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PERU TO RESUME ROLE IN COPPER EXPORT UNITLIMA, Peru - After a seven-year hiatus, Peru again

Argentina forecasts beef exports to the United Kingdom will surge during the next 18 months, as both

MEXICAN COPPER MINE SOLD TO PRIVATE CONCERNMexico sold the state-run Cananea copper mine Mon

COASTAL GAS MARKETING COMPANY Coastal Gas Marketing Company (formerly ANR Gathering Company)

Aug. 28, 1990 Copper Total, 9,200. Gold Total, .1,511,270.Silver Total, .256,755,158.

Aug. 28, 1990 RESELLER Rack-Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded Mid- Prem

China's economy will remain stagnant in 1990 before a gradual revival next year, while its political

A sudden, steep drop in oil prices shocked some traders, but motorists shouldn't be surprised if the

The Port of Johore in southern Malaysia has linked itself by computer to the ports of Bremen, West G

Australian wholesalers received their first samples of Canadian pork Aug. 13 after the government en

This Week: NEW ENGLAND: Central Vermont Public Service Co., Rutland, Vt.MID-ATLANTIC: Baltim

The story headlined "Crisis Strains Sea Manpower" that appeared on Page 8A in The Journal of Commerc

Central Insurance Co. Ltd. of Tortola, British Virgin Islands, has been ordered to stop selling insu

Last June, voters in Czechoslovakia's Czech Republic had a myriad of choices at the ballot box.<

Ferruzzi France, the French trading subsidiary of Italy's Ferruzzi Group, stands to lose about 100 m

Prices for benzene, toluene, xylene and methyl tertiary butyl ether were not available Tuesday, aft

NATIONAL HELIUM CORP. (Liberal, Kan.) - Carl E. Soderman was named manager of operations. Na

1215 (Aug. 28, 1990) Previous day - 1220 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

IS IT TIME for a new watchdog for international paperless trading standards? An increasing number of

CONSUMER CONFIDENCE FELL SHARPLY IN AUGUSTConsumer confidence dropped sharply in August to i

By making computer jockeys out of riverboat crews, American Commercial Barge Line Co. is betting mil

Although onboard computers can clearly save big bucks by curbing fuel costs, they can also generate

Dissident members of one the country's leading maritime unions brought suit Monday against Secretary

NATIONAL CUSTOMS BROKERS & FORWARDERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA (New York) - William L. "Sonny" Wadswor

Operating profit at the Frankfurt Airport rose by 12.7 million deutsche marks last year to DM221.9 m

New England homeowners and business owners, nervous about rising heating oil costs, are inquiring ab

A steady stream of U.S. warplanes heading to the Persian Gulf and the world embargo on occupied-Kuwa

More than its lust for global markets appears to be driving Japan to lead the relaxation of sanction

JAPANESE TOY STORES TO FIGHT TOYS 'R' USEleven Japanese toy retailers formed an association

THOMAS A. GREENE & CO. (New York) - Gail L. Willson was named vice president and will be responsible

Nippon Yusen Kaisha, one of Japan's largest shipping lines, is now engaged in extending its newly de

Dozens of oil tankers and freighters are busily plying Persian Gulf waters despite soaring insurance

News that Saudi Arabia, Venezuela and the United Arab Emirates will increase crude oil production to

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The state-run airports authority is moving to improve air cargo handling in expectation of continued

MEDITERRANEAN GROUP PLANS FUEL SURCHARGEShip lines serving the trade between the Mediterrane

Mon., Aug. 27, 1990 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 244.71 up 0.82 which compares wi

The U.S. dollar traded mostly lower Monday after- noon, while the yen rallied to a six-month high on