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

The pilot of the first aircraft to fly from California to the East Coast using solar power Tuesday c

Asian refiners are becoming reluctant to rent surplus refining capacity to third parties in the curr

American and Soviet ocean scientists will join forces next year to study a range of marine subjects

GERMAN NIGHT TRAINS TO SHIP CHEMICAL ARMSBONN, West Germany - West Germany will launch a nig

A federal judge has ruled that two Chicago Teamster officials should be suspended from the union for

The United States proposed to a subcommittee of the General Agreement on Tariff and Trade's Uruguay

PURCHASING EXECUTIVES REPORT DECLINETEMPE, Ariz. - The National Association of Purchasing Ma

The Indonesian island of Batam, a 250-square-mile dot on the map a dozen miles south of Singapore, i

Late cotton shipments to U.S. textile mills may be on the decline, according to a recent study by a

LIFFE FUTURES, OPTIONS SET TRADE PACT MARKTrading volume in futures and options on the Londo

THE CRB FUTURES INDEX climbed during August after the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and reached a three-

Log exporters will face "severe political consequences," including a possible ban on export of timbe

Despite the price hikes for many petrochemicals forced by the Persian Gulf crisis, domestic supply p

Speculative interest may have been the main cause of nickel's recent volatility on the London Metal

While U.S. budget problems could impair Customs' efforts to fight illegal weapons shipments to Iraq

REGIONAL BLOCS Pacrim 90. Sept. 9-12. San Francisco. Pacific Rim forum. Contact Pacrim Secre

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Aug. 31, 1990Bid AskedCopper-

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

To refuel a car or van for just 70 cents a gallon, go to a Phillips station outside of Denver and sa

US, SOVIET NEGOTIATORS PLAN MARITIME SESSIONU.S. and Soviet maritime officials will meet in

Soviet executives came to California last week to learn about U.S. market strategy and a demand-led

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

Chinese trade leaders, trying to repair damage caused by China's bloody repression of pro-democracy

International Petroleum Exchange Aug. 31, 1990Brent Crude Oil(Dollars Per Barrel)

The U.S. government agreed in August to pay bonded warehouses a total of $2.1 million in annual insp

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Indonesia, which has licensed two olefin plants in Central and West Java, has approved a joint ventu

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 234.86 up 0.15 which compares

New York Mercantile Exchange Aug. 30, 1990CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cents

The days of "port shopping" may be over for brokers and importers because of several programs at Cus

BC RAIL STRIKE LOOMS AS TALKS BREAK DOWNWINNIPEG, Alberta - Labor and management at Canada's

The U.S. dollar will decline to record lows against the deutsche mark and the Swiss franc in the nex

Australian pork producers plan to sue the federal government for ending a ban on Canadian pork impor

Far East Levingston Shipbuilding Ltd., based here, said it acquired 60 percent of Texas oil rig repa

The number of piracy reports from members of the Singapore National Shipping Association is showing

Fri., Aug. 31, 1990 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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Friday Aug. 31, 1990 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin