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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

FRENCH JOBLESS RATE UNCHANGED AT 8.9 PERCENTFrance's unemployment rate stood at a seasonally

A U.S. Department of Agriculture official said an ongoing drought and recent rash of wildfires in C

A New Jersey lawyer and a paralegal were the latest defendants to be charged in an alleged racketeer

A plan under consideration by the Bush administration to tax the purchase or sale of securities woul

West Germany may be the world's No. 1 exporter, but when it comes to farm machines, "Made in Americ

Tiphook Container Rental Co. named Jardine Shipping Services as its new agent in Malaysia and Thaila

TOKYO POWER DEMAND SURPASSES SUPPLYDemand for electricity in the Tokyo area is outpacing sup

1220 (Aug. 24, 1990) Previous day - 1221 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

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Singapore International Monetary Exchange Aug. 27, 1990Dubai Crude Oil(Dollars Per B

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Aug. 27, 1990 JAPANFinancial FuturesJapanese Gov't BondsPer 10-year, 6% bond

Aug. 27, 1990 Copper Total, 8,623. Gold Total, .1,522,667.Silver Total, .254,001,158.

As Pennsylvania auto insurers look for ways to save money to offset rate rollbacks, a handful of th

Mallinckrodt Medical, a unit of Imcera Group Inc., reached agreement with Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical

GATT GROUP RESUMES FARM SUBSIDY TALKSThe key agricultural committee of the ongoing Uruguay R

W.R. Grace & Co. said it plans to cut toxic chemical emissions at its plants by an average of 50 per

BAYER REPORTS DROP IN PRE-TAX PROFITBayer AG reported pre-tax profit of 2.01 billion deutsch

The turmoil in fuel prices prompted by the crisis in the Middle East has ocean carriers wondering wh

While hordes of people seek foreign passports as insurance before China takes over, a Japanese busin

The weakening of the U.S. dollar to record low levels against the deutsche mark is causing serious t

Aug. 27, 1990 This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the

Japan has oil reserves that would fill the nation's energy needs for 142 days, a top official said.<

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Aug. 24, 1990Bid AskedCopper-

With onshore deposits beginning to fade, China is launching a 10-year program to reinvigorate overse