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DRY METALLIC STEARATES Witco Corp.'s Organics division said it will increase the price of dr

Berlin is gearing up to become the air hub of a rejuvenated Central Europe, and West Germany's flag

Three Sea-Land Service Inc. executives appointed to the company's top policy- making group late last

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota announced a plan that it portrays as making health coverage

Two conferences linking the United States with the Indian subcontinent slated a further 50 percent h

SPR MIGHT BE TAPPED, ENERGY SECRETARY SAYSThe loss of Iraqi and Kuwaiti oil supplies could f

UNIVERSITY HONORS EVERGREEN CHAIRMANChang Yung-fa, chairman of the Evergreen Group of Taiwan

A company blocked by the U.S. government from shipping high-temperature furnaces to Iraq just days b

JAPANESE, WALT DISNEY IN JOINT FILM VENTUREJapanese investors entered a partnership with Wal

Singapore International Monetary Exchange Sept. 13, 1990Dubai Crude Oil(Dollars Per

Thursday Sept. 13, 1990 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represen

U.S. and Soviet representatives forecast Thursday at least 120,000 long tons of liner cargo could b

Relaxing monetary policy in industrialized countries might "reignite inflationary pressures" and req

PRODUCER PRICES SEEN RISING 1.3 PERCENT IN AUGUSTThe U.S. producer price index is expected t

RHINE RE REGISTERS HIGHER PROFITS FOR HALFRhine Reinsurance, a Swiss reinsurer, posted its b

In Boston, a sales manager dictates a letter to his desktop computer without touching the keyboard.<

IMPORTATIONS OF PERFUME SUBJECT TO INTERNAL REVENUE FEDERAL EXCISE TAX. Customs announced that of th

Transax Data, a subsidiary of Knight-Ridder Inc. that provides computerized maritime information, sa

TEXACO UNIT TO STUDY OIL VENTURE IN USSRWHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - Texaco Inc.'s subsidiary, Texac

Foreign-flag vessels comprise the lion's share of vessels chartered by the U.S. military to carry su

The early line from the maritime industry is that Christopher Koch, nominated to chair the Federal M

An American-backed consortium hoping to bring cable television to Hong Kong is battling to hold itse

Exports of Hong Kong goods to the United States grew in July from June, but their performance on an

The Brazilian government announced the first list of tariff reductions for chemical products produce

MT. VERNON PLASTICS OPENS NEVADA PLANTMt. Vernon Plastics Corp., a subsidiary of Reynolds Me

Indonesia, the world's largest producer of robusta coffee, is believed to have oversold robusta coff

A consulting firm in the growing business of selling accounting and investigative services to state

Sept. 12, 1990 JAPANFinancial FuturesJapanese Gov't BondsPer 10-year, 6% bon

Sept. 12, 1990 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

Crude oil stocks increased by 2.1 million barrels from the previous week and were 35.7 million barre

The Port of Baltimore's $250 million Seagirt Marine Terminal finally received its first vessel call

KEMPER NEGOTIATING RISK MANAGEMENT DEALLONG GROVE, Ill. - Kemper Corp.'s management is in ta

FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN VIETNAM DOUBLESHANOI, Vietnam - Total foreign investment in Vietnam, m

Agriculture Secretary Clayton Yeutter said that the United States would not provide food aid to the

The recent leap in oil prices in the wake of Iraq's invasion of Kuwait could slow development, and e

The U.S. dollar traded mostly lower Wednesday afternoon, although it firmed slightly on a rumor of a

The effort to limit life insurers' holdings of high-yield, higher-risk securities got a boost here t

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

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1191 (Sept. 12, 1990) Previous day - 1191 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in