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President Fernando Collor de Mello hopes France's Renault will be the first automaker to set up a pl

The quality of China's exports is improving, but there's still a way to go, senior officials said We

USDA DECIDES MEANS TO RENEW WHEAT STOCKThe U.S. Department of Agriculture will use Commodity

As of Aug 29, 1990 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list prices

Aug. 29, 1990 Copper Total, 9,342. Gold Total, .1,519,595.Silver Total, .256,119,577.

Several oil companies lowered their wholesale gasoline prices by as much as a nickel a gallon Tuesda

Sea-Land Service Inc. and P&O Containers Ltd. are planning to go after a bigger chunk of the traffic

The Port of New Orleans, its warehouses bursting with coffee beans, may reverse its plan to sell off

A small Boeing freighter that previously had been operated only by U.S. cargo lines will begin flyin

AIR MIDWEST flew 16.1 million revenue passenger miles in July, down from the 17.1 million recorded i

Aug. 28, 1990 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

President Corazon Aquino's government and the Roman Catholic church appear headed for a clash over d

Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp., largest in the colony and with globe- spanning interests, stunned

Roughly $8 million in goods destined for or coming from Iraq and Kuwait were seized by U.S. Customs

The U.S. court of appeals here stopped Rainbow Navigation Co.'s winning streak in its battles with t

Cocoa futures were sharply lower Tuesday amid speculative selling that triggered stop-loss selling.<

Gold's failure to break above the psychologically important $400 an ounce level sparked another sell

The world's aerospace manufacturers, who spent the past few months trying to decide whether they wou

Got a complaint about doing business in Japan? The Japanese government wants to hear it. Ja

Standard and Poor's cut Quantum Chemical Corp.'s credit ratings Tuesday, predicting that its cash fl

Todd Shipyards Corp. continued to operate in the black during April, May and June, but said earnings

The U.S. dollar traded mixed Tuesday afternoon after moving higher earlier in the day. Deale

The International Monetary Fund has approved a stand-by arrangement for the government of El Salvado

Church attendance is dipping and electricity blackouts are now just a memory, but the flame is still

"Don't worry. It's quite safe," Wang Xuguang assured startled visitors as he hurled a handful of put

USS-POSCO MODERNIZES CALIF. STEEL FACILITYPITTSBURG, Calif. - USS-Posco Industries said it c

CONTRARY TO WHAT SOME MIGHT THINK, this column does not focus exclusively on the happenings at Port

The U.S. Navy boarded and inspected two ships heading for the Port of Aqaba, according to Lloyd's In

A Coast Guard search was under way Tuesday for three fishermen missing since their 73-foot fishing b

Mexico, the world's seventh-largest oil producer, is enjoying a jump in export earnings due to highe

ARKWRIGHT MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. (Waltham, Mass.) - Jeffrey C. Girard was appointed executive vice pre

Two insurance companies confirmed that they have paid out $17.5 million to Merrill Lynch & Co. share

US STEEL IMPORTS FELL IN FIRST HALF OF 1990Imports of steel into the United States fell 9 pe

A nationalistic barrier against foreign investments in Brazil's fine chemicals industry crumbled las

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

Tuesday Aug. 28, 1990 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

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

Aug. 28, 1990 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

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

Talks are scheduled to resume today between the United States and Thailand on aviation services, th