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U.S. Trade Representative Carla Hills Thursday joined with a group of 100 U.S. manufacturers to call

Japan's Finance Ministry is querying financial institutions about their stock portfolios, and the Bi

SULFATES Henkel Corp. announced that its Cospha/CD Division increased prices effective Oct.

US EASES RESTRICTIONS ON CHILE MEAT, CATTLEThe U.S. Department of Agriculture Thursday said

The story "Sealift Command Rejects Two Mothballed Vessels," on Page 8B of The Journal ofCommerce, Se

Panel OKs $1 Billion For Fast Sealift ShipsA House defense appropriations subcommittee this

In an effort to reduce navigation hazards caused by pipelines in the Gulf of Mexico, a House subcomm

A federal bankruptcy judge this week cleared the way for approval of a new and complex reorganizatio

Bruce Foods Corp., a New Iberia, La.-based processor of Cajun and Mexican foods has won its long and

DUTY SUSPENSIONS. Most duty suspensions and reductions mandated in the Customs and Trade Act of 1990

BACKGROUND: In 1989, the United States and Panama celebrated the 75th anniversary of the opening of

Trade leads are supplied by: US Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service Agri

At the U.S. Department of Agriculture, like scores of other federal agencies, everyone understands t

Costly toxic waste cleanups could threaten the solvency of some insurers, a Johnson & Higgins repres

Listening to Carol Boyd Hallett, Customs commissioner, makes William von Raab seem like just a bad d

Once the Great Lakes region learns to coexist with zebra mussels, it can begin to put them to use in

The U.S. dollar Thursday afternoon cut its early gains against the deutsche mark following reports t

Thursday Sept. 27, 1990 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represen

Thu., Sept. 27, 1990 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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Oil traders in Singapore, caught between a price spiral for cash crude and futures on the Singapore

More than a dozen of the nation's major airports will ban noisy planes between 1995 and 2000 if fede

Ray MacSharry, the European Community's agricultural commissioner, said a U.S. ban on imports of Fre

Earl Miller had always planned to spend eternity buried next to his late wife in the family plot in

Michigan insurance agents' representatives are opposing a new version of the governor's rate rollbac

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New York Mercantile Exchange Sept. 26, 1990CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cent

BCSL U.S.-Med Line Ltd. said it will add Norfolk, Va., to its U.S. port calls. BCSL is an in

Sources at American President Cos. say the third wave of layoffs hit Wednesday. Although it was diff

USAIR TURNS OPTIONS INTO FIRM JET ORDERSSEATTLE - USAir has converted 10 options to firm ord

PORT DAY LUNCHEON. Oct. 2. Redwood City, Calif. Sponsored by the board of commissioners of thePort o

IF THEY SAY it's not the money, it's the money. Automobile processors in Jacksonville, Fla.,

The future of California's Silicon Valley and the U.S. semiconductor industry looks bleak in the fac

Agents for countries that receive U.S. food aid are trying frantically to thwart efforts on Capitol

An American company said it will launch a mobile satellite communications service for the maritime i

For the week ended Sept. 22, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled

Sept. 27, 1990 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 239.24 unch which compares wi

Sept. 27, 1990 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5% Buckley 35.85 31.95 36.50

HONG KONG MAY CUT OIL SUPPLIES TO CHINAHong Kong may be forced to cut oil supplies to China'