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India will try to attain a growth rate of 5.5 percent in gross domestic product in its eighth five-y

1188 (Sept. 20, 1990) Previous day - 1195 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

Thursday Sept. 20, 1990 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represen

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A major conference and symposium for the international tug and salvage industry is set to begin Mond

As of Sept. 20, 1990 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list pric

* Customs Update 4A * California Looks Beyond Pacific Rim 5A* Santa Fe Railroad Pushes Conta

Brazil's tumbling import barriers helped to spur August imports to slightly more than $2 billion, th

After four months of debate in local union halls, delegates to the United Mine Workers of America's

Brazil's failure to pay its dues to the International Cocoa Organization for the second consecutive

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway, reflecting the ongoing shift away from trailers, is refocusing

JOINT VENTURES BANGLADESHOverseas trader seeks joint ventures in the following areas: cereal

CUTTING TOOLS AND ACCESSORIES Die-cutting equipment. Wide variety of die-cutting equipment.

Seven months after being accused of lax enforcement of air safety, federal officials have quietly co

A federal judge in New York last week gave a boost to an international labor group's campaign agains

Ships chartered by the Japanese government under Tokyo's Persian Gulf aid package are ready to sail

State insurance regulators said a bill to limit the use of racketeering laws threatens their ability

Tenneco Inc. said it plans to expand production capacity at its Tenneco Minerals Co. Green River, Wy

A leading marine underwriter called for a 25 percent increase in hull insurance rates Thursday.<

Long-term commitments between U.S.-flag shipowners and the U.S. government are vital to national sec

The Navy has all but given up on the snake-bitten SS Gulf Banker. Longshoremen unloaded 200

Atlantic Container Line Inc. and American President Lines this week are opening a jointly operated i

Automated links with the Customs Service are about to spread to a number of different U.S. airports,

Tetsuo Matsufuji was appointed president of the Japan External Trade Organization New York. In his n

TAIWAN EXPECTS VETO OF TEXTILE QUOTA BILLTAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan government officials and bu

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Textron Inc.'s Jacobsen Division looked overseas in the mid-1980s and saw trouble brewing for Americ

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Sept. 20, 1990 Copper Total, 7,704. Gold Total, .1,532,868.Silver Total, .259,702,679.

Sept. 20, 1990 JAPANFinancial FuturesJapanese Gov't BondsPer 10-year, 6% bon

This week is expected to see the elimination of one of the last obstacles to a wider Brazilian marke

LAST FRIDAY'S BANQUET celebrating the Admiral of the Ocean Sea award went off pretty smoothly, with

Commercial paper outstanding in the United States rose by a seasonally adjusted $8.826 billion in Ju

Michel Camdessus, the International Monetary Fund's managing director, Thursday praised economic ref

The Federal Railroad Administration will cut working hours for all safety inspectors and other emplo

John Hourihan was named vice president, national sales, for the Atlantic Division of Crowley Maritim

The South Carolina State Ports Authority took a blow when a federal appeals court overturned a rulin

The Port of Hampton Roads, Va., is adding two more carriers to the stable of ship linesregularly cal