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Britain's sea transport services achieved a small international trade surplus last year, the first s

INDIA SUGAR PRODUCTION COULD HIT NEW RECORDNEW DELHI, India - Indian sugar output, which tot

A Los Angeles judge set aside new air pollution rules to limit the solvent content of paints and coa

The South Korean government has raised prices of packed imported beef in an effort to cool down shar

Wed., Aug. 22, 1990 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

The price of tea has been hit by the Persian Gulf crisis. The U.N. embargo against tea-drinking Iraq

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NC INSURANCE CHIEF HITS HOMEOWNER RATESRALEIGH, N.C. - Jim Long, North Carolina insurance co

Allstate Life Insurance Co., concerned about potential claims from U.S. troops serving in the Persi

Washington state ports would not be allowed to raise taxes to pay for newprojects without voter appr

Japan may be intentionally driving down the value of the yen against the deutsche mark and the Swiss

The Federal Reserve likely decided that recession is the lesser of two evils and put off lowering i

* Trading With Guyana 4A * U.S., Thailand Adjourn Textile Talks Again 5A* Tom Connors - Wash

Ford of Europe Wednesday unveiled its new Escort and Orion line of small family cars, on which it ha

Crude oil stocks were virtually unchanged from the previous week and were 40.5 million barrels highe

CME SUSPENDS PAIR FOR NOT PAYING FINESThe Chicago Mercantile Exchange suspended and fined tw

DU PONT, P&G LINK IN RECYCLING PROGRAMDu Pont Canada and Procter & Gamble Inc. (Canada) will

1220 (Aug. 22, 1990) Previous day - 1222 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

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Aluminum ingots- $1,715-$1,725 per ton lots & in wareh

Aug. 22, 1990 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 30.8

The United Auto Workers said Wednesday the union's choice of a strike target will depend partly on t

The conviction that a U.S.-Iraqi war is inevitable is growing on the Arabian Peninsula as each new

Indian shipowners should have an easier time getting government permission to buy ships, under new r

The city of Hollywood, Fla., thought it had a fine idea to obtain some additional revenue by levying

The day Saddam Hussein's soldiers effortlessly swept into Kuwait, Christopher Grose, who earns his l

In 1985, China's exports of mechanical and electrical products to the United States totaled $187 mil

Japan, the world's second-biggest oil importer, is now keener than ever to look at ways to develop a

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

The insurance industry in Malaysia is poised for reform, one U.S. executive believes, a move that ma

Nedlloyd Lines BV is reshaping several of its global containership services to create a hub-and-spok

Almost anyone building in Mexico must deal with Lorenzo H. Zambrano. The company he runs, Ce

An Iraqi tanker docked in Aden has unloaded only a small quantity of Iraqi oil, a senior Yemeni offi

The Port of Vancouver this week announced completion of a an environmental audit of its properties.<

Some foreign banks are seeking a greater role in Japan's restricted money market, despite its limite

Rail line blockades over the last week have forced Canadian trains onto U.S. rail lines out of easte

A hike of more than 0.5 percentage point in the Bank of Japan's discount rate could drive the U.S. d

CUSTOMS DUTY RECEIPTS INCREASE TO $1.5 BILLIONU.S. Customs duty receipts in July, which some

Energy prices surged Wednesday, with U.S. crude oil topping $30 a barrel for the first time in nearl