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The summer doldrums continued last week, with freight futures prices trading sideways in the early p

The crunch is on again, with time dwindling rapidly for reaching a new labor agreement for the Inter

FRENCH PRICES ROSE 0.6 PERCENT DURING AUGUSTFrench consumer prices rose 0.6 percent in Augus

International Petroleum Exchange Sept. 14, 1990Brent Crude Oil(Dollars Per Barrel)

Sept. 14, 1990 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

U.K. government ministers were warned last week that their bid to clean up Britain's "dirty man of E

ROLLS-ROYCE PROFIT ROSE 14 PERCENT IN FIRST HALFBritish airplane engine maker Rolls-Royce PL

BUSH EXTENDS DEADLINE FOR RAIL BOARD REPORTPresident Bush approved an extension until Dec. 2

With India's seaborne cargo expected to almost double by the end of the decade, ports are expanding

Iran, sticking to its OPEC quota, is earning $700 million to $800 million more a month from oil expo

The Iron Horse that opened the American West but has been staggering toward an uncertain future duri

REGIONAL BLOCS Bay Area Pacific Rim Symposium. Sept. 18. San Francisco. Sponsored by the Pac

The Journal of Commerce Industrial price index - considered a leading indicator of probable inflatio

For the week ended Sept. 8, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's majorrailroads equaled 10

An already grim outlook for U.S. corn export sales through the end ofDecember became grimmer

The U.S. Department of Agriculture targeted five Eastern European countries for sales of 100,000 met

State governments must improve their electric utilities or face a loss of the foreign aid vital for

NEW YORK TO CONSIDER AUTO COVER DATA BANKThe State Insurance Department and the office of th

Hapag-Lloyd AG sent a letter to the regional government of Bremen, which subsidizes Senator Linie, c

The New York Mercantile Exchange denied that it was bidding for equity investment in the recently cr

Like other executives of companies that are tied to the housing industry, Thomas P. McAndrews is wor

A Canadian railroad wants to use the Port of Philadelphia to take away the traffic currently carried

By his own estimate, Arthur Karp has devoted only 30 days this year to running his chocolate-chip co

As of Sept. 14, 1990 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list pric

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The sale of a U.S.-made supercomputer to Hungary is lifting hopes among manufacturers that the long-

SOLVENTS, AMINES AND ACRYLATES Hoechst-Celanese Corp. said Friday it is increasing prices of

John W. Johnstone Jr., Olin Corp.'s chairman, last week told a meeting of security analysts that 199

Fri., Sept. 14, 1990 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

DHL WORLDWIDE EXPRESS (Redwood City, Calif.) - Michael Lanier was named senior vice president of inf

OECD FORECAST TO TAP CRUDE STOCKS SOONThe crude stocks of countries in the Organization for

Special Risk Services, a London-based Lloyd's broker, bought Securities Guaranty Insurance Services,

The world is splitting into three major trading blocs as the 1990s get under way, and Western Europ

The following table lists the spot coal contracts signed between the Tennessee Valley Authority and

OIL PRICES SEEN THREAT TO JAPANESE STOCKSRising oil prices will prick the bubble of Japanese

The U.S. dollar will continue to fall in the weeks ahead, as the Federal Reserve places top priority

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

The United States will face more inflationary pressure than any other major industrial nation if oil

WHOLESALE PRICES SOAR AS RETAIL SALES FALLThe sharp rise reported Friday in producer prices

1197 (Sept. 14, 1990) Previous day - 1191 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in