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RAILS KEY IN MOVING MILITARY SUPPLIESThe nation's railroads have moved about 3,000 carloads

French shipowners are showing commendable restraint in their expansion plans and have refrained from

The Brazilian government is winding down its monopoly on wheat purchases and processing and is lifti

Is the best way to Canada through Philadelphia? For liner vessels that travel up and down th

The U.S. merchandise trade deficit rose sharply in July to $9.3 billion on a seasonally adjusted ba

The National Bank of Nigeria is facing bankruptcy unless a rescue-package is agreed soon, according

Sugar and cocoa futures prices slumped Tuesday on profit-taking and heavy trade selling in the absen

Two major American corporations this week announced initiatives to reduce worldwide use of ozone-dep

COMPOSITE RESINS Himont Inc. said it will raise prices of its Hifax, Higlass, Astryn, Qestro

Bilateral agreements, the bedrock of international aviation service, will be around in some form for

Indonesia will speed up construction on four oil refineries to meet the growing world demand for oil

This Week: NEW ENGLAND: Green Mountain Power Corp., South Burlington, Vt.MID-ATLANTIC: New Y

Willis Faber PLC announced a further strengthening of Eastern European ties Tuesday, as observers co

The Hong Kong dollar will stay pegged to the U.S. dollar even though it continues to trade on the hi

As Soviet parliamentarians prepared to approve a radical economic reform program that would propel t

Spare parts from another company's laid-up ship will allow a damaged trailer- carrying vessel to res

NY PORT AGENCY NOTES RATED F-1+ BY FITCHFitch Investors Service Inc. gave a F-1+ (F one plus

Aluminum ingots- $1,715-$1,725 per ton lots & in warehouse min. 99.

Canada's federal capital will play host to the first combined conference of the U.S. and Canadian se

As of Sept. 18, 1990 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list pric

American President Cos. Tuesday said Robert Dahl, chief financial officer, resigned to become execut

Iran is informing private trade houses here that the price of Argentine 1990-91 (May-April) hard whe

The Soviet Union, in a remarkable sign of post-Cold War cooperation, agreed to lend the United State

Port Rashid, the largest containerport in the Middle East, says it handled a record volume of cargo

The European Community faces an escalating crisis in agriculture on the eve of critical internation

NORTH AMERICA Wisconsin Grocers Association/Great Lakes Expo. Sept. 30-Oct. 1. Milwaukee. In

CHINA PLANS TO BUILD 37 MINES, POWER PLANTChina plans to construct 37 coal mines and a coal-

The Virginia Coal Council's annual international coal exposition and conference, "Coal: America's Se

Improved results from shipping activities for Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Co. during the

Tue., Sept. 18, 1990 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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

The insurance industry is headed toward a hard market of rising premiums and reduced coverages, insu

The Port of San Francisco is seeking a private developer for a two-berth cruise ship terminal able t

Sept. 18, 1990 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

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

BRAZILIAN COFFEE CROP PUT AT 20 MILLION BAGSSuelly Evandro Amarante, Brazil's delegate to th

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's controversial proposal to change the way it inspects slaughtere

Production prospects for soybean, sunseed and groundnuts in 1990-91 have deteriorated, but are being

You think the business is tough today? "Soon we're going to be looking back at the 1980s as the good

Associated British Ports announced pretax profit of 30.5 million for the six months of this year, u