may lead to higher prices and fur

The much-talked about recession may be in the offing, but commercial cargo traffic though U.S. ports

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

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The way Jean-Paul Moreau sizes up the current international airline industry market, its most oppres

IRAQI AIRWAYS RESUMES FLIGHTS TO KUWAITBAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqi Airways resumed flights between

Tuesday Oct. 16, 1990 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

The U.S. dollar slumped to a record low against the deutsche mark Tuesday after- noon on a statement

Textile exports in the first five months of fiscal 1990-91 rose 35 percent over the April-August per

HUNT INCOME DIPPED IN THIRD QUARTERLOWELL, Ark. - J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. said thi

ONTARIO SITE CHOSEN FOR STEEL VENTURENational Steel Corp., Dofasco Inc. of Canada and NKK Co

The large U.S.-Japanese trade imbalance is likely to persist well into the 1990s, a congressional re

Whether the massive airlift of Indians fleeing Kuwait set some sort of record remains arguable, but

Martinair Holland began weekly freighter service last week from Amsterdam, Netherlands, to Mexico Ci

The Soviet Union, the world's largest oil exporter, is running on empty. The Soviets face sl

This index alphabetically lists all significant references to companies and other operating organiza

Gold was continually hammered at late Tuesday and traded lower on Middle Eastern selling in a possib

New York Mercantile Exchange Oct. 15, 1990CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cents

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Oct. 15, 1990Bid AskedCopper-

Singapore International Monetary Exchange Oct. 16, 1990Dubai Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel

Their goal is to spread the concept of world trade centers around the globe and they approach the ta

When West German railway engineers visited East Germany's Marienborn station this year, they were as

Navigation problems may develop on the Mississippi River after Nov. 1 when the Army Corps of Enginee

This Week: NEW ENGLAND: Unitil Power Corp, Exeter, N.H.MID-ATLANTIC: Atlantic Electric, Plea

The American Radio Association, a division of the International Organization of Masters Mates and Pi

Hourly paid port workers in Brazil threatened to launch a 72-hour nationwide port strike today if ta