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IRAQ TAKES OVER KUWAIT AIRWAYS PLANESIraq has abolished Kuwait's national airline and merged

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SOVIETS WARN WEST OF FALLING OIL OUTPUTAnnual oil production from the Soviet Union may fall

As of Sept 19, 1990 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list price

Sept. 19, 1990 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

JAPAN OFFERS TO WIDEN ACCESS TO METALS MARTIn its latest bid to settle a dispute with the Un

West Coast clothing importers Wednesday reacted positively to news that proposed limits on apparel i

The European Community's stance toward the Uruguay Round trade talks was is disarray Wednesday after

* Trading With Zimbabwe 4A * Trade Bloc Tensions Seen Likely to Escalate 5A* Tom Connors - W

Economic crisis could threaten the Czechoslovak government by the end of the year unless privatizati

PAN AM CONFIRMS PLAN TO LAY OFF 2,500Pan Am Corp. confirmed it would eliminate 2,500 jobs in

Singapore International Monetary Exchange Sept. 19, 1990Dubai Crude Oil(Dollars Per

A Milwaukee Coast Guard reserve unit that specializes in protecting port operations is being dispatc

New York's Westchester County may be shielded from any liability charges resulting from the weekend

The U.S. biotechnology industry should be a $100 billion business by the end of the decade, one incr

Himont Inc., the nation's largest polypropylene producer, said it will raise prices on all grades o

Item: 390 million people traveled abroad in 1988 (figures for 1989 are not available) and, in the pr

Wednesday Sept. 19, 1990 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represe

New York Mercantile Exchange Sept. 17, 1990*CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cen

Harris Corp., the Melbourne, Fla.-based electronics company, is investing 15 million ($28 million)

The Hungarian affiliate of General Motors Corp. said Tuesday that it plans to build 200,000 engines

Leading war-risk underwriter Stephen Merrett agreed to settle a war loss of up to $300 million for t

Higher economic growth worldwide and in the United States is projected by the International Monetary

UK'S FINANCE MINISTER UNVEILS DEBT INITIATIVEPORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Britain's finance min

Japan's Kansai Airport awarded a $33 million contract for a Japanese rail system still under develop

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Rep. Nick Rahall, D-W.Va., criticized Japan Wednesday for its lack of support in the Persian Gulf cr

The Chicago Board of Trade and Chicago Mercantile Exchange Wednesday announced they were forming a s

MAINTENANCE TO CLOSE KOREAN NAPHTHA PLANTSEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's Dae Lim Industri

Economic activity is "expanding more slowly or declining" in most U.S. regions, the Federal Reserve

Producers, shippers and haulers of grain aired their opinions before the Interstate Commerce Commiss

HOUSING STARTS FELL 1.7 PERCENT DURING AUGUSTHousing starts fell 1.7 percent in August, the

A federal judge ordered a passenger cruise line to shut down slot machines it has been operating on

Despite the international boycott that has cut off oil shipments from Iraq and Kuwait, total imports

Sept. 19, 1990 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1 percent 1 percent 0.5 percentBuckley

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

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CARGILL OFFICES PLANNED FOR MOSCOW, WARSAWCargill Wednesday announced plans to open offices

The new soybean and oilseed marketing loans created in the House and Senate farm bills could be amon